The complicated ethics of thrift stores
Thrift (/THrift/): the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
Thrift stores, or charity stores, have been around since the 1890s,...
Hybrid opinion on hybrid classes
This fall the University of Waterloo, along with other universities across Canada, implemented hybrid classes which saw the return of many more students from...
Redefining the ‘good life’
Redefining the ‘good life’ by Hassan Ali (4A Nano Engineering)
Ecological destruction and poor mental health have come to define the state of both nature...
3, 2, 1, action?
In my three years and one month as an arts and business student at the University of Waterloo, I have had to complete at...
Time to grind: Why UW gym slots should be longer
With the fall term in full swing, the University of Waterloo’s two fitness centres at the Physical Activities Complex (PAC) and Columbia Icefield (CIF)...
Stop policing women’s language
Women are often criticized for the way they speak. Teenage girls are lambasted for their vocal fry and reliance on filler words such as...
The inhumanity of Texas Senate Bill 8
On Sept. 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state of Texas to pass Senate Bill 8, an extreme anti-abortion law that will...
Study projects decrease in girls returning to sports post-pandemic
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer, women representing team Canada won the country’s first 13 medals. In total, women won 18 of Canada’s...
This election, vote for what matters to you
Every time an election comes around, the old adage that “elections matter” gets trotted out along with the cliché that young people don’t vote....
What is fanfiction and why do people like it
As “nerd culture” has grown more mainstream, the notion of fan culture, or “fandom,” has entered into public consciousness. Even if you do not...
