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Mental health in Canadian universities
We need a more nuanced approach when talking about anxiety in an academic context.A culture of memes and private suffering: Mental health in Canadian universities
View ArticleNew year, same issues: This week's blog roundup
New year, and the world’s no less crazy. The Dalhousie scandal continues to make headlines on our fair turf this week, as the debate on the merits of restorative justice rages on. Though the 13...
View ArticleCommunism killed the cat: This week's Blogs roundup
This week, the Charlie Hebdo tragedy is still fresh in our collective consciousness. But lest we continuously ride the #JeSuisCharlie bandwagon, let’s pick our battles a little more scrupulously. Nora...
View ArticleUVic anti-choice club defeated in B.C. Supreme Court ruling
At the University of Victoria, a strangely anachronistic battle is playing out, one that feels plucked right out of the 1950s: a pro-life group vs. proponents of abortion rights on campus. The group...
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Wounded white men are boring: This week's Blogs roundup
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories likes these coming.In this economy, getting a degree in Finance-Engineering-Sitting Behind a Desk and Crunching Numbers may seem prudent. But hey -- why not...
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Ignorance gave me ableism: This week's Blogs roundup
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Why are Quebec schools leaving the Canadian Federation of Students?
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View ArticleLaw and Order and Exploitation: This week's Blogs roundup
Oh, Harper, Harper. He’s at it again with his so-called ''anti-terror bill,'' a brand-new piece of legislation that will expand the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s powers, and make it illegal...
View ArticleHashtag activism is hashtag lazy: This week's Blogs roundup
Time and time again, we’ve seen large online movements with immense promise not translate in the real world. This time around, it was #ShutDownCanada, a virtual movement that aimed to 'shut down'...
View Article50 Shades of Shut Up: This week's blogs roundup
This week marked National Adjunct Walkout Day, a day of action in support of job-insecure adjunct professors, some of whom can scarcely afford to fill up their cars in order to get to work. Angela...
View ArticleWomen can't swear: This week's Blogs roundup
Why is the Harper government in such a rush to pass Bill C-51, that ominous 'anti-terrorism' omnibus legislation that quietly encroaches on our civil liberties? Something smells fishy in Ottawa. In...
View ArticleAcceptance breeds exploitation: Unpaid internships in Canada
It was my first day as an intern at a well-known social media marketing firm in Montreal. The agency represents dozens of popular hotels, bars, and restaurants, and even a few international brands....
View ArticleUprooting the sabra: Israel's unwelcoming relationship to new immigrants
The anatomy of the sabra plant, with a thick and prickly skin that conceals a delicate and sweet interior, is said to represent the impervious gruffness of native Israelis. The story goes: once you...
View ArticleHolot prison: Purgatory for refugees in Israel
In 1951, Israel helped draft the Convention relating to the status of refugees at the UN. The treaty -- the first of its kind -- formally defined a refugee and was initially meant to protect European...
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What is the fate of refugees in Israel?
Thousands of refugees from Eritrea and Sudan are being detained in a desert prison, and their fate is unclear.Holot prison: Purgatory for refugees in Israel
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