Category: Features

“I make about $3000 a month. Sometimes I make more.” Jeremy Booth (name changed) buys and sells money – game money. He’s been in this lucrative business for three years now, and…

The man ahead of me orders a standard coffee: large with regular cream and sugar. The employee, in one motion, pours the beverage with lightning-fast speed, mixing in sugar and cream equally…

Normally, I don’t consciously remember. But when strangers, usually men, approach me on the streets, I notice. Sometimes the encounters happen while travelling between buildings, but most often they occur on the…

Today, St. Patty’s day is an excuse to start drinking early and stop only when seeing straight becomes a chore. A common symbol of this festive day is the clover, and paper…

Remember that poem about Little Miss Muffet and the spider that made her run away? The story seems to have some parallels to our own relationship with spiders here in Ontario, with…

Venom Black widows inject neurotoxic venom called latroxin into their victims, resulting in a condition called latrodectism, named for the genus. Humans are particularly vulnerable to bites from female widows, as they…

The harmonies of “All My Loving” or the mystical melodies of “I am the Walrus” are common soundtracks for students walking down Market Street. However, by the time students pass Audiotronic, and…

One day not too long ago, I was reading about some kids who had been missing since the mid-1990s. I started wondering what happens during the ensuing investigations. I wanted to know…

Steve Noskey has experienced many things. He has seen his children grow. He has felt the bitter cold winters of northern Alberta. He has counted the erected oil drills. He has watched…

Canada may not be the first country that comes to mind when the issue of human trafficking arises. However, a 2010 report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police revealed that human trafficking…

I want to describe the pain in my stomach as I long for food and how I shiver endlessly, trying to keep warm at night. I want you know how begging for…

I’ve never wanted to marry Mr. Darcy, or spend time with Jane Austen. As an English major, this fact shames me. Austen has, after all, been compared to Shakespeare. Her novels entered…

I once read on the back of a shampoo bottle that two of every five married couples wed their first love. Being a student, it’s hard to imagine planning a wedding on…

The sun creeps through tree branches and spills on to the sparkling, snow-covered battlefield. I stand at the far end of the tiny battle scene, trying to look as intimidating as possible…

“I started it in 2001 and I probably did… Well, I could count,” says Bryan. He begins vigorously flipping through a black leather-bound book, counting under his breath, his lazy, twangy Southern…

Perhaps if it had been a sweet onion, this story would be different. But the onion was red. And it made my hands red, stained with metaphorical blood – it made me…

“It should have been a stop sign,” explains Dylan MacDonell, as he remembers the chaos he endured on August 8, 1997. Fourteen years ago, he was returning from his uncle’s house with…

It was sometime in October that his first letter arrived at the WLUSP office. It was from a “Mikel Lesperance,” and it was addressed to the Prison Arts Foundation of Canada. I…

Every day, advertisements bombard consumers with products to, presumably, improve their lives. From makeup to food, ads everywhere say, “Without this, you will never have the best life possible.” Magazines, television and…

Ana wants to be your friend. She makes great promises: she will make you feel good, she will give you peace. She will introduce you to her other friends, and she has…

Eating disorders can affect anyone, even those who live the high life and have great jobs. Some overcome the illness, while others meet an early end. Isabelle Caro was a French model…

Anastasia Saluk sits in complete silence, memorizing what she has decided is study-worthy. She is in her fifth year of university and has become a seasoned professional in the art of studying.…

The holidays are prime time for lazing around and enjoying free time some of us have not experienced in almost four months. They’re also prime time for eating sugary, fatty foods, and…

My family puts sour cream on everything. Tacos, roast beef, soup – you name it and I can guarantee we have smothered it with white bliss at our dinner table at some…