Category: Opinion
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Man, I’m so depressed
I’ll be honest. When I’m stressed about an upcoming exam that I’ve hardly read any of the relevant material for, or when I’m looking outside and see storm clouds in the distance,…
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Mental health awareness: We have a long way to go
Mental health awareness, as a movement, has gained a lot of momentum over the last couple of years. In Canada, it’s had a huge boost in part by Bell contributing monetary donations…
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The dangerous depiction of suicide on TV
I love watching television, a lot. As a first year student, I probably spend more time than I actually should watching it. It’s my break from thinking, and after an hour and…
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My friend, Hitler
I wasn’t sure if shock was the appropriate word, or amazement, or even anger for what I read one day while online. As a bit of context, my late grandfather, as well…
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Boston bombing calendars: Monetizing a tragedy
I was just leaving a meeting with Toronto City Councillor Mike Layton (Ward 19) on April 15th, when, as I always do, I decided to check Twitter. It wasn’t quite sure what…
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From a non-user: Legalize weed
I’m not going to take up time by bouncing around the topic. I honestly think it’s about time marijuana was legalized in Canada. To be quite honest, I don’t see why it…
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The travelling Canadian
It seems I’ve had a whole collection of life experiences that I’m able to turn into newspaper-worthy stories, including one that happened to me August 11, 2013 – one of the last…
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Is O-Week still cool?
Orientation week last year sort of let me down, but in its defense, it may be partially my fault. I mean, it was cool seeing Shawn Hooke and Down With Webster. That…
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What is TV teaching your kids?
I swear, shows I watched growing up in the 90’s had so much more depth and life lessons than the ones my nine- and ten-year-old brothers are watching these days. I’ll admit,…
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Beauty is a beast
I think a lot of people were pleased, as was I, with Disney’s decision of making one of their latest princesses a little different than the “traditionally beautiful” previous ones. Now, I…
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Last Call
I leafed through Arthur and Junie B Jones picture books in the downtown library. I ate Super-kid ice cream cones on the benches in Victoria Park. I watched the Lion King, for…
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Female politicians aren’t “cute”
I’ve had the chance to do some pretty extensive journalism, which has been both enrapturing and informative. Some of the stories I have been able to hear, and some of the people…
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Welcome back, Joseph Ratzinger
A picture spread around the world. Some had seen it before, but the press hardly ran it. It depicts a young German boy with a grim look on his face, and a…
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The trouble with…
The Sputnik’s Opinion staff examines flaws in film, from “true life stories” to time travel. …a time travel paradox By Caitlin Henshaw In the world of fiction anything goes, but in the…
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X-Men, not X-Women
They were the heroes of your childhood. The team of superheroes you could actually see yourself being a part of. They were the X-Men, a team of mutant men and women each…
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How WiFi is ruining education
Oh the horror, the horror of that clicking. The nonstop, sadistic cackling of keyboards, as they join in with tens of others, morphing into a never-ending cacophony of sound. The odd student,…
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Placing blame
They say there are three rules young women must live by: one, never enter a party alone; two, never leave your drink unattended; and three, never follow a man you don’t trust.…
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Long speech short: Inaugurating President Obama
January 21 was a day that brought in strong winds to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. It also brought in a crowd of over a million people. All eagerly waiting to watch…
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Standing against rape
Collectively, the movies A Clockwork Orange, Gran Torino, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo earned roughly $529 million at the box office. Besides a wide fan base, these films, which have…
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Curiosity: to Mars and back
Last year was a year of great achievements for the international space community. One of the most notable achievements was the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory, more commonly known as the…
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Realism and resolutions
When the clock chimed midnight on December 31, the 2012 ended. It was the year of the apparent Mayan apocalypse. The year Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space. The year…
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I’m not just sad
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. I am one of them. Mental illness runs in my family, so for…
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Canadian Youth Revolts
In Canadian history, youth run protests have had an effect. But have they ever reached their intended goals? In the spring of 1947, after the end of WWII, a small community on…
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The Mouthpiece: The not-so-little campus that could
Do you remembering registering for Laurier’s small, quaint, Brantford campus? Do you remember the selling feature “one-on-one time with professors” being drilled into your ambitious grade 12 mind? And despite the mid-sized…
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How innovation will end meat production
“Twitter co-founders invest big in vegan meat company.” It’s an anomalous, almost delightfully silly headline, just strange enough to make it in with the other fluff news pieces at six. A plot…
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Canadians should care about the US election
I have to start off by confessing that I am not an expert on politics by any means. I know surprisingly little about how the United States government functions, and only…
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Learning to love Brantford
It may sound trivial, but when I was first touring Laurier Brantford, the one thing that really sold me on living here was Victoria Park. I came in the springtime when it…
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Guest lecturers: they could change your life
“I think sharing your own personal experiences and stories is essential to modern education,” says Marc Laferriere, part owner of The Brant Advocate, Brant NDP MP Candidate of record, and recurring…
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The Mouthpiece: Rental nightmares
The scary thing about renting an apartment is that it doesn’t seem like a big deal, until it is. I, and many of my university friends, have learned this the hard way.…
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Myth vs. fact: a misunderstanding of Autism
I flick on the television, sit down, and enjoy two of the most popular sitcoms in today’s…
