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EDITORIAL: Whoever’s elected must remember whom and what they work for

So, you’ve been elected. Congrats! Now, in case you’ve somehow got the (mistaken) notion you know what you’re doing, allow us to redirect you in more useful directions, rather than…

I wish Coldplay would just go away

Having tuned in to the Super Bowl more at my father’s whim than by any choice of my own, I was greeted with a technicolour display of nauseating exuberance led…

To the UVSS nominees . . . 

It’s that time of year again: current student executives weigh their options, considering recommitting to jobs they may have learned to do; the optimistic, the power hungry, and occasionally the…

UN affirmation of abortion rights comes at just the right time

As the Zika virus rampages through the Americas, the debate surrounding abortion has never been more relevant. The virus spreads from a pregnant woman to her fetus, and is linked…

‘Sure. Fine. Whatever’: The immortal wisdom of Dana Scully

“It ruined my life!” This is how my 22-year-old sister Louise responded when I told her I was writing a piece on the X-Files reboot. “I had to stay awake for…

Winter is coming . . . eventually

On Jan. 2, the book-to-screen world was knocked on its ass. George R.R. Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire and literary wordsmith behind the popular HBO…

Facing climate change demands an interdisciplinary approach

On Dec. 7, our new Prime Minister will be in Paris with a team of Canadian leaders to work out a new international agreement on climate change. Most Canadians want…

Where is the safe space for autistics?

The fatal shooting at a community college in Umpqua, Ore. on Oct. 1 was a tragedy that rocked the United States, and deeply affected everyone who watched it unfold. Once…

An un-flooded peace

The Peace River district of Northeastern B.C. holds perhaps some of the greatest potential for sustainable development in Canada, yet the region is squandering capital and natural resources on quintessentially…

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