What to do with US$3.3 billion tax dollars
A message to President Joe Biden.
With US$3.3 billion tax dollars every year, you could… Inflation has caused rent across the US to skyrocket, making houses…
Opinion
The diverse fight for civil rights in North America
The East Asian community’s role in the fight for equality and freedom.
Ever since I read Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, I’ve seen North America’s civil rights discourse in a new light. Yes,…
We live on stolen land
The ripples of settler colonialism in Canada.
Settler colonialism is a system that aims to displace and erase an existing population on a land to establish a…
The power of imagination
The transformative power of imagination and grit can ignite change and propel us toward a better future.
In today’s world, where people are often riddled with a sense of cynicism and hopelessness, being daring enough to dream…
A peek into the passionate poetry of Pakistan
Pakistani poetry weaves together threads of tradition, expression, and societal resonance.
Of all the art forms cherished and practiced in Pakistan, literature—most notably, poetry—is the richest. With its deep-rooted tradition of…
What is “wokeness”?
The meaning of the term and how media gets labelled “woke.”
The term “woke” is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “[being] aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts…
Protesting is not extreme, the ruling class is
The shame of the ruling class is translating into the villainy of protests.
To hesitate protesting is to fall victim to the oppressor’s fearmongering tactics. When I drafted my first ever article about…
Revving up the future: the 2024 Toronto International AutoShow
How this year’s auto show is driving innovation and redefining marketing in the automobile industry.
The 2024 Canadian International AutoShow came back and was better than ever. This past February, automotive enthusiasts had the chance…
Business Buzz: pitch competitions edition
If you’re an entrepreneur or someone eager to enter the start-up world, then you’ve probably heard of pitch competitions. Pitch…
How to celebrate International Women’s Day
Empower the women in your life through literature, film, and proactive engagement.
International Women’s Day makes its appearance on our calendar as we flip it over to March. Taking place on March…
Feminism beyond the big screen: examining the authenticity of your advocacy
What kind of woman will you fight for?
With the Oscars arriving on March 10, movie-and-TV-show lovers alike sit in anticipation. Fans scour nomination lists across the Internet…
The struggle of women-only tech events
The tricky line of trying to promote gender equity in STEM fields.
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) camps for women are not new. There are so many out there that encourage…
The underrated phenomenon that is women in STEM
Women in STEM shouldn’t have to face the challenge of imposter syndrome.
I’ve picked up this habit since my first year of undergrad: whenever I walk into a new computer science lecture,…
The issue around gendered pension equity
The ongoing gender pay gap in Canada disproportionately affects women in society.
Gender disparities exist in many forms around the world and are especially prominent in racialized populations. According to the European…
Count it all: fibre arts and feminism
From “craftivism” to “yarn-bombing,” fibre arts are weaved into activism.
For me, being able to create something that a machine cannot was perhaps the most appealing aspect of crochet when…