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Photo courtesy Rebecca Joy Photography. “And yesterday, his poop was orange!” These words came out of my mouth. I broke the pact I made with myself to not be one… Continue reading "Life with Riley (Becca Vandekemp, @BeccaVDK)"
Many years ago, when asked about the hip hop scene in Brantford, most people wouldn’t have a response. The fact of the matter is, hip hop has been isolated only… Continue reading "Brantford’s Hip Hop Renaissance (Patrick Michalski, @DonsaiRUR)"
December 21, 2012 has come and gone, and I am still alive to tell you that nothing happened (but I’m sure you’re aware of that yourself). However, people around the… Continue reading "Apocalypse (not) now (Layla Bozich,@laylabozich)"
I’ve never been the best judge of what’s normal. Many moons ago I missed that ship, and it’s only now that I’m becoming truly aware. Of course, the red flags… Continue reading "The City That Doesn’t Judge (Leisha Senko, @LeishaSenko)"
I flick on the television, sit down, and enjoy two of the most popular sitcoms in today’s media – NBC’s Community and CBS’s Big Bang Theory. Both these shows have… Continue reading "Myth vs. Fact: A Misunderstanding of Autism (Cody Groat,@cwilliamg)"
Now that I’m entering my final year here at Laurier Brantford, I am fraught with the debilitating anxiety brought on by the fact that I am slowly, reluctantly, coming to… Continue reading "YOBO – You Only Brantford Once (Carla Egesi,@mynameiscarlae)"
Remember when opening a box of Tim Hortons’ donuts would make your entire place reek of cigarette smoke? Tasty. A few years ago, Brantford’s selection of coffee shops was as… Continue reading "Why Coffee Shops Are Important (Kait Fowlie, @KaitFowlie)"
Last spring, hundreds of thousands of Quebec students went on strike to stop the provincial government’s plan to raise tuition by 75 per cent. Students marched in the streets, held… Continue reading "What can we learn from the Quebec Student Movement? (Dr. James Cairns)"
When I was ten, I lived beside a park, and a rather ordinary one at that. It had one old, creaky see-saw, a row of six swings, and two metal… Continue reading "Cigarettes and Philosophy (Leisha Senko, @LeishaSenko)"
In my last column we talked about beginnings, and how sometimes beginnings are connected to events in our past in nearly imperceptible ways. For example, I was in the midst… Continue reading "You Just Never Know – Part 2 (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"