Michael Schratter taking aim at the damaging stigma that is still pervasive By Aidan Mouellic, Staff Writer The statistics say that one in five Canadians will deal with a mental illness within their lifetime. Even you are not one who becomes afflicted by mental illness, the chances of someone close to you being afflicted is [...]
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The Other Dress: June Edition
By Aidan Mouellic, Staff Writer Name: Charlie Thorne Major: Philosophy How would you describe your style: “Woolens.” Your most-desired clothing item: “A belt.” Who has a better sense of style—Justin Bieber or Stephen Harper? “They need to blend their styles together to create a sort of Bieber/Harper meta-style.” How much money would it take for [...]
Healthy Hints: summer tips
By Eric Wilkins, Staff Writer June is finally upon us, and with it comes the ever-elusive Vancouver sun—or at least an increased chance of it. With that in mind, here are a few summer-related notes to be aware of. Watermelon seeds are perfectly safe for consumption. The popular childhood thought is that if you eat [...]
Food Truck Frenzy: Mangal Kiss Mid East BBQ
Mangal-flavoured kisses By Jacey Gibb, Assistant Editor 5/5 It isn’t farfetched to say that food cart food falls under the umbrella of being a novelty. Sure, a portion of a cart’s revenue will come from tourists and first-timers, but like most other small businesses, they rely on a core group of regulars, whom the only [...]
Five Facebook fakes and the people who perpetuate them
How to avoid feeling like a fool By Sophie Isbister, Life & Style Editor It seems impossible to go on Facebook these days without seeing ad after ad scroll by in your News Feed. In addition to targeted Google ads in the sidebar (single dad dating site? Yes please!) and sponsored posts for things Facebook [...]
Terminally chill
Surviving airport purgatory By Elliot Chan, Staff Writer No matter how well you prepare for traveling, delays and cancellations are bound to happen. You can huff and puff all you want, but it won’t get that plane in the air any faster. I have suffered through many days and nights at airports far from home, [...]
Healthy Hints: Souring on the sugar high
By Eric Wilkins, Staff Writer Children’s birthday parties, for all intents and purposes, are maelstroms of chaos. Screaming boys and girls whirl about the room, reaching disturbingly-high decibel levels. It’s not a pretty sight, especially for the unfortunate chaperones. For the longest time, sugar has shouldered the blame for kids’ hyper behaviour, but facts seem [...]
Style Roundup: Beauty edition
When it comes to skin, healthy is in By Savis Irandoost, Contributor & Sophie Isbister, Life & Style Editor Welcome back, Douglas College! For our special May edition of Style Roundup, Savis and Sophie share some indispensable beauty tips to prepare for summer. Our tips focus on the largest part of your body: your skin. [...]
Food Truck Frenzy: Re-Up BBQ
Barbeque hot spot serves up succulent southern eats in downtown Vancouver By Sophie Isbister, Life & Style Editor 5/5 Nestled between the mountains and skyscrapers of downtown Vancouver, a quick SkyTrain jaunt away from New Westminster, is a glittering oasis of shiny food trucks just waiting to be explored this summer. Vancouver has gained a [...]
Between the Sheets: Flexing your fuck muscle
How simple Kegel exercises can improve your sex life By Viv Steele, Personal Trainer Most people think that exercise is something you do in a gym or in front of a perky aerobics instructor, but exercising your internal muscles is something you can do anytime, anywhere. Let me explain. The pubococcygeus (PC) muscle, located near [...]
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