Softball breakdown
The pressure of the NWAC Softball Championship is nothing new for the Royals’ coach Michelle Peters.
Sweet silver
Normally, finishing second means that you’ve lost in the finals, which can leave quite the bittersweet feeling on a team. But for the softball team who finished silver this year at the NWAC Softball Championships, the medal was a proof of the progress that team has made since last year.
The gendered language of sporting events
We’ve spoken in past articles about the discrepancies between men’s sports and women’s sports. From pay gaps to media coverage to general funding, there’s no denying the fact that professional sports are still framed in a way that benefits men far more than it benefits women.
The cult of Justin Trudeau
The declaration of Justin Trudeau as our new prime minister was widely celebrated by many Canadians.
The rise of the Negative Nancy
As I’ve gotten older, my social circle has certainly grown. Through various jobs, friends, or other reasons, I often find myself in situations where I’m required to interact with people I don’t know very well.
#AutismDoesntEndAt5
There’s a scene in the film Wreck-It Ralph that, to this day, continues to haunt me. The character Vanellope von Schweetz, who experiences glitches due to damaged coding, paused from racing to do a checkup on her car and was confronted by the other racers led by Taffyta Muttonfudge.
The passion of the nerd
James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd (or the Nerd) for his profanity-laden Internet comedy series of the same name, recently published a short video explaining that, despite his fanbase’s anticipation, he would not be reviewing the Ghostbusters reboot.
Do what the robots can’t
Robots are here to make our lives easier, and in the process, they are eliminating a lot of menial work. We see it everywhere from the banking to the food industry, and all areas of retail and trade.
An immodest proposal
Apparently, we have attacked the social issues of our time with such enthusiasm that the only thing unresolved is the proper gendered washroom protocol. Riveting.
The Inspiration Lab
The library used to be a place where you could read books and do your homework, but as the years go by, technology has allowed the library to offer more services.