Creating a Japanese short film without knowing the language is an ambitious project, but Vancouver filmmaker Jody Wilson knew that Indigo, the story of a young man who struggles to follow what he believes is his intergalactic destiny, had to be told in Japanese.
There is a huge gap between academic education and employment that needs to be bridged by the universities and colleges imparting higher education. For instance, management courses should teach according to the demands of the corporate world, which change from time to time.
It is often said that “the customer is always right.” The expression is perhaps as old as commerce itself: we’ve all heard it said and we have all used it at one point or another when trying to resolve a grievance or complaint with a merchant.
Self-advocacy is an ability to understand your natural traits and needs, stand up for your rights and responsibilities, speak for yourself, make decisions regarding the way you want to live your life, and assertively communicate it all to others without being aggressive.
“It’s not what you’re willing to do that will make you successful; it’s what you’re willing to do without until you get there.”
It’s that time of year again: the flu season, the time when everyone ends up sick—yuck. Unfortunately, we can’t really avoid it. Each of us will end up sick at some point. It’s inevitable.
With the municipal elections coming up this month in the greater Vancouver area, residents have an opportunity to have a direct say in how things are run. In addition to voting for the mayor, Vancouver citizens will elect city council members, park board commissioners, and school board trustees.
We are now in the 12th week of the Gamergate movement. As stated in the last edition, Gamergate began after the combination of a multi-thousand-word blog post by one Eron Gjoni about his ex-girlfriend and game designer Zoe Quinn and the release of the sixth Tropes vs. Women in Video Games—a YouTube video by Feminist Frequency.
