In the aftermath of the Douglas Student Union (DSU) elections, Action was declared to have won a landslide victory against opposition party NexGen. The election broke the previous voter turnout record in the process, with 2,255 students (19.5 per cent of the entire student body) voting for one of the two parties.
Being in post-secondary education is a difficult time. Many of us are working towards our bachelorâs degrees, while others of us are working towards a specific upgrade or program diploma, and others still may be taking different classes to see what we like, having little to no idea of our eventual goals.
Countless studies have been done to determine whether video games are actually harmful, particularly to children. It has been said that playing video games can lead to violent behaviour, addiction, obesity, and social isolation.
Itâs been almost a week since St Patrickâs Day, so one can only assume weâve all at least started to dry out by now.
Todayâs politics are filled with binaries. Youâre either for something or against it, and there are plenty of things to be for or against in this day and age.
âI donât have enough time.â âItâs too hard.â âEnglish is spoken everywhere, I donât need to learn another language.â Many people come up with excuses as to why they wonât learn another language.
You may have seen them advertised at Best Buy or London Drugs: giant TVs now in â4K digital resolution!â
In 2008, Paramount Pictures released Cloverfield, a big-budget found-footage monster movie that was developed under much secrecy. Rumours circulated for months leading up to release that producer J.J. Abramâs studio was making a new Voltron or even Godzilla movie, creating a feverish anticipation among audiences eager to find out just what the hell Cloverfield was.
Space… there is a lot of it. And weâre going to sail this convoy right across it!
Is cliché fantasy that is done well still cliché? This is the question I asked myself as I examined The Dead God by Erik Bear. Yes, I enjoyed it. Yes, I felt it was immersive. But the entire experience left me with an itch in the back of my mind, a little tingling that said this was all too familiar.
