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Each person is unique and begins their college journey with challenges they need to overcome to achieve success. These challenges range from needing to develop time management skills, establishing new social connections, to overcoming homesickness or even getting support for disabilities. Valeria, a...

April 22 is Earth Day! This year @earthday.org’s campaign is highlighting eco-anxiety. Eco anxiety is defined as: extreme worry about current and future harm to the environment caused by human activity and climate change. Many of us who are aware of and acknowledge climate change can experience eco...

Why should we care about sustainable self-care anyway? #DidYouKnow According to Zero Waste Week, every year more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry alone? This contributes to an annual loss of 18 million acres of forest! Many standard self-care...

By Christine Galloway ( GBV Peer Educator), Kausar Yahya (GBV Peer Educator) and Bukola Solomon (GBV Education Coordinator) April marks the Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence and effects of sexual assault and how to prevent it. The month...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Creativity is a driving passion for many young artists, and a spark of creativity can be found in everyone. Shaista ‘Shay’ Obaidullah has found a way to harness her creativity and use it to pursue a career where she can let it thrive. How did she do it...

By Emmett Steele '22 ( Journalism) Graduates of the 1970 and 1971 class of the Textiles program recently reunited to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of their graduation. These golden grads had the opportunity to catch up and share their lives with old friends, and it’s all thanks to the efforts of...

Have you ever thought of what words might come to mind when people reflect upon who you are as a person and what you represent as an individual? Elements such as your personality traits, likes, dislikes, habits, system of values and experiences are all important areas that may be considered by...

College commits to greater equity, diversity and inclusion among workforce New federal funding supports work to identify systemic barriers and establish pathway solutions for faculty, students and staff. Building on several equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) efforts already underway at the...

By Almo Mzian As a newcomer to Canada, my journey has not been simple and easy. Life has had its trying moments. Everything has been changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been many ups and downs in my journey. One of the most challenging things in my life was when I lost the best man...