I hate shopping malls. In general, I actually don’t really like consumer culture at all (even less so as I get older and “wiser”). So you would think that I wouldn't be a huge fan of the biggest shopping day of the year. You would be wrong. I am definitely not a...
Some think tanks have been cautiously warning Canadians (and really most countries in the Western World) that as a result of new austerity measures and the demographic issues that are about to hit us, the real cost of tuition for the average post-secondary student...
When students are trying to conserve money an interesting thought process occurs. You see students often have a much different priority list than most of society (many people would refer to that portion as the “sane” group). Whereas most people would consider a...
I reached into my mailbox today and pulled out the famous (infamous?) Maclean’s University Rankings issue. I use the term infamous because my alma mater, the University of Manitoba, has been ranked last place in its category for as long as I can remember. As a U of...
A lot of students want to look great and feel confident about their physical appearance as they stroll around campus. This often leads them to the conclusion that they need to find a gym in order to keep themselves slim and trim. Over the years I have noticed a...
Will: See, the sad thing about a guy like you is, in 50 years you're gonna start doin' some thinkin' on your own and you're going to come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life: one, don't do that, and two, you dropped 150 grand on a fuckin'...
Hi everyone, this is JB's older brother, Mr.Harvey. Teacher Man and JB have graciously given me the opportunity to write a few articles for them. Now for a little about myself… Upon graduation from high school I moved to Ontario to pursue my university degree at the...
As I was sitting at my girlfriend's place for Thanksgiving, I was thinking about article ideas and what issues affect students during this time of the year. For many first-year students, Thanksgiving weekend marks a point where you can finally take a breath and...