Opinions
Finding Your Place: How Joining a University Club Can Change Your Experience
Being a part of a student group during university years is a valuable experience that can significantly benefit a student's academic and personal life. Joining a student group allows students to connect with peers with similar interests and passions, creating a sense of community and a supportive network. The following students shared their journey of getting involved with student groups, how it impacted their university journey, and advice for students trying to get involved! Lekha Patel Lekha Patel is a second-year nursing student at the University of Windsor. She is actively involved in campus events and is currently the
BIDE’s Wellness Lounge: A Place to Heal, Relax, and Recharge
(image, left-right: Cindy Nguyen, Oriel Kalambayi, Aya El-Hashemi) BIDE recently launched a new wellness lounge in Dillon Hall. “We are happy to launch our wellness lounge and care cabinet through our Belonging Pillar. We wanted to create a safe space for students to have fun and feel welcomed. We also have a care cabinet that is stocked up with essentials like stationery supplies, chargers, and care supplies,” says Oriel Kalambayi, pillar leader at Belonging at BIDE. The lounge is in room 252, 2nd floor, on the left end of the building. The lounge was opened on 23rd March, at
Juggling Academics and Life: A Part-Time Student’s Journey at UWindsor
Jeannee Lucier, a part-time student says, “part-time studies benefit mature students like me who are returning to school to finish a degree 30 years after starting it.” Lucier is an undergraduate student pursuing Psychology Honours and is in her final year. At the University of Windsor, there are over 3000 part-time students enrolled. “The University of Windsor was very supportive to me as they navigated the process of returning to school as a part-time student in September of 2020, during COVID with all classes taking place online. These classes allowed me to work at my own pace, review lectures, and
UWindsor Alum Promotes The Importance of Yoga
The new Toldo Lancer Centre (TLC) at the University of Windsor aims to enhance the student experience and promote campus spirit. Starting this semester, the Lancer Recreation centre has introduced various programs for students including dance, sports, and yoga. Nicole Daignault, a.k.a. Coco is one of the yoga instructors at the Lancer recreation centre. Coco graduated from the University of Windsor with a Psychology honours with thesis degree in 1997. Her thesis focused on early detection of breast cancer in women. She created a device to help women self-screen. After research, it was found that the device created by Coco
UWindsor Students Share Their Favourite Spots to Study on Campus
The University of Windsor has a number of places to study. On-campus and off-campus choices, as well as individual study and group study, depending on what works best for you. From popular cafés to undiscovered corners of academic buildings. These students reveal the top study spots at the University in preparation for the fall semester final exams. Leddy Library Leddy Library offers a range of study spaces. “My favourite campus study spot is in Leddy library in the West Wing on those leather couches”, says Nawal Jasey, a fourth-year English Literature and Creative Writing student. “I like to be a
The ‘TikTok-ification’ of Literature: Exploring Online Anti-Intellectualism Discourse
It's happened to the best of us. You go on your phone with the intention to Google something, or maybe check your e-mail, and somehow you end up mindlessly scrolling through TikTok for the next hour. If you’ve ever had the displeasure of experiencing this, you’ve probably stumbled across #BookTok. #BookTok is a corner of the Internet where creators post videos reviewing, discussing, and sharing books with the hashtag. It is credited with having changed the book industry, as the millions of videos posted with billions of likes are incredibly influential on book sales. Many authors, particularly within the romance
Opinion Piece: Supreme Court decides on the definition of consent, part II: The Ruling.
Last year, I wrote an article about a case before the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the definition of sexual consent. The question was: is consent to protected sex separate from consent to unprotected sex? On July 29, the court ruled, yes. The case is called R v. Kirkpatrick. Ross Kirkpatrick was accused of sexual assault because he didn’t wear a condom when his partner asked him to. Removing or not putting a condom on behind a partner’s back is known as 'stealthing'. The incident happened in March 2017, when the complainant (Jane Doe) met Kirkpatrick on Tinder and decided
Opinion Piece: Roe vs Morgentaler Part 1
(Image of the current justices on the US Supreme Court bench. Top row left to right: Brett Kavanaugh, Elene Kegan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barett. Bottom: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor. Image credit to the New York Times) Roe v Morgentaler You have likely heard the news: Roe vs Wade is about to be overturned Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States had a draft ruling leaked to Politico magazine, regarding the constitutionality of abortion regulation in the state of Mississippi. This essay will have two parts: the first part will
NATO and the UN need to force a ceasefire around Kyiv- NOW
Opinion Piece by: Alexander Bishay The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Thursday and 36 hours later, their armies have entered the outskirts of Kyiv. The Ukrainian armed forces have been putting up a steady fight but as the war comes to the city of 3 million, a humanitarian catastrophe is looming. The city of Kyiv is the 7th most populous city in Europe, with 2.9 million people. About 100,000 have evacuated the city so far, but the blitzkrieg nature of Russia’s invasion means that most civilians did not have the time or resources to evacuate the city before the tanks
Opinion: What 17th-Century Philosopher Thomas Hobbes can Teach us About Masks, Vaccine Mandates, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Thomas Hobbes was a 17th-century English political philosopher. Among other intellectual achievements, Hobbes developed the theory of the social contract in a way that no philosopher before him had. In so doing, he essentially launched the field of modern political thought and laid the building blocks of liberalism and liberal philosophy. His theory of the social contract remains as relevant as ever in this age of mask-wearing, vaccine mandates, and COVID-19. Hobbes’ theory goes something like this: before we had government, humanity lived in a state of nature. In this anarchical state, everyone had to fend for themselves. There was