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Pants-less Zoom Presentations and Full-Glam ’Fits: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Fashion
It’s been two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything about our lives has changed, from the ways we eat to the ways we get around. The way we dress has changed as well. With nowhere to go and no one to see, many of us have adopted a much more casual look—perhaps a little too casual, as attested by the many headlines of public figures accidentally revealing that they were not wearing pants during a Zoom session. But has everyone adopted a more lax sense of style during these unprecedented times? We reached out to UWindsor students
Are You a STEM Student at UWindsor? You Need to Take These Arts Electives
As part of their degree requirements, most STEM students at UWindsor need to take at least two arts electives. Most of them tend to opt for an introductory philosophy or psychology course, overlooking equally interesting courses in other arts fields. To help rectify this situation, we’ve compiled a short, non-comprehensive list of underrated arts electives we would recommend to science students at UWindsor. On the flipside, if you’d like to hear about underrated science electives for arts students, click here. ENGL-2520: Frankenstein and its Afterlife You’ve surely encountered Frankenstein in TV or film—that green, hulking creature with bolts in his
From Recording Engineer to Retail Worker to Future Lawyer: Nick’s Experience of University as a Thirtysomething Mature Student
Nick is a double-major in Political Science and Philosophy at UWindsor. He's the President of UWindsor's Philosophy Club and assistant editor to the University's academic journal Informal Logic. Currently in his fourth year, he will be pursuing his Master's degree in Philosophy in the Fall 2022 semester. Afterwards, he will be attending Windsor Law in order to become a human rights lawyer. Nick is also a mature student. He began his university career in his thirties and has worked a variety of jobs from the music industry to retail before going back to school. He dealt with undiagnosed ADHD until
How Accurate is Netflix’s Emily in Paris? Francophones Respond
Emily in Paris is a Netflix Original dramedy about an American expat in Paris. The eponymous Emily works at a marketing firm in the City of Lights, but struggles to be accepted by her French colleagues. As she navigates a variety of culture shocks, she slowly starts to make friends, and even falls in love with her neighbor. It all sounds like a swell time of a TV show, a perfect opportunity to escape our dreary world of Zoom calls and Covid scares. North American viewers thought so at least, many of them raving over Emily in Paris’ delicious escapism.
My Journey to UWindsor from Mexico City
I arrived in Canada to see Windsor and the campus for the first time, after studying remote from Mexico for my first semester. If you are an international student, just like me, I know it can feel overwhelming to move across the world alone, especially in the middle of a pandemic, and not knowing exactly when you can go back home. I would like to share my journey to the University of Windsor.
UWindsor’s (Long Awaited) Return to Campus
The University of Windsor will return to in-person learning on January 31. On January 17, a second statement was released by University President Dr. Robert Gordon and Interim Provost Dr. Patti Weir containing information regarding the return to campus, in line with their December 17 announcement, which promised to give two weeks' notice prior to the return. It outlines the measures the University will be taking to keep campus safe: COVID-19 vaccination policy Daily screening requirements through a self-assessment questionnaire Building access protocols (QR code scanning) Heightened on-campus contact tracing Masking and physical distance requirements Encouragement of hand and respiratory
When ‘Happy Holidays’ Isn’t So Controversial, After All: UWindsor Students and Windsorites Share their Holiday Traditions
‘Happy holidays’ has become a contentious expression in recent years. Certain conservative Christians in the US have framed it as representative of a “war on Christmas”, or some sort of attack on Christmas and Christianity. Think back to the 2015 controversy over Starbucks’ red holiday cups, which replaced the company’s more festive cups of previous years. This too was a sign of the “war on Christmas”, claimed various right-wing American Christians. Well, I’ve got some news for you. There is no trace of a “war on Christmas” at the University of Windsor. In this corner of the world, this “war”
Feelings of Fraudulence? How Imposter Phenomenon Might be Affecting You
If you’ve ever felt like you’re just pretending to be as intelligent as your peers and fear that one day you’ll be exposed as a fraud, you might be experiencing what is called Imposter Phenomenon (IP). What is Imposter Phenomenon? According to Very Well Mind, Imposter Phenomenon, also known as Imposter Syndrome, is the internal struggle of believing that you are not as smart and capable as those around you think you are. IP may manifest itself in different ways, it is commonly related to feelings of self-doubt. For example, you might be hesitant to participate in a class discussion out
New Student-Led BIDE Institute Seeks to Tackle Issues of Racism and Inclusivity on UWindsor Campus
The new Belonging, Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity Institute is run entirely by students through the Office of Student Experience. The goal of the Institute is to create and implement different initiatives that uplift marginalized and underrepresented groups on campus. Its creation comes in the wake of incidents of anti-Black racism and issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion that have transpired on campus in the last year. This includes the University’s mishandling of a Black student’s assault complaint, the racist messages sent in the private group chat of the school's now-defunct Delta Chi fraternity, and incidents of professors using the N-word
What It’s Like to Be in Your Last Year of College: UWindsor Seniors Reflect on their University Careers and Experiences with Senioritis
You’re lying in bed, peacefully asleep, when your alarm clock goes off. You stagger awake, trying to force your eyes open for your 10:00 a.m. class., which is about to start in precisely 2 minutes. You maniacally grab your laptop, open Blackboard, and sit through your first class, half-assedly taking notes while inhaling a cup of coffee. Class ends. You go to your other classes, do your readings, write your assignments, and go back to sleep. Rinse and repeat. The days wear on, and your motivation wears out. By day 302, you’re skipping some classes, doing assignments at the last