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n 2019, a small group of students began to circulate a petition to get Political Science Professor Ajay Sharma on a tenure track. I met with Sharma earlier this month to discuss his career and his approach to teaching. During our 45-minute talk, he told me that after the petition […]
“Urrrp! Wh-what’s with this remix, Morty?” Hailing from Sweden, Niklas Dahlstrand, better known as Chetreo across the internet, is the creator of the incredibly catchy “I Am Alive (Rick and Morty Remix),” which continues to entertain the masses. As of Monday, Sept. 18, the video, which draws on the second […]
Maybe you’ve noticed the people of Guelph have been smiling a little bit more. That’s the Franco effect. If you’ve wondered why, according to the Guelph Harvest Index (GHI), yields have gone up by 20 per cent. That’s the Franco effect. If you read about the city council’s unanimous vote […]
Double the Netflix Originals in 2016 Gracing the front page of Reddit this week is a story by Wired about Netflix releasing twice the amount of original content in 2016. Julia Greenberg’s article revealed that last year, 16 original scripted series aired on Netflix, and that number will increase to […]
If you happen to stumble into the Athletic Center Range Room on a Wednesday night, you might just see your childhood dreams coming true. By today’s standards and practices, the idea of introducing foam dart blasters to any sort of physical education class would be considered in poor taste. Luckily, […]
Attack of the Holidays Shoppers, not walkers. Over the past week the Internet has been riddled with videos and memes that highlight the disturbing things people are willing to do to save a buck on Black Friday. Instead of seeing happy, holiday-themed shoppers rummaging through a local Walmart, the world […]
With the holidays fast approaching, the night is dark and full of carols. In advance of the gifting season, HBO has decided to give the world a gift, or at least a tease. In a move that is sure to ramp up speculation, hope, and frustration among viewers HBO has […]
When I was in the sixth grade, a girl named Caitlin came running across the soccer field. She told us how her radio said we were at war, how the United States were already in a battle; and that a building in New York was gone. Caitlin was describing her […]
In a well-coordinated attempt to show the problems of bureaucracy in modern times, one secretary broke free. Nora Cigljarev, who played the receptionist that could not be broken, was the Hail Mary this play needed to win the night. The Memo, a play written by Vaclav Havel and translated by […]
Last week, on Wed. Nov. 4, Donald Trump was named the 72nd most powerful person in the world by Forbes just under Prime Minister Trudeau’s position at 69. This is the first time a Canadian prime minister has placed on this list, but once again Trump has captured the public’s […]
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