How I learned to appreciate the qualities of television narratives I remember endless nights as a child, when my curfew was 9pm or so, and The Simpsons would be on. My brother and I gazing at the television, begging our parents let us stay up long enough to watch the […]

Where your online image is more important To be fair, I love social media. I’m an active user of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and I have those outlets to thank for a variety of connections and experiences I would have never made without them. I’m also guilty of posting a […]

Staying Rational in Irrational Times Before starting this, I have two disclaimers. First, this is going probably to be an echo chamber. You’ve read it and heard it before, both better written and better spoken than I can provide. Second, I don’t like writing about my politics very often. As […]

It’s commonly assumed that Nice Guys finish last; that we of the female persuasion only want the Bad Boys who don’t give a second thought to us. All the while, these Nice Guys sit there, patiently waiting for us to notice that they’ve been there all along, loving us as […]

Learning how to act and how to be a more productive individual During this point in the semester, many students being to feel a sense of overwhelming stress and anxiety surrounding the issue of getting everything done in the time they are allotted. Seeing the deadlines of so many papers, […]

How reading the environment can shift perspective As I was driving with my friend in the quaint town of King City, beautiful well-built homes lined the streets. The suburban neighbourhood had houses with enormous backyards and were located on grand plots of land. As the steady stream of houses continued […]

What’s your dream job? Surely you’ve been asked that before, or at least some kind of variation. Maybe it was the, “If you could do anything, what would it be?” or the, “If money wasn’t a question, where do you see yourself in five years?” I consider these the classic, […]

You can’t do it on your own, and that’s okay Dreadful title, right? You’re probably thinking “This guy’s totally hotdoggin’ it.” Unfortunately, it’s the best I can come up with for whatever reason, and it’s the only way I can describe what I’ve been feeling lately about what I do, […]

I spend too much time justifying my decisions to other people. I also spend too much time considering how others will perceive my decisions before I make them. I’m starting to think that life is far too short to be spending so much time worrying about the minds of other […]

The importance of understanding how our words affect others Each year, The Ontarion does some form of anti-oppression training – this year, we were fortunate enough to have Sonja Christopherson, a Human Rights Advisor at the University of Guelph Office of Diversity and Human Rights, present the seminar. Each year, […]