Jorja Strickland

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My lab partner is undoubtedly a serial killer: A story of evidence and horror

My lab partner is undoubtedly a serial killer: A story of evidence and horror

I arrived at the lab apprehensive because, after several classes together, I suspected that my chemistry lab partner was a serial killer. When I slumped in, she was already wearing gloves. Clearly, she didn’t want to leave fingerprints. She smiled at me brightly, and my body tensed. It was

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To Kill an Education: Book banning and the problems of censorship

To Kill an Education: Book banning and the problems of censorship

Books — the bane of most students’ existence. Although most kids would love to hear that there’s one less book on their curriculum that they have to read and analyze, the idea of banning books is not a positive loosening of their education, but a negative reflection of society. The

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Acting, Accessibility, and Argonautika: A huge step closer to inclusivity

Acting, Accessibility, and Argonautika: A huge step closer to inclusivity

Acting is a challenging career. One that takes confidence, flexibility, a powerful presence, and eyesight — or so we have been led to believe. Yet prejudice has been holding back people with disabilities, due to the assumption that they automatically can’t accomplish what able-bodied people can. This is grossly

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Using technology of the future to uncover the past

Using technology of the future to uncover the past

Archaeology — a field of study whose research is often not recognized to be as interesting as it really is. As the development of research methods continues, archaeology quickly becomes illuminated with the use of lasers, 3D mapping and DNA technology.  A professor at the University of Calgary in the department

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Baking & Sewing: A woman’s guide

Baking & Sewing: A woman’s guide

I would first like to acknowledge my hope that the headline of this article drew enough of your attention for an eye roll — maybe even a scoff. Hopefully I’ve accomplished that, if not, the rest of this article will at least be refreshing. Let’s focus on the real

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Incredibly naive students vow to study early for the soul-consuming midterms

Incredibly naive students vow to study early for the soul-consuming midterms

This year, there has been a record high of students taking an official vow to start studying early for their midterms. However, the question must be asked — can they follow through? Between an instinctive tendency towards caffeine-fuelled all-nighters and a deep-rooted, communal trait of procrastination, these vows

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