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Vivek Ramaswamy: The “good” immigrant
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Vivek Ramaswamy: The “good” immigrant

Standing before members of the Hawkeye state is a man. A businessman, an innovator and an Ivy League alumnus. He ambles across the stage, points his fingers and passionately waves around his hands in a frenzy of melanin. He tells the citizens of Iowa that they have a lot more

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The price of a public childhood
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The price of a public childhood

In an era dominated by social media, we confront a moral dilemma about the disclosure of our children's lives on the internet. It goes beyond mere potty training tales on Facebook. The digital footprint of a child now begins before birth, with parents posting ultrasound photos and due

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Playing with fire: Alberta in the age of climate-driven disasters
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Playing with fire: Alberta in the age of climate-driven disasters

As the roar of flames becomes louder than ever, the silence surrounding their cause, effects and cure is deafening. Alberta came into its worst wildfire season in decades radically unprepared and so far, its government has learned nothing. Inaction would have been bad enough, but the United Conservative government’s

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Why should international students bear the burden of solving the housing crisis?
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Why should international students bear the burden of solving the housing crisis?

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada is in a housing crisis and the federal Liberal government is going to solve it. One solution they have proposed comes from Housing Minister, the Honourable Sean Fraser, who suggests that a cap on international student visas would reduce strain on

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The joys of a five-dollar coffee
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The joys of a five-dollar coffee

The worst brand of financial advice that has come out of so-called gurus in the past decade has been the message that if you stop buying a five-dollar coffee every day you could afford to buy a house. This lovely nugget of wisdom comes from the well-meaning

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Emma Chamberlain’s persona: an unapologetic contradiction
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Emma Chamberlain’s persona: an unapologetic contradiction

Emma Chamberlain’s rise to fame appears to mirror most YouTube celebrities: humble beginnings with low-resolution videos followed by a dedicated fan base that grows until a star explodes into mainstream culture. Then comes the sponsorships, TV shows, coveted Met Gala interviews and a complete lifestyle facelift. They rise

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Deinfluencing the new “it girl” of TikTok
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Deinfluencing the new “it girl” of TikTok

Since TikTok gained mainstream popularity, almost everything has become a trend. From “entering a new era,” different types of activism, the mountains of different aesthetics, Stanley cups, the new “it girl” of the season, influencing and most recently, deinfluencing.    Deinfluencing began to trend after Mikayla Nogueira’s “MascaraGate” scandal. She

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FROSH 2023: The best and worst citation styles
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FROSH 2023: The best and worst citation styles

From the moment you enroll in your first introductory class to the moment you’re finishing up the last class of your degree, the most consistent element of the entire journey will be the need to become intimately familiar with citation formats. While each department has its own preferences, here

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Beyond the pitch: Unmasking the struggle for equality in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Beyond the pitch: Unmasking the struggle for equality in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

What if the field was the only battleground players needed to conquer? This question resonates among athletes from a myriad of nations, a collective voice that has risen in protest, often directed at their own governing bodies. Their demand is simple yet profound: fairness in treatment, an echo of the

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When movies glorify war
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When movies glorify war

Film is invasive — we as an audience are sat before these people who don’t know they're watching, witnessing a story unfold and are ideally constantly entertained. The more the film tries to depict human stories, the murkier the film message of the film becomes. What was the

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A new era for the Gauntlet

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