Jack FisherAs the days inside grow long, and the weather gets warmer, people are wishing life would return to normal. President Donald Trump apparently feels the same way and he has been suggesting medical solutions to the COVID-19 virus during White House...
Student politics has always been riddled with symbolic activism. At the University of Guelph on Mar. 4 during a job fair, the Central Student Association’s (CSA) VP External Horeen Hassan delivered a letter to RCMP and Canadian Armed...
Imagine if half of all elected officials in the government resigned on the same day. Imagine how wayward that would make our political landscape. We would be looking at half-baked campaigns for weeks as parties scrambled to field enough candidates...
It’s not like the movies, but it might be soon. The State of New York has implemented the east coast’s first ‘containment zone.’ New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo announced today that the state would be limiting large public gatherings in...
What is happening at Ryerson is an absolute tragedy. To unpack the conundrum, the first question to ask is “why do student unions matter”? For many people outside the echo chamber of academia, student unions are no more than a slightly older version...
The Iowa caucuses turned into a political quagmire, with many results unable to be counted, or counted accurately, marking a messy start for the Democrats seeking to unseat Donald Trump as President. The Iowa Caucus took place on Monday, Feb 3 2020...
A personal experience. In the summer of 2018, a small group of students at the University of Guelph had the opportunity to meet with the top three candidates for the new Vice-Provost – Student Affairs. I was one of about ten students who...
This article from the Financial Post doesn’t really seem to have a point except that it seems to think taxes are wrong? Don’t read this article: Posthaste: Canada’s top 10% of earners pay 54% of taxes — but here’s the kicker, many are...
I know well the stress that comes from hosting a public meeting as a student leader. As the organizer of an event like the meeting IGNITE hosted on Wednesday, you know everything that’s going on, and your ideas and your stance seem so incredibly...
IGNITE expected to shift governance structure on Wednesday Image from The Avro Post WHAT’S GOING ON? On Wednesday January 20th, the student union that represents both Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber students is holding a General...
