Do you remember the Vines and viral jokes by Thomas Sanders? How about when popular creators like PewDiePie and Jacksepticeye first started on YouTube? What about the creativity that defined Ryan Higa and Zack King videos? What a time that was.
Since the start of the 2025-26 school year, the Brock University Students’ Union (BUSU) has been embroiled in controversy after Omar Rasheed’s sudden removal as BUSU Board Chair during a meeting in September of last year.
Hollywood’s biggest night and the end of the 2025 awards season saw some much-deserved wins and a fair share of late-season hopefuls take the industry’s top prize, all while keeping the presentation short and entertaining — if not occasionally cringey.
Brock Badger athletes are defined by their dedication, hunger to win and their connection to the school’s community. Whether it’s willing their team to the playoffs each year or taking the time out of their day to say hi to someone in the halls, the school has countless role models who make an impact both on and off the court. In recent years, nobody has done all of those things quite like Michael Matas.
Consumers of music need to become producers of music to unlock the full potential of art as a mechanism of change. This article seeks to explore the connection between music and politics through the culture industry and the role that musicians, consumers and the industry itself play in that connection.
On Feb. 19, Niagara Region Chair Bob Gale sent a letter to Rob Flack, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, outlining what he described as the “urgent need for municipal governance reform in Niagara,” which proposed municipal restructuring that would consolidate Niagara’s 12 municipalities into either a single city or a four city model.
Becoming a collegiate athlete is one thing. Making an all-star team is another. But, becoming arguably the greatest player in Canadian university basketball history is something of a legend.
Zara Larsson isn’t staging a comeback — she’s becoming a popstar for the first time. At the core of her ascension has been a new pop persona crafted through online intimacy, nostalgic aesthetics and slow algorithmic momentum.
There is a specific, modern anxiety that occurs at the end of a coffee transaction or a quick service meal. It happens the moment a digital screen is swiveled toward you, displaying three pre-set percentages — often starting at 18 per cent and climbing towards 30 per cent — while a cashier watches in awkward silence. This “iPad flip” has become the symbol of a broken economic contract. What was once a gesture of gratitude for exceptional service has morphed into a mandatory social tax, designed to bridge the gap between a subpar minimum wage and a livable one.
Consumers of music need to become producers of music to unlock the full potential of art as a mechanism of change. This article seeks to explore the connection between music and politics through the culture industry and the role that musicians, consumers and the industry itself play in that connection.
Considering your first year at university can cost as much as a decent used car, you might feel like you're paying to be stressed out. You’ll need to account for sprawling class sizes and massive lecture halls, hours of tutorials and seminars, five-dollar lattes and the mandatory purchases of expensive textbooks. Your first few weeks at Brock might leave you feeling drained — not just in your personal life, but your bank account too.
