Yearly Archives: 2023

Brock Musical Theatre is stepping out of the box and taking on Broadway’s most iconic flop of all time, Carrie, for this year’s production.

Rating: 4/5Hozier has released his third studio album and for many, it has finally pushed him out of the niche of variations on “man with a guitar singing sad songs”.

Over two centuries ago, more than half of what had originally been a 160-metre-long sculpted relief was removed from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Today, the Greeks want their sculptures back.

Paid verification badges on social media sites aren’t just representative of corporate greed, but they also defeat the purpose of verification in the first place.

Many may wonder how they can do their part in solving climate change.

The New Democratic Party of Canada has been the voice of social democracy in Canada for nearly a century, but they often lack teeth which is, in part, a result of a lacking sense of tradition.

Karl Marx’s central observation about capitalism was correct and the acknowledgement of that is desperately needed in a 21st century fraught with inequality and undemocratic institutions.

Throughout the 2022/23 production year at The Brock Press there were serious societal wins alongside alarming large-scale failures such as the tripping back of civil rights, rising global tensions and the threat of AI.

Hockey fans always look forward to the NHL entry draft because they can’t wait to see which young prospects will be joining their favourite teams.

*CONTENT WARNING: This article contains content on racism and may be harmful to some readers* Soccer, or football as it’s known in many parts of the world, is often referred to as a beautiful game. It’s a sport that transcends borders, cultures and religions, and is played and watched by millions of people worldwide. However, despite its global popularity, soccer has a dark history of racism that continues to plague the sport today.

No athletes from Russia or Belarus are slated to compete in the swimming world championship this year in Japan as it is expected that the sport’s governing body won’t make a decision about their eligibility until it is too late for them to enter.

At an age where many are past the Easter bunny and egg hunts, what kind of traditions do university students associate with Easter? To Brock students, what types stick out the most from childhood — and how has a typical Easter changed for these students as they moved into adulthood?

A recommendation to decline a local church’s expansion proposal, which would nearly double the size of its building, has been shot down by St. Catharines city council.

Rating: 4/5March 24 was a day of celebration for all the beautiful, depressed women in this world with Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album speaking to their souls.

There have already been some amazing UFC events to start 2023 –Makhachev vs Volkanovski, Jones vs Gane, Edwards vs Usman 3 and Gaethje vs Fiziev will be tough to top.

Brock women’s hockey captain Kaitlyn Colonna never expected to be playing competitive hockey for this long. For many young athletes, playing sports at the university level is a lifelong goal.

*CONTENT WARNING: This article deals with sexual violence and may be harmful to some readers*Recently, TSN’s Rick Westhead announced that Hockey Canada will not allow players from the 2018 Canadian world junior team to play for their country in international play until the ongoing investigation into an alleged group sexual assault is completed.

Left-wing populism has its limits.

With the U.S. Supreme Court having overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, which guaranteed abortions to women in the first trimester, a reminder that a fetus isn’t a person seems vitally necessary.

Stock buybacks should be illegal.

It is reasonable to assume that the Nintendo Switch’s successor will launch in 2024.

St. Catharines is looking for feedback from residents on the designs of proposed park alterations.

Content warning: includes links to news sources about robbery and gun violenceVideo gaming can be an expensive hobby.

Mythological diets, like many incarnations of the carnivore diet, are silly yet popular and they’re worth debunking.

Canada doesn’t have an outstanding record when it comes to the Middle East.

As an NHL fan, it’s been a difficult past few weeks to remain committed to the season’s final stretch, and no, it’s not for usual fan-of-the-Leafs reasons.

Although the Stanley Cup playoffs are fast approaching, with only a handful of games left in the regular season, there’s another major hockey tournament that’s well under way: the NCAA Frozen Four.

Being a soccer fan in Canada just became more expensive with MLS making the move from TSN and ESPN to Apple TV+ at the start of the 2023 MLS season.

The Toronto Blue Jays made a plethora of changes in the 2022 offseason after a disappointing season last year that saw them lose in the Wild Card Series to the Seattle Mariners.

The NFL offseason has been in full swing for just over a month now and has been nothing short of eventful.

Niagara Falls had a new, honorary mayor for a weekend—and it’s probably not someone you’d expect.

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances rapidly, several societal fears continue to rise.

The provincial government has asked St. Catharines City Council to commit to building 11,000 homes by 2031, which council has agreed to, but now has a request in return.

On March 17, The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants indicting the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, for alleged war crimes committed in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Those who willingly pursue a life of fame should be ready to deal with the widespread criticism they might face because of it.

The neoclassical economic dogma of unemployment being the only reliable way of dealing with inflation is coming apart, and it’s time to start considering a fiscally oriented return to economic policy and a good place to start is with a federal jobs guarantee (FJG).

Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure is the largest bank failure since the 2008 global financial crisis.

Despite the men’s hockey season coming to an end in a 6-4 OUA quarter final loss to Windsor, a couple of Badgers picked up some consolation prizes to dampen the sting.

Though the success of a strategy on one team should not be the reason to use it on another.

March Madness is well underway and this year we have already seen the big teams dominate and some unsuspected underdogs win games.