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Can we abolish daylight saving time already? 

Christian Roethling -
Adjusting the clocks to account for daylight saving time is an absurd practice that makes no sense in modern day. 

Zach Bryan is a crappy person, and you are going to let him get away with it 

Hannah Barton -
Zach Bryan is a crappy person and if we let him get away with his disgusting behaviour, we are just as bad.  

Editorial: Trump, bro podcasters and young men on the right 

Haytham Nawaz -
While a clear picture of what happened to the electorate is still settling after the cataclysmic U.S. election earlier this month, what’s clear is that young men may have played a large part in the red sweep observed on Nov. 5 — and bro-style podcasts could be to blame.  

Why am I feeling nostalgic for 2020? 

Christian Roethling -
Over the past year or two, I’ve started feeling something strange. I’ve felt a twinge of nostalgia for 2020. 

Modern art: the greatest grift in artistic history 

Christian Roethling -
Most “modern art” is nonsense that’s more pretentious than intellectually stimulating. 

Fans of Liam Payne blame his death on Maya Henry for speaking out on her abuse 

Hannah Barton -
Liam Payne has died, and the internet has chosen to blame his ex-girlfriend.  

AFPI’s proposed Trumpist policies hypocritically demonize the left 

Mikayla Keniry -
While America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is providing former President Donald Trump with a less extreme policy agenda compared to Project 2025, the think tank still warns against unfounded issues and relies on the use of fearmongering to push forth hypocritical policies.

The normalisation of prenups is an admission that marriage vows are outdated 

Christian Roethling -
The normalisation of prenuptial agreements in modern society is smart and responsible, yet a direct contradiction to the very idea of marriage. 

Why dogs are better pets than cats 

Christian Roethling -
Dogs are better pets than cats, and it’s time we stop pretending otherwise. 

Milk Duds are amazing and you can’t convince me otherwise 

Christian Roethling -
Milk Duds are one of the best candies to give out this Halloween. 

Restrictions on bike lanes cannot fix gridlock  

Mikayla Keniry -
Doug Ford’s attack on bike lanes will not solve the ever-present issue of gridlock; it will limit transportation options and only push us further into car dependency. 

Editorial: Hating on taxes needs some nuance 

Haytham Nawaz -
Rhetoric around the hating of taxes is far too simplistic and often leads to the worst kind of tax policies with a series of negative downstream effects on society.  

Pokémon leaks: The good, the bad and the ugly 

Christian Roethling -
Earlier this week, Pokémon developer Game Freak suffered a major leak that contained the source code for past Pokémon games, information on upcoming projects, and more.  

Elon Musk’s Optimist robots are more trouble than they’re worth 

Christian Roethling -
Tesla’s Optimus robots pose a threat to human society and reveal Elon Musk’s twisted vision of a world where artificial intelligence walks among us. 

It’s time to start hating MrBeast 

Christian Roethling -
In the past, I wrote an article in defence of Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, aptly titled “It’s time to stop hating MrBeast.”  

Closing supervised consumption sites will not solve the drug crisis, but it will take lives 

Mikayla Keniry -
Supervised consumption sites (SCS) save countless lives. Despite claims from the Conservatives, closing SCSs will not eradicate drug-related crime — it will force drug users into vulnerable positions and ultimately cause preventable deaths. 

Star power should not equate to political power 

Mikayla Keniry -
Amidst campaigning for the United States’ 2024 presidential election, floods of endorsements for both candidates are appearing on celebrities’ social media pages.  

Ranking the four seasons of the year 

Christian Roethling -
Throughout all of human history, one debate has raged on with no end in sight: which is the best of the four seasons of the year? And, by contrast, which season is the worst?  

Sitting in the uncomfortable: the problem with trigger warnings 

Christian Roethling -
Including trigger warnings at the beginning of lectures is a well-intentioned practice, but they come with several downsides that ought to be considered. 

Public transit on the brink: why Niagara must invest or suffer 

Andrew Hawlitzky -
Niagara’s transit system is at a crossroads, and it's time the region stopped shortchanging one of its most vital services.  

Editorial: How streaming services hinder our enjoyment 

Haytham Nawaz -
In the age of streaming services granting quick and nearly unlimited access to movies, music and television series, the cost of such instantaneous and ubiquitous access might be the desire to be entertained itself.  

PS5 Pro: a marginal improvement for a massive price 

Christian Roethling -
The PS5 Pro is symbolic of everything wrong with the direction of the modern gaming industry. 

I bought a puppy from Kijiji. Here’s why you never should. 

Christian Roethling -
It’s a bad idea to buy a new pet from online marketplaces without doing extensive research first. 

Dancing With the con artist? Anna Delvey has no place on a reality competition show 

Hannah Barton -
Dancing With the Stars has seen a lot of questionable people on their dance floor over the years, but they have gone too far with their newest contestant Anna Delvey. 

The Liberals’ byelection losses reflect Trudeau’s electoral future 

Mikayla Keniry -
Justin Trudeau is leading the Liberal Party into a downward spiral, and that can’t be ignored. 

“Little Big Planet” communism is the solution to predatory game economies 

Haytham Nawaz -
Internal video game economies at the very least need regulation, and at the absolute best should seek to emulate the communistic economy of player- and developer-created content that the Little Big Planet video game series perfected. 

“Astro Bot” review: An astronomical triumph 

Christian Roethling -
Score: 5/5 stars  I almost exclusively play Nintendo games, which makes it incredibly surprising that the PS5-exclusive Astro Bot has become one of my favourite games of all time.

Wow, the Minecraft movie looks terrible

Christian Roethling -
On Sept. 4, Warner Bros. Pictures debuted the first trailer for the upcoming Minecraft movie, and it looks positively dreadful. 

NFL and Taylor Swift: The misogynists are right, but not for the reason they think

Hannah Barton -
Taylor Swift showed up in a recent NFL promo, and the internet is up in arms about it.  

Editorial: NDP breaks with Liberal pact; what now?  

Haytham Nawaz -
The NDP’s exit from the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals gives them an opening to bring the party back to its social-democratic roots; whether they will or not is the question that could give the Conservatives the federal ticket in 2025.  

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