OPINION

Incompetency epidemic or just revitalized symptoms of patriarchy? The Cut’s Gen-Z relationship commentary picks up on a problem that’s always existed 

Mikayla Keniry -
The Cut says that Gen-Z women are increasingly “mothering” their male partners, but was there ever a time when this wasn’t the conventional script in heterosexual relationships?

Being alone doesn’t always have to mean being lonely 

Jasmine DelCarmen-Ellison -
Whether you’re a first-year student or you’ve just transferred to a new school, you will feel alone. You will walk the halls alone, eat alone, get used to being alone and sometimes, more often than you think, feel alone — and all of that is okay.

Fantasy Football is turning me into a full-time NFL coach 

Megan Kennedy  -
I’ve joined my very first fantasy football league, and it's just too much effort.

Sovereignty is a sorry excuse to avoid climate accountability 

Anjelina Pathak -
Himalayan glaciers collapsed, unleashing walls of mud and water across the Kathmandu Valley, which tore down infrastructure and caused the deaths of 1,453 people, with over 5,200 still missing as of Oct. 1, without waiting for diplomatic clearances.

Why do survivors of abuse get ridiculed online for telling their stories? 

Mikayla Keniry -
Content warning: this article contains discussions of sexual assault, intimate partner violence and gender-based violence. If you or someone you know is facing abuse or navigating trauma, local supports can be found at findahelpline.com.

Editorial: True crime documentaries are inherently disturbing — so why can’t I stop watching them? 

Christian Roethling -
The mass production of true crime documentaries is just plain disturbing. Call me a cynic, but there’s something weirdly dystopian about major media companies exploiting real people’s darkest moments for monetization and bingeable clips meant to drive speculation online.

Why it’s so important to support Canadian businesses amidst a frustrating U.S. trade war 

Jasmine DelCarmen-Ellison -
We need to seriously assess what companies we buy from as Canadian consumers, especially considering the ongoing tariff war with the United States.

A.I. summaries are not equivalent to books — though some, surprisingly, disagree 

Mikayla Keniry -
If you thought that A.I.-driven efficiency efforts would be hard to find in literary spheres, you would be sorely mistaken.

Our obsession with being perceived spawns from social media and overconsumption 

Mikayla Keniry -
Rhetoric online detailing the preoccupation with being perceived is inseparable from the relationship between social media algorithms and overconsumption.

The Incredible Hulk is the most disrespected character in the MCU  

Jonah Struyk -
After years of mediocrity, the Hulk finally feels incredible again.

When did going to the movie theatre stop feeling special? 

Jasmine DelCarmen-Ellison -
When I was a kid I loved going to the movie theatre. What happened?

People need to bring boredom back 

Ben Durkin -
When was the last time you were actually bored?

Group projects are a psychological thriller  

Emma Martin -
Every introvert knows that dreadful feeling when the professor puts up the PowerPoint slide and there it is, written in a bold, unforgiving font that seals a collective doom: 30% - Final Group Project.

Standing between Palestine and Israel is still standing behind a genocide 

Anjelina Pathak -
Neutrality is often treated as the absence of a position or as the middle ground, neither supporting nor opposing, participating nor interfering. It is the easiest cop-out to preserve yourself from the controversies of politics or to remain uninterested or uneducated in politics. But despite your desire to remain apolitical, politics will always be interested in you, and one’s inaction will always be a form of action.

Editorial: The truth about obsessive-compulsive disorder: a guide for individuals without OCD 

Christian Roethling -
Content warning: this article discusses mental health and distressing intrusive thoughts. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a deeply misunderstood mental disorder, and that needs to change.

The movie ACME doesn’t want you to see, and why you should 

Tawnie Vickers -
When I first began seeing things about Coyote vs. ACME, the new Road Runner movie with Will Forte, Lana Condor and John Cena, I was apathetic. That is, until I realized the film was supposed to be released three years ago. Then, I wanted to see what it was all about – mostly out of spite.

Editorial: Mark Carney’s ability to unite Canadians goes beyond his policies. It’s who he is as a person. 

Christian Roethling -
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s continually increasing popularity with Canadians stems from more than his direct correspondence with an antagonistic American administration; it is compounded by his level-headed, professional and empathetic approach — one that is emblematic of the Canadian spirit.

Vintage reselling feels like a scam 

Mikayla Keniry -
Vintage reselling might not be inherently unethical, but I’m not sure that I would characterize up-charging donated clothes as honest work.

The Lindsay Clancy trial highlights the ethical concerns of true crime in the digital era 

Mikayla Keniry -
The internet frenzy following the criminal trial of Lindsay Clancy highlights the parasocial tendencies surrounding “true crime” in the digital era, calling into question the lack of boundaries normalized in internet culture.

Women, men, everyone wants to be the cool girl 

Anjelina Pathak -
Every generation seems to invent a new woman to hate. Today, it’s the “not like other girls” girl, but before that, the hate was towards those exact “other girls.” It was a distaste and undermining of the average girl because she was too dramatic or girly, or her interests were embarrassing. So, instead rose the girl who was “one of the boys” and preferred male friends because female friendships were too much drama, didn’t care about her looks and made sure to define that she was nothing like the terrifying collective known as the “other girl.”   

Hear me out: Adam Sandler is a genius 

Megan Kennedy  -
Adam Sandler’s filmography shouldn’t be dumbed down to crude humor and fart jokes. His best work is deeply humanizing and reflective of societal issues that many are too quick to ignore.

It’s time to question what we buy 

Jasmine DelCarmen-Ellison -
We rely on many brands and companies for clothes, food and technology. But for some reason, so many of the companies we consume from face allegations for awful practices in their production that we can’t ignore.

Editorial: Reflecting on The Brock Press’ 61st production year 

Christian Roethling -
As the school year draws to a close, I am left reflecting on our latest year in production — one that solidified the Press’ values as a rare worker co-operative as we saw an influx of brand-new staff members; encouraged more creativity in writing than ever before; and on a personal level, shaped me as a person more than any other professional experience I’ve had. 

Fleeting by design: how summer rewrites time 

Owen Theriault -
While I can appreciate the changing colours of autumn, the cozy warm nights of winter and the rainy rebirth of spring, it feels redundant to debate preferences for seasons when summer is given such an advantage. 

So, you’re graduating: What’s next? 

Emma Martin -
The walk across the stage at the Ian Beddis Gymnasium is a fleeting moment — a few seconds of brisk treading, a firm handshake and the heavy weight of a degree. But for those of us graduating this spring, that walk represents the culmination of years of late nights in the James A. Gibson Library, early morning drives or bus rides to campus and the steady transformation of who we were into who we have become. 

Brock has a great culture that needs investment  

Adhi Murday -
Brock University is a really great school to study at. As a political science student, I say this largely due in part to my amazing department, the professors and the wonderful students that make up the discipline’s body.  

 Yes, “Project Hail Mary” is political  

Adhi Murday -
This article contains spoilers for the film “Project Hail Mary.” 

The classroom voice: do teachers have an obligation to discuss politics with students? 

Jessica Lain -
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms dictates that freedom of expression is a freedom applied to all Canadians, teachers included. However, parents and school boards alike have long had concerns around what exactly their children are learning, and in a world becoming increasingly publicly politicized, personally I am of the belief that it is the job of teachers to inform students of political and social topics not covered by the curriculum.

The naturalization of cosmetic injectables is inseparable from patriarchy 

Mikayla Keniry -
The ever-increasing popularity of preventative Botox, filler and other anti-aging pursuits is not apolitical. Normalizing cosmetic work only strengthens patriarchal notions of beauty.

The ‘90s nostalgia trend perfectly explains modern society’s failures  

Adhi Murday -
There’s been a trend, which will be labeled as the 90s trend, circulating among institutions across the world. My feed has been showing mostly Canadian universities participating in it. While I think that it’s cute, it also strikes a nerve because it represents a core pilar of why life in 2026 feels so suffocating for young adults.  

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