AI isn’t robbing you of your ‘suffering,’ it is robbing you of the chance to develop a better understanding of yourself, the feeling of accomplishment, and the potential to find unexpected interests along the way.
Written by Grace Horlings How is anyone supposed to maintain any sense of sanity in this current climate? Any sort of optimism? Hope for the future? Maybe I’ve just been staring into blue light and at egregious short-form video content for a second too long. Maybe I need to prioritize some sunshine, a long walk, a conversation with a friend, and drinking a gallon of water. Not listen to the continuous noisy void that tells me I should be gulping down green juice, taking hit classes, getting a brick phone, becoming celibate, and injecting 80 units of Botox. These are not real solutions, and the more time I spend trying…
Written by Harley Galarneau Our Greatest Enemy Welcome to the sister article of Death To Cringe Culture! In our first installment, we talked about the fundamentals that allow self-expression to be fostered and grow into your happiest self. Dismantling your dependence on conformity, breaking past societal shame and embracing change, and saying a good old “screw you” to cringe culture! Now, it’s time to get even more real. As much as social institutions guide our understanding of what is acceptable and what is not, and therefore curbing our responses to such limitations, we are ultimately our greatest critics. Sometimes, the greatest enemy to our self-development is ourselves. A Hard Truth…
A short story, written by John Anderson Whatever you think you just saw, ignore it. No matter what you think you saw stalking you from the shadows, you didn’t see. You might get lucky, you might be in your room alone, and the shadows you see in the corner might only be laundry. There is a chance that the worst thing in that dark alley are the raccoons, and it was their glowing eyes that you saw peering out at you. Why take that chance when it is much safer to ignore what your eyes have seen, and maybe mutter a prayer so silent that the long fingers tapping at…
Written by Grace Horlings I’ve had a long day. My jeans feel too tight, my fingers are cold from the hollow cement rooms of the university, my neck hurts from being hunched over a computer, the assignment stress is catching up to me, and my stomach is growling, unable to be held over by the everything bagel with cream cheese I ate six hours ago. As I start my car and pull out of the parking lot with a sigh, I turn up the music dial to distracting decibels, playing one of the greatest hits of all time, Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. If this action wasn’t deplorable enough, as…
Discover the surprising evolutionary link between cheetahs and Lethbridge’s pronghorn, and why protecting these endangered predators matters today.
A reflective piece on self-expression, individuality, and challenging conformity in a changing society—written in a bold, unapologetic voice.
In the past, we have always moved towards convenience–so what’s with the resurgence of "inconvenient" technology? And why could this be better for us?
A personal reflection on the decline of reading culture, exploring why it’s happening and how digital formats and new habits are reshaping the way we engage with books.
Written by Meghan Garner This literature review examines research on rap music, with particular attention to studies examining potential cognitive and developmental impacts on younger listeners. Despite rap music’s original purpose of exposing violence and unjust political and cultural oppression, several studies have shown that some sub-genres glamorize domestic violence, criminal activity, and materialistic values. This literature review examines research on rap music, focusing on articles that consider its potential negative cognitive effects, especially on younger listeners. I noted that two of the articles I read disclosed the positive side to the origins of rap music, appreciative of the fact that rap music simply exposes an ideology that doesn’t necessarily…
