The Meliorist Apology Written by Ainsley Doty It’s been nearly 20 years since I was first published in The Meliorist. Working as an editor for the student newspaper kick-started my career and paved the way to my first full-time gig at Sportsnet magazine. I learned a lot during my time with The Meliorist; I’ve learned a lot more since. Of all the articles I wrote from 2004-2009, of which there were dozens, there are two that stick out in my mind, because they shouldn’t have been written. They are the two that I regret. Arriving on campus in the early aughts, I was 17 years old, bursting with ideas and…



