In Nova Scotia, more people experience disability than any other province in Canada, with 5,600 students having learning disabilities, and over 1,000 experiencing a physical disability, according to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Communications in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada reports 7/10 students experiencing bullying in school, with 62% of students saying […]
Depression is a complex and multifaceted disorder within the realm of mental health. It is affecting an estimated 280 million people worldwide, including around 5% of adults globally. The condition can lead to significant challenges in daily life, impacting work, relationships, and overall quality of life. Despite the availability of treatment, over 75% of individuals […]
The knowledge of African history has changed significantly in the last half century and continues to take on new variations. This is due to two crucial factors: first, until the late 1950s, the documentation of African history was not undertaken by Africans themselves. Thus, the earliest knowledge about sub-Saharan Africa came from the accounts of […]
Happiness – that one word we all chase, thinking it comes from success, money, or fame. Yet, we often find ourselves caught in a never-ending cycle of wanting more, never fully satisfied with what we have. It is like we are on a treadmill, always moving but staying in the same place. We set new […]
What’s the saying? “When you’re holding a hammer, every problem looks like a nail?” Well, being a scholar of mobility culture is a weird hammer to have. I’m an avid binge watcher, and it seems lately every time I seek out a new show that’ll entertain me without making me think about work, I […]
It’s Friday evening and Avery is busy cooking a romantic dinner for his partner, Sam. He texts Sam again asking when she’ll be home—he’s excited to see her and doesn’t want dinner to get cold. Meanwhile, Sam is stuck in traffic after a long day at work. Her boss yelled at her, getting home is […]
Every university student experiences their own unique challenges, whether with academics, making new friends, living away from home for the first time, finding housing, or affording an increasingly expensive education. On top of all these challenges, some students face prejudice, discrimination, a lack of representation, and systemic barriers to success on campus. Many 2SLGBTQIA+ students […]
What do the following three things have in common: a loaf of bread, a pie, and a golf ball? I encountered this question when I was about 12 years old, on the bus coming home from school. For a few weeks, the radio station that our bus driver liked to have on ran a contest […]
If a party host asked ‘would you please come to my dinner get together, but don’t expect a place to sit, or any refreshments, or even a hanger for your jacket’ you might be justified in concluding that your host is a tad inhospitable, to put it mildly. How about a country that asks, ‘skilled […]
Picture wilderness: towering mountains, windblown peatlands, vast forests, rushing rivers, and frozen lakes. Only 3% of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems are truly ‘wild’ like they were 500 years ago. Portions of northern Canada are included in that number, with expansive intact environments containing habitat for iconic species like barren-ground caribou, polar bears, and Arctic wolves. Nearly […]