How I thrifted (almost) my entire wardrobe

I’ve never thought of myself as a fashionable person. I prioritize comfort and ease above all else, and would wear sweatpants everywhere if it were socially acceptable.

March 13, 2020

The biggest difference between girls that grew up in the 2000s versus the 2010s is who they define as their Rapunzel.

March 10, 2020

This International Women’s Day, we had 23 hours—thanks, Daylight Savings—to think about the contributions and wonderful qualities of women in our lives. From relatives, to friends, to public figures, we are surrounded by incredible women who persist in a world that limits them.

March 6, 2020

After months of waiting for our exchange results, the emails finally entered our inboxes—subject line: “Offer of Exchange.”

Spring is officially around the corner, and with the warmer weather comes a shift in fashion trends as we swap our puffy jackets and winter boots for lighter wear.

I’ve always been aware of anti-Semitism in my community.

Scrolling through Instagram post-Reading Week can easily incite familiar feelings of envy.

February 28, 2020

The notorious, highly anticipated, and relatively new tradition of spring break (known as Reading Week at many Canadian schools) has become a symbol of North American university life.  

February 28, 2020

I’m still angry after 19 years on Earth. 

It’s a confusing time to be environmentally conscious as a Canadian.

I tried to make this season’s playlist applicable to everyone—I really did. But if you were to take a look at my Spotify history this winter, you’d see that I’ve just been listening to the same three lo-fi acoustic indie albums on repeat while lying in bed and waiting for spring.  

It’s February, and for us single folks, that can mean wistfully scrolling through our crush’s social media wishing they would be our Valentine.

February 13, 2020

There are lots of reasons students don’t spend Valentine’s Day with a significant other.

This winter break, I had the chance to live out my lifelong dream of visiting Japan, thanks to the Kakehashi Project, a youth exchange program run by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and the Asia Pacific Foundation.

Coronavirus has rocketed to the top of news headlines since the discovery of a new strain of the virus in the central Chinese City of Wuhan in early December of 2019.

Dealing with housing is an almost unavoidable part of the Queen’s experience.

February 7, 2020

Kingston’s cold weather may have tricked you into believing that there’s nothing to do over the next couple of months except stay inside and binge-watch Netflix.

Even if you’re not familiar with the term “fast fashion,” chances are, your closet’s full of it.

Imagine: It’s the height of exam season. Stauffer Library is packed with students, and desks are covered in cyclones of test papers, textbooks, and lecture notes.

Recently, I wrote a Journal feature about the orgasm gap: the proven phenomenon where women are less likely to orgasm during partnered sexual activity than men, especially during sex with men.

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