Here’s a countdown of some of the weirdest holidays happening this week, and what you can do to celebrate them if you’re feeling particularly festive.
Read moreCanadian University Press: National Journalism Conference
I was fortunate enough to be selected to go to the Canadian University Press (CUP) NASH Conference from January 4th to 8th. I missed the first few days of classes, but ultimately, the experience I got was well worth having to now read The Iliad in two days.
Read moreSchool of Music Performance Schedule
Everyone likes to take some time to listen to music, the only thing that varies is the type of music that you listen to. Why not branch out your tastes a bit and check out one of the performances put on by the School of Music and support local musicians?
Read morePodcast Review: Sword and Scale
Another week, another podcast review. The success of true crime television has now expanded to the podcast world. If you wander over and check iTunes top charts at least five of the top ten podcasts fall into the category of true crime.
Read moreQ-Mail: Dating Advice
Dear Glow Cloud: In your opinion, which of the Hogwarts founders in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books would give the best dating advice?
Read moreTry It For Free at the HLC
If you’ve been meaning to check out some of the clubs or fitness classes at the Healthy Living Centre then now is your time to do so. This week, January 9th through the 15th, the Healthy Living Centre is offering free admittance to all of their fitness classes and clubs in an effort to draw in members who might like to take the class, but aren’t quite sure if they would enjoy it or not.
Read moreStudy Tips: Wunderlist
I for one find it impossible to remember everything that I need to accomplish in a day. Previous experiences have shown that trying to remember everything without making a list is a terrible, terrible idea, with terrible, terrible consequences. This is where the lifesaving application Wunderlist comes to the rescue.
Read moreBizarre Holidays This Week…
Here’s a countdown of some of the weirdest holidays happening this week, and what you can do to celebrate them if you’re feeling particularly festive.
Read moreFeature Club: Political Science Club
This week’s featured club is the Political Science club, or Poli Sci for short. Brandon University’s Poli Sci club is registered with BUSU as a nonpartisan club. This means that under no circumstances do they advocate for a political stance one way or another.
Read moreCareer Planning and Placement Workshops
Whether you’re looking for a new job now, or anticipate that you’ll be looking for a new job in the near future or after you graduate, the Career Planning and Placement Office has everything you need to make sure that your application stands out amongst the many others competing against it.
Read moreSERC: Talking With Kids
BDSM is a wide-ranging set of acts which are outside of culturally accepted forms of sexual expression and turn-ons. It is based on consent, respect, trust, and communication. It can include new sensations (feathers, blind folding, biting, etc), role playing, and impact play (striking the body in controlled ways).
Read moreBook Review: The Tulip Factory
So you’ve got a bit of a pessimistic outlook on your love life, or on love in general. In light of that outlook, you may want to read a love story every now and again, I admit that this is one of my guilty pleasures, but because you’re on the pessimistic side sometimes the happily-ever-after ending can get on your nerves. You just want something real, right?
Read morePodcast Review: lif-e. af/ter
Over the Christmas holidays I had a chance to find a few new podcasts, to the detriment of my regular podcast rotation. While searching the iTunes top charts for something new I discovered lif-e. af/ter. This science fiction-esque podcasts follows the life of Ross after the death of his wife, Charlie. Ross is a low-level employee at the FBI, and eight months after the death of his wife, he continues to console himself by listening to all her old posts from an audio-based social media site.
Read moreQ-Mail: New Year’s Resolutions
Dear Glow Cloud: With the new year, I’ve made a resolution to be a better student and treat my body better – you know, less chips and more vegetables. Do you have any tips?
Read moreOp/Ed: New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year when people are asking you “what is your New Year’s resolution?” and along with this question, businesses (especially those in the business of altering your appearance/intellect/hobbies) are cashing in on advertisements of a similar nature.
Read moreStudy Tips: Zotero
I am not sure if I believe in New Year’s resolutions. “Why make a promise that you can’t keep?” has always been my thought. However, I do believe it is important to work towards being a better student, as there is always room for improvement – especially in the citation department.
Read moreUpcoming at The Evans
The Evans Theatre will once again be opening their doors beginning on January 6th. The first movie of the 2017 season is Moonlight, based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney. This movie follows the life of a young man from a dysfunctional family as he comes of age during Miami’s “war on drugs”.
Read moreOp/Ed: School Doors Act as Barriers Rather than Access Points
If you – like me – find that there is simply not enough time during the week to accomplish all of your academic goals, you have likely found yourself desperately and repeatedly swiping your ID card at a locked school door in a crude attempt at a muggle ‘Alohamora’. This was my lot on a cold Sunday in December as I tried to access the sacred halls of Brodie to perform analytical witchcraft – aka science.
Read moreThe Access Copyright fee
This year, students will notice an additional Copyright Fee on their accounts. The new fee is $24 per full time student, and $15 per part time student. The Copyright Fee represents the cost of Brandon University signing an agreement with Access Copyright.
Read moreSERC 101: broken condom blues
Broken condoms can certainly ruin a mood. That’s why it is super important to store and use them properly. If you store and use a condom right, it should not break. Here are a few things to remember:
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