Exploring Maslow’s Hiearchy of Needs
The unconscious desires and needs of each individual: that’s the definition of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist dedicated to…
December, 2014
Gaming: An industry too big to fail?
The video game industry has had its fair share of ups and downs over its short but colourful lifetime. With almost 40 years of…
Reddit users participate in the world’s largest Secret Santa
In 2013, Reddit broke the record for the world’s largest gift exchange’ with 85,000 participants spanning 120 countries. This was no small feat, but…
Live blog: Liverpool vs Sunderland
Barclays Premier League – Anfield: Liverpool 0 – Sunderland 0 Lineups: Liverpool – Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Toure, Moreno, Lucas, Henderson, Coutinho, Sterling, Lallana, Lambert…
Mixed messages from the movies
Often, we find ourselves at a movie theatre on a Saturday night trying to catch the new blockbuster that has been taking the box…
Opinion: The dystopia is now
You have all experienced it: Going to the movies on a Friday night, not knowing what to watch. Not feeling like a superhero flick?…
No indictment for NYPD officer in chokehold death, Twitter responds
On Dec. 5, a Staten Island Grand Jury announced that there would be no indictment for Daniel Pantaleo, the white NYPD officer who placed…
Opinion: Is this really what a feminist looks like?
In October, it was reported that Elle UK, in partnership with the Fawcett Society, had commissioned its “This is what a feminist looks like” T-shirts…
Big data comes to KPU
“I did it for myself, as a modelling exercise. The university published their own set of results, but it seems a little elementary with…
Destination unknown: Backpacking benefits
While it isn’t exactly a new idea, travelling or backpacking abroad for an extended period of time (six months or more) is often an…
Zoe Sugg’s debut novel ‘Girl Online’ cements that she’s a girl On fire
“Girl Online,” the debut novel by Zoe Sugg, also known on YouTube as Zoella, has just broken the record for highest first-week sales in…
FAQ: the Kinder Morgan Pipeline
First of all, who is Kinder Morgan? Kinder Morgan is the third largest energy company in North America. Currently, it owns more than 80,000…
Storefront sign language becomes controversial in Richmond
Richmond is known for having a large population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants. According to Statscan data from 2011, 59.5 per cent of…
Cooking with fire: a chef’s life
Joel Macaraeg, 28, started cooking in a restaurant in 2004 at Red Robin’s. At the time he was 17, and worked his part-time kitchen…
Exploring tattoo discrimination
Discrimination makes even the calmest people’s blood boil. We are in the midst of a constant fight to end discrimination – racial discrimination, gender…