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Pascal Vrticka Guest Contributor Although the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted all our work and living arrangements, one thing particularly stood out for dads: during the nationwide lockdowns, fathers ditched the office and came home in their millions. The UK Fatherhood Institute, ...

By Joris Van Ouytsel Guest Contributor Children have been spending more time online. A May 2020 study found that U.S. teenagers spent around seven hours a day, on average, using screens. Even before the pandemic, U.S. teens were indicating, in surveys, ...

By Massimiliano Orri and Marie-Claude Geoffroy Guest Contributors Suicide is a tragic event. Unfortunately, every 40 seconds, a person dies by suicide. Beyond the premature loss of an individual’s life, more that 100 people may be affected by each suicide, including ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist In addition to wreaking untold havoc on human lives, the pandemic has also brought an all-round level of awareness, as to what really counts, especially in the realm of professions. The widely-held belief, within the ...

“There’s a time and a place for everything. If you are going to kill each other, do it outside.” By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Laughter is one of the few things that the virus cannot control, so have a good ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Mothers are humanity’s most precious jewels, and they have not just gotten that way, it has always been so. The pivotal role of being a mother is still the divine mission, assigned to women, alone. ...

By Jen Gilbert Guest Contributor For the past year, the pandemic has shaped how young people have been forced to consider risk. Masks, social distancing, hand washing, staying home — these are new norms of safety for life as what’s popularly ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist In the ongoing fight against the present pandemic, everyone should be concerned about whether, or not, their tax dollars are being spent in a manner that is most beneficial to all students. While COVID-19 has ...

By Niluja Muralitharan Guest Contributor Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been anxiously waiting for it to end. While managing uncertainty and lockdowns, school boards have had to transition from in-person and classroom settings to offer ...

By Kristin Moriah Guest Contributor I attended Western University in the early 2000s with a cohort of first-generation Black Canadian friends from my high school in Ajax, Ont. At Western, we became active in the Black Student Association (BSA). The BSA ...