Category Archives: Opinion

It is the beginning of February and for university students, that means less than three months left of the semester but at least six months is needed to get everything done. I was thinking about what this time of year was like when I was in Grade 12. I was writing this column, but with aContinue reading “University survival guide”

Picture this, it’s early January, you are lounging on the couch trying to convince yourself to follow through with your New Year’s resolution. You pull yourself up and go to the gym, that counts as completed, right? Bet you didn’t have too much trouble picturing that one, we’ve all been there. Very rarely will weContinue reading “Petting more dogs should be everyone’s 2020 resolution”

The holiday season is rapidly nearing. Jingle bells are jingling and carollers are singing. But only the carollers are singing, definitely not the students — the only singing us students are doing is actually screaming because we are overwhelmed, stressed and have about 20 assignments due in the next week. That’s right, while most peopleContinue reading “Students are fa-la-la-la-la-la-falling apart”

As you get older, summer is not what it used to be.  As a kid, summer always began with grading day. One of the best days of the year was when you were released from your constant stream of learning for a full two months. And not only was it the release from school, butContinue reading “Summer is heaven when you’re seven”

Here I am, two months into summer vacation and back on one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Fredericton. The city atmosphere, the university environment of having five or six colleges in the same area, my new friends, the delicious coffee shops — the New Brunswick cityContinue reading “It’s good to be home”

It’s hard to believe that my first year at university is almost at its end.  First year has had its ups and downs, tears and smiles, calm and rage. I’ve thrown books at the wall of my dorm room and crumpled up papers with bad marks, but the ups outweighed all of the downs forContinue reading “The reality of life as a first-year university student”

A Caper’s View Christmas is a great time for college students. They’ve been working so hard throughout the semester, they finish their exams and then most of them get to visit their families for the holidays. Then they get home just to realize they’ve come down with a cold or flu and all they canContinue reading “Getting back in the groove”