2017 – Page 17 – The INSIDER

Montreal was a Slave Center

March 4, 2017 newspaper Campus, History, Quebec0 comment

Montreal was a slave center. So was Quebec City. And Three-Rivers. Black and Amerindian people were bought and sold as chattel for hundreds of years here in our young country. Quebec slavery was different from what was going on south of our border, but it was no less onerous. People were torn away from their homelands, their families, their cultures, and involuntarily employed in situations outside of their choosing. In the mid-1600s, a young black Quebec slave-boy named Olivier Le Jeune made it clear to his Catholic owner that they…

Arts

When Am I…?

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner BeN, Poetry, Space, Time0 comment

I look outside this layer of glass, And find what I can see. I regard waves of light in their infinite mass, And in them I see me Me? I ask. Who is this person? He is a creature like the rest; he consumes space and time. How is his condition? Is it bad, will it worsen? I think now and again; he must hear familiar bells chime. If I can hear such bells, then I know I have air. It makes its way to my cerebrum, creating…

Arts

French Sea In Haikus; Fragments Of A Mother

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 June Rossaert June Rossaert, Poetry0 comment

A lioness speaks; Of war, breeze, and battle scars Whispers to her cub Anguished cries of a Cracked child pulled from the warm mud Kissed wounds for a dime Soft-furred open paws For the ripped paper doll kids Claws to the matches But lioness in a Sundress, a wicked guide for Bandaid heroines Scarlet lullabies Harsh bark of a gentle tongue Cub in a straight curve Twilight roars, star-jaw Hot coals for a shattered view Black glass finger-kiss A lioness bites; Cracked neck of a passerby Royal feast in stains…

Voices

WHOSE BODY IS THIS?

March 2, 2017October 17, 2017 Topless John ToplessJohn0 comment

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — I love my body. I’ve lived in it for a long time. It freaked me out when I found out I don’t own it. Seriously. Looking at what’s going on in our world, this is what I’ve come to realize: my body isn’t mine. This physical me, it’s not ME. When I’m out cold, head in the stars, dead to the world, unconscious, –flatlined–… it belongs to the…

Arts

Just a Waver

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner BeN, emotion, homonym, Poetry0 comment

If you can read this Then you can’t You aren’t allowed To be more than an ant. Treacherous tiny traps lock you away Within the earth Where you will stay. Flicker Falter Twinkle Tremble Footsteps approach Pitter patter Palpitating dirt Thinking minds shatter. When you were young These were but dreams Stop thinking now It is never as it seems. Written By: BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner

Voices

Break Free

February 27, 2017 newspaper Creativity, Imagination, School0 comment

I want to escape Something calls me Out of these blank walls I want to break free Fiddling my hands and feet The teacher’s voice bores me What’s he talking about? Oh, yeah, history Look, a window! Let’s ram through it Fly like a bird I’m sure there’s nothing to it We can soar across the sky Full of opportunities To London, Tokyo, anywhere you please! Oh, crap, the teacher’s calling my name What’s the question again? This is so lame Written By: Alaina Roberts

Arts

The Fourteenth

February 27, 2017 newspaper Big Mac, Love, Valentine's Day0 comment

I started at 8, and finished at 6 Done with my classes, and feeling like shits. The job has been tough The few breaks I get are never enough. Drip, Drip. Get a hobby, they say Make use of your day. I did just that, And now feel like crap. Thump. Thump. I failed Calculus two, And it really bites the poo. It’s Valentines, right? Then where’s the daylight? But then – The sun sprang straight into action – She showed up right here to see my reaction. A…

Entertainment

The Nintendo Switch Presentation: One Month Later, a Post-Hype Recap

February 16, 2017February 26, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Hardware, Nintendo, Switch, Videogame0 comment

Last Month, Nintendo’s latest console was given a lengthy live-stream which delved deep into the hardware, and software of this console-handheld hybrid; but what exactly should the average gamer take away from this? Here is the lowdown on everything Nintendo has revealed to us. The first question on everybody’s mind is going to be launch date, and cost. Mark your calendars, Nintendo came right out of the gate saying that the console will launch worldwide on March 3rd and retail for $299.99, which means us lucky Canadians will…

Campus

In Her Name: Writing Contest

February 2, 2017February 1, 2017 Katherine Willcocks 1 Comment

From the suffragettes to womanists, progress has certainly been made in terms of women’s rights. Society now tells us we are equal to men – of course, there is still work to be done. This same society also allows for, and makes money from, misogynistic advertising objectifying women. It pays men, on average, more than women for similar employment. We may have come a long way; we still haven’t arrived at equality. Recognizing the challenges of being deemed the ‘weaker sex’, many organizations are supporting International Women’s Day (March 8th)….

Uncategorized

Bell Let’s Talk: A Month of Mental Health Awareness

February 1, 2017 newspaper 0 comment

The month of January: we start the new year with grand festivities and high hopes, new dreams for the new year. Yet the sky is grey, the snow is a revolting brown and everything that could possibly go wrong in the winter wasteland we call home does seem to go wrong. As time as drags on, we become weary and slumber into a sleep, not wanting to leave it nor talk to friends. Unknowingly, one might have seasonal depression, which is characterized largely by persistent recurring thoughts of negativity and general despair…

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