March 2020 – Page 2 – The INSIDER

The Fangirl and Modern-day Hysteria

March 24, 2020 newspaper 0 comment

I stood close to the stage. The room was pitch black, and bright lights flashed sporadically into my eyes, as I was surrounded by sweating bodies. Cheering, squealing, sometimes crying, and other sounds of the like enveloped me; my ears were blocked, but the band hadn’t even made their way onto the stage yet. I spent my last February weekend at a Wallows concert; the band isn’t that well known, but, if you’ve ever had the misfortune of watching Thirteen Reasons Why, you’d recognize the lead singer as his character…

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Eco-Nihilism

March 23, 2020March 2, 2021 newspaper 0 comment

Since my article on optimistic nihilism was not very well received, I shall take a new approach to tackling this complex issue of nihilism. Correct, the environmental approach to why the world needs more nihilism. I covered in my previous article why I believed optimistic nihilism (the sub-branch of nihilism that focuses on, as the name suggests, the optimism nihilism brings) was the solution to escaping lies such as “everything happens for a reason” or “if it’s meant to be-” society tells us to appease our minds. This…

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The Coronavirus and the Climate

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 newspaper Environment0 comment

If you have been following the news lately, it is no secret that a new strain of coronavirus, Covid-19, has wreaked havoc on all continents, with the exception of Antarctica. With over 100 000 cases and 4000 deaths worldwide, global panic has ensued. We are not shy of a pandemic, and media outlets are quick to cover the latest numbers and statistics, as well as stories of quarantine and containment. This is, of course, all with reason; this is an important issue that must be talked about and tackled before…

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You Should Care About Wet’suwet’en

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 newspaper 0 comment

Breaking news: the Indigenous peoples across the country proclaiming that reconciliation is dead are right. Reconciliation is dead, and even as a settler myself (most of us are, regardless of background) I can recognize that. However, is this news as “breaking” as we are led to believe? In truth, reconciliation seems to have never been alive. How do you establish one of the bloodiest colonialist settler regimes, spend the entirety of your recorded history as a country committing unspeakable crimes against the original people of the land to then claim,…

Features

Women’s Place in Society throughout Western History: A Timeline

March 20, 2020 newspaper International Women's Week, Women's Month0 comment

Today, men and women have (almost) equal rights in most developed countries. However, progress is urgently needed for female minorities, as well as for women living in developing countries. Nonetheless, one thing is certain: thousands of women’s rights activists are to thank for the progress made up until this point. Although I disagree with Hegel on most things, he was right about one thing: progress is always imperfect. There have been moments in history where women have had a lot of power and respect, followed by eras of severe…

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A Great Woman: Mother Teresa

March 19, 2020May 19, 2020 newspaper International Women's Week, Women's Month0 comment

March is Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day, when the great women of our times, as well as their contribution to society are remembered. March 8 has been celebrated by the United Nations since 1975. In some parts of the world, protests are organised on that day, and in other parts of the world, womanhood is acclaimed. Among many great and important women, Mother Teresa (1910-1997) was one of the most charitable and inspirational women to be remembered. As a Roman Catholic nun, Mother Teresa, also…

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The Life and Legacy of Maya Angelou

March 18, 2020 newspaper International Women's Week, Women's Month0 comment

Warning: There is a mention of sexual assault in this article. “My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy”. This is one of the many great quotes of the writer, actress, dancer, and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou. You might know her from your English classes through the poem “Still I Rise”(1978), which tells the tale of a person who shall not be beaten down or silenced in the face of injustice and discrimination. As you are about to find out, this poem…

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The Role of Marxist-Feminism in International Women’s Day

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 newspaper International Women's Week, Women's Month0 comment

In honour of International Women’s Day, I had the misfortune of coming across a Wall Street Journal article whose heading was: “The March 8 commemoration has Communist roots, but capitalism by far has done more for gender equality”. This sentence alone has so many errors, I must break it down. International Women’s Day only became an official holiday in 1975 but was fought for all over the world since the early 1900s. Between 1909 and 1913, National Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States every February 18th….

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Decisive Victory for #MeToo

March 16, 2020 newspaper 0 comment

“For the women who testified in this case, and walked through traumatic hell, you did a public service to girls and women everywhere, thank you” – Ashley Judd. On February 24, 2020, the #MeToo movement had their most significant and most decisive victory in their journey to bringing one of the sexual predators with the most power in Hollywood to justice. Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood movie producer, was convicted of third-degree rape, as well as of first-degree criminal sexual assault. Background …

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Cats and Cake at The Neko Maid and Butler Café

March 15, 2020March 28, 2020 India-Lynn Upshaw-Ruffner events0 comment

Members of the anime club, who were dressed in full cat maid or butler attire, welcomed students to their Neko – or cat-themed cafe. The event took place on the afternoon of Friday, February 28th. There was even one member in full love live cosplay. Warmly welcomed by members of the anime club, students attending the cafe were seated at a neatly set table by a cat waiter upon entering. A menu of different sweets, as well as coffee and tea, were available to choose from. All…