Category: Voices

People with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities are often greeted with skepticism. We have all heard the myths that ADD was invented by drug companies to make money, or that all a person with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or a learning disability (LD) needs is discipline. In some other cases, at school for instance, many people don’t understand why some individuals getting good grades, have access to privileges like extra time on exams, note-takers paid by the school, and homework extensions, otherwise known as accommodations. The symptoms of LD…

My sad story begins in Montreal, the urban capital of Quebec. My childhood and kindergarten years were a blast. Frankly, the only thing I remember vividly is crying one afternoon because my mom had arrived late one day to pick me up from the daycare center; I thought she had abandoned me or sold me for a wedding ring she had been yearning for. Fast forward a few years, and high school was the next milestone in my life. It first seemed daunting, but friends made it all the better….

It’s been nearly one year since I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. It seems as if it was yesterday when I had to be taken to the emergency room. However, when I recall all that has happened in the past year, it seems like a lifetime in itself. I used to ask myself a very interesting question, why do people commit suicide? It sounds so impractical and weird. Every problem in this world comes with a solution. So how can anyone think of killing oneself? Soon I had an answer. As a…

I don’t believe in politics. It is not to say that politics have no place in society. Quite the contrary, I think it plays an important role in any healthy civilization. My issue is with what politics has become, and what people expect from it. After the recent Canadian federal election which saw Justin Trudeau win a majority government, I began to ask myself, as a far left-leaning individual, whether or not a Conservative victory would have been best for the citizens. I do not make this point out of…

Ask a person about their definition of love, and you’re likely to get a cliché as a response. If you really want a heartfelt glimpse into someone’s perspective on relationships, you have to open your mind, and pay attention to the way they talk about their significant other when they are not attempting to describe their feelings. I believe that the way a person speaks about their boyfriend or girlfriend when they are not around says a lot about their relationship. Have you ever been listening to someone, when something…

Whether you’re looking forward to hitting the slopes or cringing at the thought of trudging all the way out to the N building this semester, here are a few tips on warming up your heart on a cold winter day in Montreal. Dress appropriately Sounds obvious, right? Consider the number of teens you saw during your morning commute this morning wearing a skirt or ripped jeans, and think again. There are two choices during the winter: wear a proper coat (and scarf, and mittens, and hat – when necessary), or…

Among the Vanier population there is a small, unknown sub culture of students. Often disconnected from each other, vegans walk alone into cafeterias with the hope, like everyone else, of finding a meal to eat. But what are our options? Sometimes for vegetarians and vegans, our options can seem bleak. Eating as a vegan or vegetarian used to be hard some semesters ago, but luckily the time has come, and our needs have been recognized! At both cafeterias, Jake’s and the Chartwells cafeteria (more commonly known as the cafeteria next…