Hollywood has a marketing problem, and if recent films like Anyone But You and Mean Girls are any indication, their box office success will prolong the trend of deceptive advertising. The official trailer for Anyone But You is incredibly misleading. Instead of showcasing the rom-com’s plot and overall premise, the[Read More…]
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No show succeeded ‘Succession’ at the Emmys
With awards show season in full swing, the Arts & Entertainment team looks at some of the standout moments from this year’s Emmy Awards. Genre Categories in a Genreless Age In the 2022–2023 television season, most viewers would probably say that they laughed more at Tom Wambsgans’ rant about a[Read More…]
Food fuel: Waste’s wasted potential
Climate change is a pressing issue across the world: As the dramatic toll of human habits on the environment becomes increasingly evident, researchers and policymakers must find new, creative ways to address these habits’ detrimental impacts. World leaders, scientists, and even many citizens don’t lack knowledge about the causes of[Read More…]
The dilemma of add-drop period
For me, the first few weeks of school—the liminal period of add-drop—are emotionally charged and stressful, demanding coordination and thorough planning. In this piece, I offer my internal monologue during add-drop, and some meagre advice on coming to terms with the schedule you end up with. Last fall, I wrote[Read More…]
Why do we refuse to protect our athletes?
In the Feature of the week: The truth of the harsh coaching environment faced by varsity athletes.
Where do I begin? Corridos Tumbados
Corridos Tumbados, a form of regional Mexican music, exploded in popularity in 2023. At the forefront of this phenomenon was Peso Pluma, who rose to global fame after his feature on Eslabon Armado’s “Ella Baila Sola,” which topped the Billboard Global 200 and was Rolling Stone’s song of the year.[Read More…]
Reconceptualizing free speech on an unequal campus
The debate over free speech in higher education has attracted significant attention in recent months. Elite universities, such as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have received international attention as raging conservative movements take down administrations while these same administrators stumble over institutional oppression. Recent right-wing backlash against[Read More…]
What we liked this winter break
Amid a well-deserved break from classes and assignments, here is what the Arts & Entertainment section was reading, watching, and listening to over winter break. Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey – Lily As a fan of Lana Del Rey, I have every single one of her songs memorized.[Read More…]
Quebec needs to rethink its French tuition agreement
Since 2018, an agreement between the governments of France, Belgium, and Quebec has exempted francophone students from France and Belgium from the skyrocketing international tuition fee supplement. Under this collaborative initiative allowing Quebec to maintain the Francophonie, these undergraduate students are subject to the Canadian rate of tuition, while graduate[Read More…]
Cherry-picking in biostatistics research reveals a deeper-rooted problem
On Jan. 10, 2024, the Epidemiology Monday Seminar Series kicked off the new year with a presentation by Anne-Laure Boulesteix, professor of biometry at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Her research focuses on metascience and evaluating research methods in the fields of bioinformatics, machine learning, and medicine. The seminar[Read More…]