EDITORIAL

A penguin sneaks up on two students.

BOO!

Ghostface pays a visit to The Strand
Two people are sucked into a rabbit hole.

Curiouser and curiouser…

On falling down the rabbit hole and knowing when to climb back out
Comic-style illustration featuring student who looks anxious

An excess of opportunities

And a lack of motivation to pursue any of them
Illustration of three students in front of Victoria College building

New year, same (dis)orientation

On navigating the upcoming year and looking to the Vic community for guidance
Stills of Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana waving goodbye

Sweet niblets! Life is a rodeo!

Vol. 64, as told through Hannah Montana song titles
Faded artistic depiction of a person's reflection, representing the magazine theme of 'Mirage'

Phantasm

Reflections on illusions
Scrapbook-like collage of influential Black artists and figures

BLVCKcellence

Celebrating beauty, creativity, diversity, love, culture
Photo of cut-out letters spelling Happy New Year strung across doorway

I’m feeling (20)22

Taylor Swift was right when she said, “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time”
Photo of old, historical documents related to past volumes of The Strand

Journalism as storytelling

Putting the "story" back in "news story"

A new normal

This past summer, I developed the habit of taking walks around my neighbourhood. It was partly because I hoped a change of scenery every now and then would reignite my stifled creativity, but it was mostly because my parents begged me to do something other than watch Netflix in bed ...