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New year, same story

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Now that New Year’s celebrations are over, it’s time to get down to business—new body, higher marks, sounder mind. . . right?    Every year we make New Year’s resolutions to better ourselves, but have we ever taken the time to ask why we make them, or if we even should? It’s almost always the

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Basic human decency

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|60px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”http://thestrand.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/March-MayaWong-1.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_margin=”||10px|” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.84″ custom_margin=”||40px|”] Photo | Maya Wong [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”light”] Revisiting a year of misogyny, sexual violence, and solidarity Last semester I had the pleasure of writing a final essay about femininity in Batwoman: Elegy . When I sent

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A space in conflict

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|63.4688px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” padding_right_1=”30px” _builder_version=”3.0.84″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ padding_right=”30px” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”http://thestrand.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Homelessness-HanaNikcevic.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.84″ module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.84″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]     Homelessness in and around the Victoria College campus Content warning: discussions of police violence and illness. In my years at Victoria College, I have witnessed an uncomfortable contrast of our

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