Commentary

<p>I remember sitting on my friend’s bed at seven years old – I was filling out an application to journalism school and she was filling out one for medical school. Fourteen years later and I’m about to take over the role of editor-in-chief of The Aquinian. In 2018, I walked into my first ever Aquinian [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Unlike many of my colleagues and friends, I didn&#8217;t start university as a journalist. I didn&#8217;t show up to my first story meeting in first year with a notebook full of ideas and plans to one day be managing editor. Like most of the good things in my life, I stumbled into The Aquinian almost [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In order to be productive with schoolwork, chores and basic self-care, I used an app called Flora that would lock my phone. If I tried to open my phone, the app would kill a virtual plant that I was growing. With my poor attention span, this stopped working and I realized I needed to up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Award season is in full swing with the 93rd annual Oscar nominations released on March 15. Here are some predictions for the major categories. Projected Best Supporting Actress Winner: Olivia Coleman &#8211; The Father Olivia Coleman has been an award show darling with films such as The Iron Lady (2011), The Lobster (2015), and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the National Basketball Association trade deadline passing on March 25, there were several rumours swirling about the Toronto Raptors. The 11th seeded team, who were champions just two years ago and six points away from a consecutive conference finals appearance last year, have had an incredibly disappointing season thus far. The Aaron Baynes experiment [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s time to say “OK, see you” to a beloved Canadian show. Kim’s Convenience is “closing store” after five seasons, which was a shock to beloved fans. The star of the show, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee – who plays Mr. Sang-Il Kim – took the spotlight for Canadian prime-time television and won two Canadian Screen Awards [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I’ve been interested in sports for as long as I can remember. But no matter how much I cared about a specific sport, my ability never clicked. I was no prodigy—not even average at most sports. It started with soccer when I was four and flag football not long after at age seven. It was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s the middle of the afternoon, but I haven&#8217;t moved from my bed. The curtains are closed, the lights are off and I&#8217;m buried under a pile of blankets. I can’t move. I can’t breathe. I can’t sleep. All I can do is stare at the video on my phone.   A 91-year-old Asian man walks [&hellip;]</p>

<p>You don’t celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day? Well, I’m sure there’s a totally rational reason for that. Maybe you just hate the idea of love and despise the thought of other people enjoying themselves.  Ah, I see. You could be one of those people that believes “love should be celebrated every day.” Well guess what bud, couples [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Cindy Chua is a fourth-year media studies and sociology major at St. Thomas University. Romantic comedies seem to be the movie genre of choice, especially around Valentine’s Day. When people are asked to think about rom-coms, the first thing that comes to the minds of many is joy. Rom-coms expose people to what love ideally [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Let me make a few things clear — I am not hating on mental health awareness. Though I cannot say I’ve suffered from serious mental health issues, I have had friends who have. I’ve gone through my rough patches. But I think there is an issue that needs to be addressed. The opinions on this [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Minari is about the American dream, yet is too Korean for the Golden Globes to consider the film for best drama picture.  Lee Isaac Chung is a Korean-American who wrote and directed the film and former The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun plays the lead role of Jacob. American film studios A24 and Plan B [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The change came so quietly, that I initially missed the announcement on the City of Fredericton’s website: “Accessible Transit will be available beginning October 1, 2020 on all busses.” I’m just reading it now, and it’s December — my fault for not staying up-to-date on this pivotal issue. I suppose I should be having an equally [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome to my commentary, a place where I will discuss some tips to build a healthier and happier relationship between you, your exercise habits and your healthy eating goals this year. I am a firm believer that fitness is for everyone and gyms should be a welcoming place to learn for people of all skill [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Misleading topics, over analyzing athlete&#8217;s tweets, inconsistent opinions and a lot of irrelevant numbers — I understand. Sports journalism doesn&#8217;t turn on a lot of young, aspiring journalists. Why write about a game when there&#8217;s dozens of groundbreaking stories waiting to be covered? Poverty, social justice, wars — are all much bigger than sports. There&#8217;s no [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I was in the middle of a journalism class when my cell phone rang. When I saw the message, I had to apologize and leave the online meeting because I couldn&#8217;t believe what I read. I did some research to confirm the news was true. When I saw the civil unrest taking place in Peru, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As I roll over in bed, an eager toddler climbs on top of me and yells  “mommy it’s wake up time!”  I moan as I use all my effort to drag my body out of bed. My eleven-month-old golden retriever whimpers by the back door, begging to go outside. After putting him on his leash, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Though 2020 is deplorable for everyone, a glimpse of hope shines for gamers. The release of the next generation of consoles is upon us, which usually happens every seven years.  Sony dropped the Playstation 5 on Nov. 12 while Microsoft released the XBox Series X two days later. But the question is, what console do you [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I remember as a kid, I&#8217;d watch Rick Steves Europe with my dad and think, “Damn, Cape Breton kinda sucks.” While Steves travelled around Europe, I was in Sydney, Nova Scotia with no idea of what I was going to do with my life. The only thing I knew was I was getting the hell [&hellip;]</p>

<p>My first thought when I heard the results of the election was, &#8220;I can finally go home.&#8221; I came back to Canada in May because I didn&#8217;t feel safe in my hometown of Scarborough, Maine. It became clear that the United States, specifically Donald Trump, were failing to manage the rising number of COVID-19 cases [&hellip;]</p>