Hannah Baillie, Editor. Civic engagement amongst Canada’s youth population is declining. In the 2019 federal election, only 54 per cent of eligible voters aged 18-24 cast their ballot. And the problem extends well beyond federal politics. In Halifax’s 2016 municipal election, only 31.7 per cent of eligible voters turned out to vote. With the upcoming mayoral election on…
Madison Mills, Editor. My first co-op term was anything but conventional. I imagined I’d be waking up on my first day, putting on my new blazer, and picking up a coffee on my morning commute. In reality, the only coffee I was drinking that morning was freshly brewed by my mom’s Keurig. Due to COVID-19, my first co-op at Taste of Nova Scotia was adapted to be a remote position. Despite its initial challenges and technical difficulties, I learned how to…
It certainly is a different start of the school year at Mount Saint Vincent University, to say the least! For many of us, the final year(s) of our undergraduate degrees have been impacted by a global pandemic. For others, that same pandemic has hindered the much-anticipated beginning of our post-secondary adventure. Regardless of academic or…
