Hannah Baillie, Editor. After a year filled with unrest, controversy, and riots, many Americans were happy to say goodbye to 2020. But the dawn of a new year has brought even more chaos for our neighbours in the South. The riots that took place in the US Capitol on Jan. 8, 2021 led to upset,…
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…
Media surrounds us in all aspects of daily life, influencing us to think and act in particular ways. As consumers, we must stop and take a moment to consider whether the media we observe contains biases. According to Dictionary.com, bias is defined as “a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is…
