Tax tips for students

Tax tips for students

by | Apr 3, 2014 | Business | Tech, Finance

It’s that time of year, when we’re reminded there are some good things that go along with being a university student—likely a low-earning one, who may be living at home. It’s tax time, and for students that typically means money, money, and more money! Cherish this...
Beauty marketing is wrong

Beauty marketing is wrong

by | Nov 28, 2013 | Op-eds, Opinions

The other day I was waiting for an appointment and grabbed the closest magazine to distract myself. I was overwhelmed by all the beauty-related ads. My heart breaks over the marketing efforts pursued by heartless, profit-seeking corporations that go to great lengths...
Healthy dose of humility

Healthy dose of humility

by | Oct 17, 2013 | Humour, Stories | Satire

HUMOUR — Gather ’round. Story time. I worked in a corporate office that had a gym on the second floor. It was awesome! Bored at work? No problem! Four floors later I was in a gym pumping iron or working up a good sweat. The icing on the cake was all the fitness...
Slack a little, gain a lot

Slack a little, gain a lot

by | Sep 19, 2013 | Op-eds, Opinions

Courses are like crackers. They just cost more. Make sense? No?! Oh . . . I figured that was self-explanatory. Well then, let me expand. According to Wikipedia, the saltine cracker challenge consists of eating six of the standard crackers in 60 seconds. This is nearly...
Would you cheat for a Klondike bar?

Would you cheat for a Klondike bar?

by | Sep 5, 2013 | Op-eds, Opinions

I cheat. You cheat. A-Rod cheats. Even once-thought squeaky clean poster boy Tiger Woods cheats. We all cheat — to varying degrees, of course. By cheating, I don’t strictly mean infidelity. (Although, according to a survey by Forum Poll market research firm conducted...