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Women and Beer Pong: a Sexist Sport
Photo by Kelsi Barkved / The Phoenix News It is no secret that beer is crafted for men. As outdated phrases like “be a man” are slowly becoming memories, I write this article in hopes that soon, the...
View ArticleDon’t Call Us West Kelowna, We’re Divided Enough
After the city of West Kelowna voted to reject the city council’s proposal to borrow $7.7million to build a new city hall and civic centre, the close result shows that the city is still politically...
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5 Reasons to Vote for Donald Trump
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr 5 reasons why I see Trump as the best candidate I can’t deny I’m part of the 33% that are pro-Trump because he’s not Clinton, but from what I believe America...
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5 Reasons to Vote for Donald Trump
To really learn about fascism you need to experience it—not just read about it In terms of the upcoming Presidential election, Americans haven’t had an easier choice to make since five minutes ago...
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The Generation Gap: Why are Old People on Facebook So Funny?
We have all been there. A friend posts a photo of us doing something stupid whilst drunk, and the next thing we encounter is a cringe-worthy comment from one of our relatives on Facebook. The older...
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Gender Inclusive Language Isn’t the End of English
Illustration by Sarah James / The Phoenix News Why gender inclusive language is important (A response) Earlier this month an article on Princeton University’s new gendered language policy, implemented...
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A Dogmatic Roundabout
Photo by David Vasilliev / The Phoenix News “[Language] becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish...
View Article“Because She’s A Woman” Is Not An Excuse
Hillary Clinton is leading America’s new identity politics Nothing makes me a firm believer in the idiocy of the public more than people who vote based on a candidate’s physical characteristics. In...
View ArticleTruth: An Obituary
With Oxford Dictionary’s blessing, 2016 dies off with “post-truth” reigning supreme as the word of the year. Defined as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less...
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As the Protests Go On
Illustration provided by SARA and UBCO artist Varenka Kim The Kelowna Right to Life Society continues their protests on campus, as UBC Okanagan is allowing the demonstrations to take place “provided...
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Jordan Peterson and Gender Pronouns
Illustration by Sarah James / The Phoenix News Jordan Peterson at the University of Toronto has led the campaign against Bill C-16, arguing, at least from my interpretation, that C-16 will criminalize...
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The US Election is Comedy Gold
Original Photo by journalforeignrelations / Creative Commons Well, the mad man did it. While many celebrate Trump’s victory, others grieve that this is the end of America. I want to tell all the...
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The Benefits of Having Two Sets of Parents
Illustration by Sarah Dowler/ The Phoenix News The concept of marrying one person, and staying with them for your entire life has been cemented into our minds by countless books, plays, and rom-...
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Awareness: The Humane Answer to ‘Humane’ Meat
Photo by Amanda Hirsch / Flickr As the world becomes increasingly aware of the treatment of non-human animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses, the popularized myth of ‘humane’ meat has...
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Argument Ad ‘White’-Hominem
Photo by Sébastien Bertrand / Flickr The School of Oriental and African Studies’ (SOAS) University of London students’ union has insisted that philosophers such as Plato, Descartes, Socrates, and more...
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Sweatpants are not for the Classroom
Photo by David Vassiliev / The Phoenix News As the new Opinions Editor of this paper, I find myself able to vent in a particularly effective way. With that in mind, I find myself discovering things...
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Consent Can Be Sexy
Photo by Stephanie Prentice Have your parents even sat down with you and spoke to you about sexual consent? Did you sit in a classroom, slightly uncomfortable while your teacher drilled “No Means No”...
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Confronting a Pro-Life Protestor
Screenshot from the Phoenix News Pro-Life/ Pro-Choice Protest coverage/ YouTube The pro-life protests happened, as you all know, on January 24th. The courtyard between the Science building and the...
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UBCSUO Elections: aka Pageant UBCO
Credit: UBC Student Union Okanagan Our University’s student union elections are once again upon us. This debacle inevitably turns out to be a popularity contest where a certain amount of students vote...
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Dismantling the “Common White Girl” Trope
Photo by Riley Petillion / The Phoenix News You have probably heard the term “common white girl.” Whether it is used to mock others, or accessed through Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites,...
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