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      One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: McGill’s 9th Official Black History Month Celebration
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      McGill Joins in the Heat: How Heated Rivalry has Seeped into Campus Culture 
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      30 Years Later, Is Quebec Moving Towards a Third Referendum?
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      The Price of Information: Prediction Markets
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      The Hidden Costs of a Cashless Society
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      What is the Financial Impact of Winter on Major Canadian Cities?
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    • Where is the PLUR? Inside a Sold-Out Night at Igloofest
      Where is the PLUR? Inside a Sold-Out Night at Igloofest
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      Charli XCX’s “The Moment”: Outgrowing Your Own Art
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      “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812”: A Review
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      Sticking the Landing: How Heated Rivalry Won Me Over
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      Tips for a Not-So-SAD Montreal Winter
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    • An Official Guide to Helping Your Child Become an Olympian
      An Official Guide to Helping Your Child Become an Olympian
    • 150 Years in the Making: How the historic Harvard vs McGill rugby game set the stage for the whole year
      150 Years in the Making: How the historic Harvard vs McGill rugby game set the stage for the whole year
    • Imane Khelif and Racism within Women’s Sports
      Imane Khelif and Racism within Women’s Sports
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    • Let’s go down a rabbit-hole of deps together!
      Let’s go down a rabbit-hole of deps together!
    • Reflections of Her
      Reflections of Her
    • MVSA: More Than Just a Club – A Bridging of Cultures, A Strengthening of Bonds
      MVSA: More Than Just a Club – A Bridging of Cultures, A Strengthening of Bonds

Maxine Bisera

Opinion

Beyond the Blue Curtains: the Decline of Media Literacy

By Maxine Bisera

When I write my little articles for online publication, I’m often worried that someone will misconstrue my words. Two years…

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Opinion

Cut Fruit: A Reflection on Diasporic Media

By Maxine Bisera

Some time ago, a friend of mine announced she’d be releasing a short film, titled Cut Fruit. There was no…

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Opinion

Remakes, Reboots, Recycle: Media Adaptations that Sell the Same Ideas Back to Us

By Maxine Bisera

Soon after the trailer for the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid was released, it received over 1.5 million dislikes…

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Opinion

Quebec’s Hospitals Need a Major Boost

By Maxine Bisera

It is no secret that Quebec’s healthcare system is under attack. Now, faced with record-high COVID-19 case numbers and a…

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Opinion

Testing Long Distance Relationships

By Maxine Bisera

Jake* and Claire* have been linked together since before they were born. Their mothers attended the same yoga class while…

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