Posts by Lexi Kuo
ThredUP misses the point of thrifting
ThredUP is an online shop selling secondhand clothing. Veiled in the rosy rhetoric of sustainability, savings and style, their Facebook page preaches, “get thrifty with it!” Online thrifting seems like a godsend, and maybe it…
Read MoreLove, the universal language?
“So, what’s your relationship status?” Three international students sit in The Dalhousie Gazette office, looking at each other sheepishly. They’re here to discuss their relationship experiences. International students come from many languages, countries and…
Read MoreThrough the fog of Huawei propoganda
The United States is accusing technology company, Huawei, of posing a security threat. Canada arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, on U.S authority Dec. 1, following accusations that a Huawei subsidiary violated a sanction against Iran. …
Read MoreContradictory Carbon Tax Catastrophe
A new carbon tax will be implemented as part of the Pan American Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change next January. The purpose of this tax is to save our environment and…
Read MoreHow Consumerism Stole Christmas
As a kid, I loved everything about Christmas: annual traditions like baking cookies with my mom, listening to Michael Bublé’s Christmas album and letter writing. Every year without fail, I…
Read MoreExams aren’t everything!
BY TANAKA SHUMBA AND MEGHAN CHISHOLM Exam Encouragement Exam season is finally upon us. In a few weeks we’ll all be writing our final exams before heading home for the holidays. Before…
Read MoreThink flu shots ain’t shit?
Herd immunity is a biological concept where a majority vaccinated population inhibits the spread of disease to members of the ‘herd’ who have weakened or no immunity. This could include young children,…
Read MoreThis Movember, my vag
Pubic hair. It spouts out your butt crack. It pokes through your underwear. It sprinkles down your thighs. Maybe it does all of these things, maybe it does none. Pubic…
Read MoreThink the flu shot ain’t shit?
Herd immunity is a biological concept where a majority vaccinated population inhibits the spread of disease to members of the ‘herd’ who have weakened or no immunity. This could include young children,…
Read MoreSmoking ban? Not a fan
Smoke is in the air. But as the official legalization of recreational marijuana approaches, so is an all too convenient public smoking ban in the city of Halifax. The proposed bylaw prohibits smoking on…
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