Back To School

1 Read David Allen’s Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity cover-to-cover. I still haven’t gotten around to finishing it, but the four-page “welcome” was really quite inspiring. 2 Be productive and make a list of the things you have to do. It’ll bring you closer to achievement, right? 3 Better yet, start a […]

You came here for an education, right? Good, because I’m about to school you on Halifax’s favourite subject: beer. From light to dark, hoppy to fruity, it’s time to meet your new classmates. If you drink: Pilsners, lagers and light ales like Heineken, Steamwhistle, Molson 50 and Canadian, Mill St. Organic, or anything that ends […]

When it comes to sex, your body is kind of like a car. A very powerful car that can take you to a lot of amazing places. When you were just old enough to think about driving that car, you were taught the parameters of how it works: this is how the engine works, touching […]

If love is a battlefield, then hooking up can be a minefield. When it comes to dating, there are social cues and rules to follow. Drinks, dinners—or at least coffee—are to be bought. All of this work is for possible— not proven—outcomes of companionship, friendship and ultimately, sex. Sometimes, you just want to forget the hubbub […]

So it begins It doesn’t matter how it happened: personal emergency, your dog consumed your carefully prepared but not backed-up thesis or maybe you just spent the last three weeks every night levelling up in Diablo 3. Whatever, we all have our own special brand of procrastination (see page 24). Here we are now in […]

Coffee Caffeine: 95mg-120mg per 8oz cup Focus: 3/5 Flavour: 5/5 Ol’ faithful, but too many cups and you’ll be lucky if you can keep your fingers still long enough to type anything at all between bathroom breaks. Yerba Maté Tea Caffeine: 85mg Focus: 5/5 Flavour: 5/5 Feel good about this choice, with plenty of flavour […]

Good morning wise pupils, welcome to Halifax! We present to you a syllabus of sorts, our annual Back to School Guide. Don’t slack on reading this one, it’s chock-full of tips (expert and otherwise) for how to survive the year ahead. CLICK HERE! You’re gonna be great. Happy learning!

Take a simple visual sweep across any crowd of people in Halifax and you’ll notice a lot of diversity. Whether it be the stage-front area at a killer rock concert, or a first-year Intro to Psychology university class, a whole spectrum of engagement emerges from the behaviour of those in attendance. Let’s run with the […]

I f you’re a student (or anyone else, but especially a student), you should pop onto the database at electionsnovascotia.ca and make sure you’re on the voting list. That’s because the premier will likely call an election next week, with voting in early October. Anyone who is a citizen, over 18 and has lived […]

Like sands through the hourglass, your summer slipped away quickly. Just when you were getting into it, it was gone. If you’re lamenting all of those hours you spent (wasted) in front of the television or your computer screen instead of frolicking in the sun, don’t. (Or, maybe do, but this might help you feel […]