I have always envied my little sister in that her pain threshold is so much higher than mine. She once burned her hand on a marshmallow stick and she didn’t even shed a tear. If I had done the same, I would’ve been intolerable. I’d be wailing for the first hour and a half –…
Lethbridge women take back the night
A roar of passion sounded in downtown Lethbridge as men, women and children marched for the safety of their mothers, sisters and friends. Citizens of Lethbridge proudly clutched their handmade signs, braving the rain, to literally confront oppression and combat violence. The Young Women’s Crises Association held Take Back the Night on Oct. 20 as…
City council candidate takes loss well
Bill Ginther [left] waits eagerly for the results of the election with his family and friends at his house on Oct. 16. Bill Ginther, the oldest candidate in Lethbridge’s city council election, was surrounded by friends and family as the polls closed. The room was buzzing with anticipation as everyone waited for the election results.…
Glorifying mental illness
When I was in grade nine, I had my very first anxiety attack. A coil of panic squeezed my chest so hard I thought it would burst. Nausea churned within me. I felt hot and light, but also chilled and heavy. My head was floating in space, but traveled way too close to the blistering sun.…
Raymond athlete makes Team Canada
Marissa “Smacklemore” Stocker (white jersey), local roller derby player, blocks her opponents. A Raymond athlete “couldn’t stop smiling” when she found out she was skating on up to Team Canada. Marissa “Smacklemore” Stocker, an Alberta roller derby player, said her sister broke the news with a big grin and Canadian flag cupcakes. Stocker had been…
Sorority branch seeks to be ratified
Brooke Cherwenuk plays Monopoly at the Delta Eta Iota games night at Lethbridge College in the Cullen Residence Hall on Sept. 25. Lethbridge College’s own sorority branch is hoping to be ratified by February as an official club. Delta Eta Iota is opening its doors to females across campus and offering shoulders of support for…
The Marathon of Hope continues
A Lethbridge citizen stretches before the Terry Fox Run at Henderson Lake Park on Sunday. Lethbridge residents ran for hope at the annual Terry Fox Run in Henderson Lake Park on Sunday. Terry Fox was the visionary for the Marathon of Hope when he decided to run across Canada on one leg to raise funding…
December Burgess
December Burgess, 19, is a Digital Journalism student at Lethbridge College. Burgess enjoys book recommendation blogs, lifestyle pieces, and photography. She is an avid ukulele player and adores writing, producing and performing her own music. The arts are a large part of Burgess’ life. Poetry slams, theatre productions and karaoke nights fill her with uninhibited…
Honouring Suicide Prevention
Jennifer Westwood looks over her notes for her speech at the Honouring Suicide Prevention Event. A Lethbridge citizen shared her fight with depression and addiction at the Honouring Suicide Prevention event last week. Jennifer Westwood is a survivor of attempted suicide. Her depression had affected her since the age of thirteen. Her first attempt at…
Books! Books! Books! (politics edition)
With politics heating up both on and off campus, (and if you have an opportunity to vote, I recommend you do. Seriously. It’s your own future that hangs in the balance) I figured I’d delve into the depths of political fiction this week. Political fiction is a sub-genre of books that focus on political fancies…
