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Every year, the number of highly educated people worldwide is increasing, while the number of illiterate people is decreasing to a...
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Anan Kutsuzawa
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Climate Change Hypocrisy
We acknowledge climate change, and we even call it the climate crisis. Yet, we roam freely in cars, travel on planes, and shamelessly...
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Maya Kumar
Oct 4, 20234 min read
"Hell Term": The self-fufilling prophecy?
Much like every grade twelve, I spent my first week of school saying how I couldn’t believe I was in “Hell Term”. I have now come to...
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Nika Lalic
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Marta in Pants
An intimate history of the most popular sport in the world - but the female version The recently held Women's World Cup in Australia and...
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Jia Garg
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Why the World, Despite its Flaws is a Beautiful Place
Close your eyes, Listen to the sounds around you. Think about summer, the splashing of pools, the laughter of children. It is time to...
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Maia Kaul
Oct 2, 20233 min read
Procrastination - The Panic Monster
(Link to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU) My aunt recently introduced me to a Ted Talk by Tim Urban (writer of...
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Ria Pabby
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Mind over Matter? The Placebo Effect in our Everyday Lives
“Mind over matter”. “If you dream it, you can do it”. “When you believe you can do something, you are halfway there”. Whether it be from...
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Antara Bajaj
Oct 2, 20233 min read
Morocco vs Libya: the response to tragedy
In recent days, both Morocco and Libya have been struck by horrific natural disasters. On the 14th of September, a 6.8 magnitude...
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Meredith Chang
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Making Sense of Contradiction in the UWC Movement
Picture this: An environmentalist movement campaigning for their goals of reducing fossil fuel consumption. Annually, the movement asks...
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Ananya Jain (Guest)
May 24, 20235 min read
GOONJ: Giving with Dignity
There was a park to my left and a narrow alley with no signboard to my right. “Where is Goonj?” I asked a man sitting on a chair by the...
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Maya Kumar
May 16, 20235 min read
Is UWC too Political?
A few months ago, someone told me, “You know too much about politics”. I stared at him, a bit puzzled, wondering how someone can know...
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Maya Kumar
May 16, 20235 min read
Breaking the Chains of Learned Helplessness
As we as a society continue to place increased emphasis on mental health, it often highlights the idea that we as people, should have...
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Ria Pabby
May 14, 20234 min read
Legalising Euthanasia: Unethical or Necessary?
Euthanasia, or medically assisted death, is a highly controversial topic around the world, with some arguing that it provides terminally...
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Dhriti Sircar
May 14, 20234 min read
Grotowski's Vision of Theatre
Jerzy Grotowski was a Polish theatre director, actor, and theorist, born in 1933, who was known for his work in experimental theatre. He...
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Isabelle Smith (guest)
May 14, 20234 min read
The Politicisation of Women in Politics
What is the point of having women in positions of power? Are these women bringing about equality? Can these women improve the conditions...
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Maya Kumar
Mar 26, 20234 min read
My teacher told me to use ChatGPT: The promise and perils of the ChatBot
It’s true, in fact two of my teachers told me I could. And because they essentially speak on behalf of all teachers, using ChatGPT is...
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Maia Kaul
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Comforting downfall
The abundance of blue seemed angry, waves aggressively hitting the sand. Children were screaming, laughing, running away from the edge of...
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Meredith Chang
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Resuscitate
crescent moon imprints from the nail biting, tasting the thick of my skin the sullen thumph of sour blood-beating i wonder that it...
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