Nominations for LUSU's 2026 General Election are open until this Friday, February 20th. Students who self-nominate can run for a variety of Executive Team positions, or for a seat on LUSU's Board of Directors. How does this election actually affect you as a student? Why should you care to get involved? If you do choose to run, how do you effectively represent yourself to voters? I spoke with a LUSU representative to answer these, and several other pressing questions about the election. 

Sara investigates the latest in cosmetic alterations.

Last week, instead of going down a rabbit hole, we are going to dig ourselves into the groundhog burrow. Who are these groundhogs? What do they say about this spring's arrival? Why do we care? More importantly, why should we care? From Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil all the way to Nova Scotia's Lucy the Lobster, let's peel back how groundhogs (and groundhog-adjacents) came to be such iconic portents of spring. 

America is taking a couple of pages out of the authoritarian playbook, and it seems like the US youth are all for it. Come and learn about how easily you might be falling for national propaganda. 

Last Tuesday, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck just 23 kilometers away from Orillia. As unusual as this was, it's not the only strange climatic event the region has seen in recent years. Despite its unassuming geography, southern Ontario has fallen victim - not only to earthquakes - but also, several other types of extreme events. Most notably, we have been subject to tornadoes, and, as many will remember all too well - ice storms. What drives this unusual behaviour from the climate? 

From memes to Trump’s latest photoshoot, your morning glass of milk has been hijacked as a symbol for white supremacy, and the reason is much weirder than you think. 

When the opinions of your leader become the facts of your nation, is it still democracy? Or have we entered the era of American fascism? Find out in this article by staff writer Faisal Al-Saati. 

Thunder Bay writer Sara Stoppel investigates our neighbor to the south, and what’s going on with ICE.

For years, United States President Donald Trump has expressed interest in expanding United States territory to include a variety of resource-rich, international lands. In the last few weeks, he's made several extreme political moves to make this a reality. Just how far will he go to win this unsettling, real-world game of Catan?