I'm a student at UBC and the Opinions editor for the CapCourier newspaper.
I'm also part of the UBC Debating Society and other similarly geeky clubs.
I founded WordArc with my brother. It was partly to help remedy my sporadic highs of hypergraphia but mostly because I wanted a place where writers could share their best works. I also do podcasts of WordArc Weekly to help bring more focus and analysis to all the talented writers on here.
Biography In Six Words:LATEST STATISTICS ON A FEDERAL VOTE POLL2010-04-15 12:56:05This is a graphical representation of Canada's left-wingers vs. right-wingers. Canadians answered a recent poll which asked: "If a federal elect... |
HATING ON HATIANS2010-02-13 21:09:11After the devastating earthquake that hit the city of Bam, an Iranian city whose architecture is as vulnerable as Port-au-Prince, the world unified... |
HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE2009-12-05 04:21:17“Less Tuition = More Beer Money” is the mocking syllogism crayoned onto a sign gripped by a man amidst a student protest for lower tuition fees... |
WHERE THE WILD THINGS MATURED AND CHILDREN CRY AT THEATRE2009-10-10 18:28:42Within minutes of the movie, three children beside me were escorted by their parents out of the theatre. Max, the main character, was abusing a cat... |
ORGANIC CARS2009-09-19 05:36:49It’s the yummiest car out there, because it’s a racing car that runs on chocolate and wine. Pre-2009 it only existed in the wildest fantasies o... |
SHOULD WE USE AESTHETICS AND NOT SCIENCE TO SAVE ANIMALS?2009-08-15 15:10:21When treating animals ethically, society tends to rely on scientific data to justify it's basis. For example, the news has reported of a few cases... |
THE BAND MGMT NEED TO READ MORE BOOKS2009-06-13 04:02:11At the beginning of the MGMT video for the song "Kids" the viewer is met with a quote by Mark Twain:
"Battle not with monsters lest ye become a... |
ONE MORE REASON TO NOT VOTE FOR A LIBERAL2009-04-24 23:32:58B.C's Top Law Enforcer Suspended from Driving 41 km/h Over Speed Limit.
John van Dongen, who is running for re-election as a Liberal in Abbots... |
RADIOHEAD MEETS VAMPIRE WEEKEND AND THE RESULTS ARE GOOD2009-04-05 03:49:10After a few recommendations to listen to Vampire Weekend I can say that I'm not impressed by most of their work and I never found their music reall... |
OBAMA WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE INTERNET?2009-04-03 20:54:36The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow Presidents to shut down private Internet networks whenever deemed appropriate!Th... |