Vol 64 Issue 4

February 17, 2026

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Pourquoi les films de comédies romantiques n’ont plus le même goût ?

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Les années 90 et 2000 possédaient également de véritables icônes du genre. Des actrices comme Anne Hathaway, Meg Ryan ou Sandra Bullock, et des duos mythiques comme Julia Roberts et Richard Gere dans Pretty Woman (1990) et Runaway Bride (1999), incarnaient à eux seuls la comédie romantique. Leur simple présence attirait naturellement les spectateurs et créait une véritable attente. Aujourd’hui, de nombreux acteurs évitent les collaborations répétées ou les rôles trop marqués, par peur d’être enfermés dans un genre et de limiter leur carrière.

Cette stratégie rend les films moins mémorables et empêche l’émergence de nouvelles figures emblématiques.

Le budget constitue également un facteur déterminant. Les

By Sirine Askri, Journaliste Française films d’action et les franchises How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), 27 Dressannées 2000. Pour donner un exemple totalement contraigénèrent des revenus bien plus es (2008), Notting Hill (1999)... On est toute une re, le film Anyone But You (2023) a été largement critiqué importants que les comédies rogénération à avoir grandi avec ces classiques des pour son histoire jugée sans âme et son manque d’alchimie mantiques, poussant l’industrie à investir davantage dans ces genres. années 90 et 2000. Ces films ont révolutionné une entre les personnages principaux alors même qu’ils vivent époque: ils étaient réconfortants, naïfs et profondé- également des interactions physiques. Une autre critique qui C’est pourquoi la majorité des comédies romantiques se retroument mémorables. Pourtant, aujourd’hui, quand revient souvent est que les histoires manquent de réalisme : vent désormais sur les plateformes on lance une nouveauté sur Netflix, l’ambiance un accent sur l’humour trop forcé qui fait perdre son aspect de streaming, le public étant moins enclin à se déplacer au cinéma n’est plus du tout la même. La magie semble s’être naturel, une sensation d’adaptation faite pour le spectacle pour ce type de film qu’auparaperdue pour laisser passer à des récits rapidement et la performance ou encore une impression que la vie des vant. Malgré quelques exceptions oubliables. Qu’est-ce qui a changé dans la recette de personnages commence et finit avec le film. Le tout avec une comme Materialists (2025), le ces représentations parfois irréalistes, mais pourt- intrigue qui semble surjouée et irréelle. genre peine à retrouver sa place sur grand écran. ant très appréciées de la romance ?

On retrouve aussi des détails indéniables qu’on ne Au fond, la recette d’une Tout d’abord, l’ère numérique a totalement pourra simplement pas retrouver à nouveau. La qualité de véritable comédie romantique se chamboulé la manière de représenter l’amour. l’image est un exemple majeur : le grain chaleureux de la cache derrière une pincée de nosAvant, on se croisait par hasard dans une librairie pellicule 35mm a laissé place à une netteté numérique partalgie. On se retrouve à romancer de quartier. Maintenant, les échanges se font à tra- fois un peu froide, presque “trop propre”. Cet aspect réaliste tout et n’importe quoi et c’est précisément ce qui nous touche. Et vers l’écran d’un téléphone. Le film Netflix People brise l’essence même d’une comédie romantique qui cherfinalement tout est relatif : peutwe meet on vacation (2026) a récemment fait parler che à raconter des histoires presque fausses, mais c’est pour être que les générations Alpha de lui par son effet du retour de l’ère des comédies ça qu’on les aime. La qualité des décennies précédentes seront, elles aussi, nostalgiques des comédies romantiques actuelles. romantiques. Son aspect d’interaction physique à donnaient un air rêveur et réconfortant aux films avec une travers les voyages a rappelé le style d’intrigue des sorte d’étincelle qu’on ne revoit plus aujourd’hui.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Saint-Valentin: Pourquoi les films de comédies...1

Lovesick: When Women in Music...4

Quand l’identité....Bad Bunny...4 The Crushing Weight of Defeat: Recession Pop...5 A Farewell.........3

EXPRESSION I’m So Full of Love, I Can Barely Eat....8 Yum.......................................................8 Jules and Verde..........................................8 words to describe the sound of airplan es...............................................................8

Health & Wellness Bouchées de gâteau au pain d’épices................9 Ways to Combat Exam Stress........9

METROPOLIS Ah Feel To Party...............12 IDEAS & ISSUES I Love You, But It’s Illegal: The “Loving” Story of.............10

CAMPUS LIFE Dinner with Glendon Alummi......6 Love, Actually: Redefining Valentine’s....Romance....7

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EDITORIAL

February 17, 2026

PRO TEM

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Letter From The Editor Dearest Gentle Reader, A new Pro Tem season has begun! And this author is pleased to declare that Pro Tem is back on the stands with me as your new Editor-in-Chief! I am most eager to assume the leadership of this paper and to see it rise to the finest expression of its potential! Thank you for gracing us with your readership, as we invite you to plunge into this tantalizing Valentine’s Edition of this paper, surely to entice even the most anti-love individuals.

Une nouvelle saison de Pro Tem a commencé ! Et l’auteur de cet article est heureux d’annoncer que Pro Tem est de retour en kiosque avec moi comme nouveau rédactrice-en-chef ! Je suis impatient de prendre la direction de ce journal et de le voir atteindre son plein potentiel ! Merci de nous honorer de votre lecture. Nous vous invitons à vous plonger dans cette édition spéciale Saint-Valentin alléchante, qui séduira à coup sûr même les plus réfractaires à l’amour.

This issue brings nothing short of a scandal, bringing hot takes on all things love from romantic comedies, romance on campus, interracial marriages, and women in music, tired of it all. For those eager to forget all about the dreaded V-Day, I’d wager you would be interested in reading about ways to combat exam stress, Glendon Dinner events, Caribbean festivals celebrating Black History and more!

Ce numéro est tout simplement scandaleux, avec des articles passionnés sur tout ce qui touche à l’amour, des comédies romantiques aux amour sur le campus, en passant par les mariages interraciaux et les femmes dans la musique, lassées de tout cela. Pour ceux qui souhaitent oublier cette redoutable Saint-Valentin, je parie que vous serez intéressés par des articles sur les moyens de lutter contre le stress des examens, les dîners organisés à Glendon, les festivals caribéens célébrant l’histoire des Noirs, et bien plus encore !

Dive into our poems to get in your feels, or relive that tragic Blue Jays loss to shed a tear or two. All’s fair in love and war, and every ending brings a new beginning—very apt for this new start to Pro Tem! The biggest thank you to the team for rallying together for this issue and to YOU, the readers, who make it all possible.

Plongez-vous dans nos poèmes pour vous laisser envahir par vos émotions, ou revivez la défaite tragique des Blue Jays pour verser une larme ou deux. Tout est permis en amour et à la guerre, et chaque fin apporte un nouveau départ, ce qui convient parfaitement à ce nouveau départ de Pro Tem ! Un grand merci à l’équipe qui s’est mobilisée pour ce numéro et à VOUS, les lecteurs, qui rendez tout cela possible.

“A whisper is relevant for only as long as it is spoken, but a paper represents more. Its physical form grants permanence” (Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 6).

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17 février 2026

The Crushing Weight of Defeat: A Farewell to an Amazing Season photo:Canva

By Nicholas Malcolm, Contributor

The truth is, this loss still does not sit well with me. The fact that the team was that close to winning it all against the defending champions still hurts. The Jays fought hard right till the final inning and made a team like the Dodgers look much more mediocre than they In the ALCS, the Jays faced actually are. I give all respect to LA. They are an another challenge against the Seattle incredible team and showed up when it mattered Mariners, a team just as hungry to win most. They dominated in the playoffs and were as them. Seattle is the only MLB franabsolutely good enough to win it all. As much chise that has never made it to the World as it pains me to say, the Dodgers deserved their Series, making this a massive moment win. However, they are still a hard team to root for the team and their fans. Seattle started for. The Dodgers have the highest payroll in the series up 2-0, the Jays bounced back the MLB and a team full of future members of and ended up forcing the series to 7 the Hall of Fame. That’s not to say that the Jays games. In Game 7, the team had a slow are not an expensive team, but this year’s Blue start. The Jays gave up three runs against Jays team was not built on money. This was a Seattle while only being able to score team built on development, grit, and key players one. This was until the seventh inning, showing up when it mattered most.

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when George Springer came to the plate.

Imagine tens of thousands of devoted Despite these additions, I was Springer hit a 381-foot home run to left A new record that was set this year fans frozen in stunned silence, watching still expecting another 2024, a year where field, giving the Jays a 4-3 lead. They was the most hits in a single MLB postseason, a confetti fall, and celebrations erupt for the Jays would miss the playoffs and end would eventually hold on to this lead, record accomplished by Ernie Clement. This was someone else, as the Toronto Blue Jays up back to where they started. It seems winning the game and sending them to a guy who was drafted in the fourth round and came painfully close to making history. those in the sports world agreed with me. their first World Series in over 30 years. was cut by the Oakland Athletics in 2022. A true The moment was heavy with what could “Experts” at CBS Sports all predicted that Springer’s home run is one of the most underdog that was one of the most clutch players have been. Just one year earlier, the the Blue Jays would either finish last or clutch hits in Blue Jays history, and it is in this run. Players like Addison Barger, who idea of the Blue Jays reaching the World second last in the AL East. safe to say that he is permanently etched was drafted in the sixth round, Nathan Lukes, Series was not just unlikely, it was almost With heavy expectations set on in not just Blue Jays history but in MLB who spent almost 10 years in the minors and laughable, a distant dream few dared to the team, the Blue Jays officially kicked history as a whole. obviously Trey Yesavage, a player who started believe in. off their season on March 27th, 2025. The So, the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays, the year in Single-A and was now pitching on team excelled during the regular season, a team that was expected to finish last, not the biggest stage in the world. Toronto was built The 2024 season for the Blue and it is safe to say that they proved a lot Jays had been truly disappointing, to say of baseball fans wrong. The Jays finished make the playoffs and not beat the Yan- on an underdog mentality with players who had the least. The team finished last in the AL the regular season with a record of 94-68 kees, were suddenly on their way to the faced plenty of adversity in their careers. These East and had its first losing season since and ended with a 1st place finish in the AL World Series. This series would be their players, who had never even competed in the playoffs, showed up when it mattered most. most difficult challenge yet. The Jays 2019. It had been a rough few years for East. The team had defied and exceeded The chemistry of this team was also incredibly baseball in Toronto, and this season felt expectations. Known stars such as George faced the LA Dodgers in a seven-game like a new and unfamiliar version of rock Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, and Ale- series and were up against, you guessed strong; they were a team that elevated each other and moved as one cohesive group. This team it, Shohei Ohtani. This series went bottom. In the 2022 and 2023 seasons, jandro Kirk had great seasons. However, back and forth constantly, with the Jays loved playing together, and we saw it in their the Jays suffered heartbreaking and it was the up-and-coming stars that were success. Ernie Clement put it perfectly in his frankly humiliating losses to both Seattle able to shine when it mattered most. The winning games 1, 4, and 5. One game post-game interview, saying, “The only thing I and Minnesota. To me, there were doubts Jays clinched their spot in the playoffs on that easily stood out was Game 3, an about whether Toronto would ever repli- September 21st and later fought hard for a 18-inning game being the second-longest can think of right now is spending this last night cate their previous years’ playoff success, 1st place position, receiving an automatic running game in MLB postseason history. with all the boys. I’m just going to miss them in the off-season. I couldn’t wait to come to the Once again, the series went to seven. such as their ALCS runs in 2015 and spot in the divisional round. field every day and just hang with everybody.

The game started well, with a three-run 2016 or even their days of real championI’ve been crying for probably an hour. I thought home run from Bo Bichette, a star who ship glory in 1992 and 1993. It also didn’t Even though they had just help that the Jays had their fair share of completed a dominant regular season, the had been injured for the majority of the I was done with the tears, but I just love these playoffs. When this home run was hit, I guys so much. It was just so much fun coming to well-publicized off-the-field drama.

Jays were once again being doubted. In work every day and battling with these guys. We thought it was over. I believed that the In December of 2023, the team the divisional series (ALDS) against the have so much to be proud of, even if it didn’t go momentum had shifted in favour of the New York Yankees, both the MLB website lost out on one of baseball’s greatest Jays and that they would finish the series, our way.” superstars, Shohei Ohtani. Toronto fans and CBS Sports had the Yankees winning, but this was not the case. Despite multiple genuinely believed that Ohtani was on a with CBS having all five of their “experts” efforts to close out the game, the Jays It is normal to be disappointed in the outcome flight to Toronto to announce his decision picking the Yankees over the Jays. Once could not hold on. The game ended in the of this series, but now that a month has passed, again, they were proven wrong. The Jays to sign with the team. However, he was 11th inning with the Los Angeles Dodgers I believe it is important to highlight what an inmade quick work of the Yankees, beating not on the plane. The next day, Ohtani credible season this was. A team built by underas World Series champions. I happened them in four games. The team scored over signed with the LA Dodgers. This was to be downtown at the time of the game, dogs that played with a passion and connection 34 runs and dominated defensively with another blow to Toronto and its fans, ready to celebrate a Jays win, but instead, that I believe has rarely, if ever, been seen before solid outings from pitchers like Kevin leaving us with little hope for the folI saw countless emotional fans left disap- in team history. We should be proud of this team lowing seasons. Following their playoff Gausman and Jeff Hoffman. Without a pointed and heartbroken by the outcome and give them credit for uniting a whole country absence in 2024, the Jays had to go back doubt, the most remarkable pitcher from they had just witnessed. behind them. I’m excited for the future of this to the drawing board. The team began by this series was Jays rookie Trey Yesavage. team, and I think the results next year could be When he pitched in Game 2, Yesavage had acquiring new players, including some even better than what we saw this year. young stars and seasoned veterans. These 11 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in 5 ½ innings, setting a Blue Jays postseason players included the likes of Andreas record for the most strikeouts in a single Gimenez, Max Scherzer, Jeff Hoffman, and many more. Shortly after the season playoff game. I had the pleasure of attendstarted, the Jays also re-signed superstar ing this game, and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. The feeling of Jay’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr to a historic 14fans being truly united once again was year, $500 million contract, giving him the most expensive contract in Canadian something special to witness. Yesavage sports history. The Jays were focused on blossomed under the pressure and was a several key aspects of baseball, including remarkable highlight not just against the upgrading their run scoring, strengthen- Yankees but throughout the postseason ing their bullpen, improving their infield as a whole. Other key players included Kirk and Guerrero Jr., who shone against defence, and creating a sense of depth Yankees pitching. within their lineup.

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17 février 2026

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Le journal étudiant de Glendon

Lovesick: When Women in Music Are Tired of Being Loved

What makes this cultural moment significant is that these artists are not rejecting love altogether. They are rejecting a version of love that demands self-erasure. The songs are not anti-romance; they are anti-exploitation. They question why love so often requires women to shrink, soften, or silence themselves to be considered worthy.

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By Amie Sosa, English Editor

The media plays a large role in reinforcing these expectations. Women artists are frequently marketed through narratives of desirability and relatability, their personal relationships dissected as part of their brand. When they sing about love, it is often assumed to be autobiographical, inviting public ownership over their emotions. This creates a cycle where women are expected not only to experience love deeply but to perform it publicly, Love has always been central to pop music, but lately, something has shifted. Where women sing- gracefully, endlessly, and without complaint.

ers were once expected to romanticize devotion, sacrifice, and emotional availability, many are now writing from a place of exhaustion. Not heartbreak in the traditional sense, but fatigue from being consumed, used, idealized, and misunderstood. This is not love lost. This is love overdone.

Across genres, women artists are articulating a shared frustration: the expectation to be endlessly loving, endlessly patient, endlessly available, endlessly working. Love given to women, as it is portrayed in the media, often comes with fine print. Be desirable but not demanding. Be nurturing but not needy. Be devoted but not human. The result is a generation of songs that sound less like love letters and more like exit interviews.

What these newer songs do instead is reclaim authorship. They allow women to be tired, bitter, sarcastic, or detached without framing those emotions as failure. Being “lovesick” no longer means longing or yearning; it means being nauseated by the same patterns repeating themselves. It means recognizing that love, when uneven, can be corrosive rather than fulfilling.

This shift also resonates strongly with listeners, particularly young women, who see their own experiences reflected back at them. Many recognize the feeling of giving too much, of being praised for selflessness while quietly burning out. Hearing these realities named in music offers both validation and language; a way to articulate discomfort that might otherwise feel personal or shameful.

One striking pattern in recent music is how often women question the terms of love itself. There are lyrics that ask whether affection is freely given or simply taken, whether intimacy is mutual or assumed.

One popular song, “use me!!!!!!” by Olga Myko, frames love as an “open invitation,” questioning whether In this sense, lovesickness is not weakness. It is awareness. It is the moment when kindness and care are being mistaken for consent. She is not confused about love; she is angry that it has been love stops feeling romantic and starts feeling transactional, when women begin asking misused and taken for granted.

This anger is not loud in the way rage is often portrayed. It is controlled, lyrical, and cutting. It shows up in songs where women name the emotional labour they are expected to perform without recognition. The song “Labour,” by Paris Paloma, for example, turns domestic and emotional work into something suffocating, almost historical, tying modern relationships to long-standing gendered expectations. Love, in this context, becomes work; unpaid, invisible, never finished and tiring

what they are receiving in return for all they are asked to give. If love is changing in music, it is because women are changing how they speak about it. They are no longer content to be muses, sirens, or metaphors. They are narrators of their own limits. In doing so, they are redefining love not as endurance, but as equity.

Quand l’identité dérange : le phénomène Bad Bunny Par Sirine Askri, Journaliste Française

Victoire au Grammy Awards 2026 représentant une première pour un album entièrement en espagnol, performance à la mi-temps du Superbowl 2026 qui fait enflammer les débats : Bad Bunny enchaîne les accomplissements symboliques alors même qu’il boycotte les États-Unis pour sa tournée. L’artiste profite de son succès pour faire passer ses messages politiques déclarant « Dehors, ICE ! » (« ICE out ! ») suite à sa victoire aux Grammy Awards. Dans un contexte de climat fragile pour les immigrés du pays, le chanteur porto ricain s’impose alors comme une figure de résistance.

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Mais en réalité, qu’est-ce que “Benito” a fait de mal ? Sa simple existence semble déranger: un artiste latino, profondément porto ricain, qui refuse de lisser son identité pour la rendre acceptable. Bad Bunny ne revendique pourtant aucun statut de militant, il ne mène d’ailleurs aucune campagne politique. Il chante sa langue, son île, sa colère, et surtout sa liberté d’expression. Son album, “Debí tirar más fotos”, est salué pour son côté nostalgique qui a su rassembler des auditeurs du monde entier autour de leurs propres racines. À travers des images simples et universelles, comme celle des chaises blanches en plastique figurant sur la pochette de l’album que l’on retrouve dans les foyers et rassemblements familiaux, il réunit une mémoire collective partagée par de nombreuses diasporas, permettant à chacun de se reconnecter à son pays d’origine, son enfance où ses racines à une échelle inter-culturelle rarement atteignable dans l’industrie musicale dominante.

Face à ce contexte, les réactions diffèrent. Tandis qu’une partie du pubLa réussite de cet album lui permet par ailleurs de faire partie, pour lic salue le courage de l’artiste qui utilise sa visibilité pour défendre les commula quatrième fois, du top artiste mondial sur Spotify, confirmant son influence nautés marginalisées, d’autres dénoncent une politisation excessive du diverplanétaire.

Au-delà des paroles, le style musical de Bad Bunny est en lui-même tissement. Les alliés Trumpistes ont ainsi tenté de répondre par un contre-Super profondément politique. Le reggaeton, souvent marginalisé, représente une forme Bowl conservateur, révélant moins une opposition à Bad Bunny qu’une peur de résistance à Porto Rico utilisé comme véhicule d’expression de la frustration plus large : celle de perdre le monopole culturel américain. Il devient donc un des inégalités raciales et les impacts de la colonisation et de l’impérialisme. Le fait symbole d’une Amérique où les minorités ne demandent plus la permission qu’une star d’une telle envergure mette en lumière ce genre musicale accentue la crainte ressentie par les élites occidentales face à une culture populaire qui échappe d’exister.

Dès lors, une véritable question se pose: le problème, est-ce Bad Bunny à leur contrôle. Dans son ensemble, ce succès a été accompli sans même se plier ou ce qu’il représente ? À travers son succès, quelles nouvelles normes impose- aux codes linguistiques ou culturels dominants, et l’artiste refuse de s’en excuser. t-il à l’industrie musicale mondiale, et jusqu’où cette transformation culturelle L’industrie culturelle se sent donc menacée face à l’émergence d’une culture amérest-elle prête à aller ? Face à cette remise en question, l’industrie musicale doit icaine non centrée sur une identité blanche, anglophone et politiquement neutre. donc repenser ses hiérarchies, ses langues de légitimité ainsi que la place des communautés minoritaires.

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Recession Pop

17 février 2026

Par Paige Lalonde, Journaliste Française

C’est la chaleur torride de l’été. À travers les haut-parleurs de l’épicerie, En ce qui concerne l’opinion publique, il semble que cela ait à voir avec alors que vous regardez les prix effroyablement élevés des légumes la précarité économique de notre époque actuelle. Le marché du travail importés, vous entendez le son étouffé de la dernière chanson pop de Kesha. Bien que votre portefeuille vous fasse mal, vous ne pouvez pas vous de la génération Z est catastrophique et ne promet pas de s’améliorer empêcher de danser sur la chanson électropop contagieuse, vous suppli- dans un avenir proche. Les tarifs douaniers ont créé une catastrophe de ant d’oublier vos soucis pour l’attrait de la piste de danse indifférente. prix astronomiques sur les biens de consommation courante. Le marché C’est la récession, et ce n’est pas 2009. Nous sommes en 2025, locatif, bien qu’il soit censé être dans un bref moment de répit (quoi l’économie s’effondre, les mélodies de danse de Lady Gaga passent à que cela signifie), empêche les professionnels en activité de vivre seuls la radio et une nouvelle génération de jeunes d’une vingtaine d’années réconforte ses peurs financières en s’évadant musicalement. sans un nombre déraisonnable de colocataires. Les prix des restaurants sont fous. Les billets de cinéma coûtent environ 20 $ maintenant. Les Recession Pop se caractérise par une pop dansante lourde en synthés avec des BPMs élevés et une plus grande concentration sur des billets de concert sont trois fois plus élevés qu’ils ne l’étaient avant la refrains accrocheurs que sur des paroles trop complexes. Les airs sont tout sauf évocateurs d’émotion. Pour les jeunes adultes des années 2020, pandémie. L’achat d’un billet d’avion vous garantit à peine une place, et les chansons de la fin des années 2000 et du début des années 2010 sont encore moins de la place pour un sac. Bars à cocktails, abonnements à l’élément vital de nos jeunes, façonnant notre culture et notre goût pour une salle de sport, représentations théâtrales, jeux vidéo, livres, fournil’art. La théorie de son succès est que ces chansons dominaient la scène tures d’artisanat, tout, tout, tout est trop cher. Que reste-t-il encore à faire de la fête pour les jeunes à une époque où le plaisir bon marché était une nécessité pour la survie spirituelle; sans des airs de danse funs, la pour s’amuser? crise économique dans laquelle les jeunes adultes tentaient d’établir leur indépendance financière aurait été écrasante.

Danser pour disparaître vos problèmes.

Par exemple, pensez à Animal de Kesha avec des succès comme TiK ToK, Blow et Your Love Is My Drug. Les LPs The Fame Monster et Les paroles sur le fait d’aller au club, club, club, club sur des Born This Way de Lady Gaga. Pensez à Taio Cruz, Boom Boom Pow des rythmes insatiables sont vraiment toutes les catharsis que nous avons en Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears. Collaborations de Rihanna avec David Guetta. Pink Friday et Roman Reloaded de Nicki. Usher, Pitbull, Ludac- ce moment. De la même manière que les milléniaux ont appris pendant ris. la récession de 2008 qu’ils ne pourraient jamais acheter une maison et Mais il n’y a pas que les vieux qui font leur retour. Les listes de qu’ils avaient besoin d’évacuer leurs angoisses en s’amusant sans entrave chansons « Recession pop » abondent en ligne, et parmi les classiques, et en désordre, les jeunes adultes de 2025 ont besoin d’un exutoire simivous trouverez une tonne de nouveaux tubes. La sortie de Lady Gaga laire. Rien n’efface vos problèmes comme de vous perdre dans un batteen 2025, Mayhem, joue sur l’esthétique audio de ses premiers albums ment. Mais, s’il y a quelque chose qui est différent dans cette vague de – grungy, bruyante, dansante et sans cesse accrocheuse. « Abracadabra Recession Pop, c’est sa sincérité émotionnelle. Au-delà de la dansabilité » a été en tête des charts tout l’été, et la tournée qui l’accompagnait a mélangé de nouveaux morceaux avec d’anciens succès comme Judas et fulgurante des succès d’aujourd’hui, il y a une crudité et une honnêteté Paparazzi. Charli XCX, qui est elle-même une diva du début des années dans leurs paroles. Pensez, par exemple, à Sympathy Is A Knife, One of 2010, a sorti l’année dernière, son album le plus réussi commercialeYour Girls, Fame is a Gun, Perfect Celebrity, Nice to Know You et mr ment à ce jour, BRAT, et ses chansons de club n’ont pas quitté l’air du useless. Je pense que c’est l’évolution actuelle de l’engouement pour la temps culturel depuis. Sorte de protégée de Charli, Addison Rae a sorti son premier album éponyme cette année, et il est plein de sons glitchy et dancepop; la combinaison de paroles réfléchies provoquées par l’agonie synthétiques. Money is Everything présente des paroles avec des suppli- induite par la pandémie et de synthés funky rendus nécessaires par une cations au DJ pour jouer Lana et des références à la défonce avec Gaga. récession.

Fancy That de PinkPantheress donne l’impression qu’il supplie Quelle que soit la raison, les pop stars d’aujourd’hui aideront des lumières clignotantes et des pistes de danse en sueur. Something certainement une génération de jeunes à traverser l’une des périodes les To Give Each Other de Troye Sivan domine les vendredis soirs dans plus précaires financièrement de l’histoire. les clubs gays depuis plus d’un an. 5 Seconds of Summer, qui a sorti il y a seulement trois ans un album lyrique et pensif de 19 titres, fait la promotion d’un album qui ressemble à un croisement entre Gorillaz et NSYNC*. Shygirl a séduit le public lors de la tournée SWEAT avec ses rythmes fluides mais hype. Et la « dernière chanson » de Kesha, JOYRIDE, avec son rythme d’ouverture digne d’un cirque et son refrain fouettant, est son titre le plus classé en près d’une décennie. Par rapport à la mélancolie poétique de la pandémie (Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, folklore), il s’agit certainement d’un changement.

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CAMPUS LIFE | PRO TEM

February 17, 2026

VIE ÉTUDIANTE

Glendon’s Student Newspaper

Dîner avec les anciens élèves de Glendon/Dinner with Glendon Alumni Par Destiny Chan, Éditrice en chef

Le jeudi 29 janvier, le Bureau des affaires étudiantes de Glendon a organ-

Voici quelques conseils que j’ai

isé son premier dîner annuel avec les anciens élèves de Glendon ! La soirée s’est déroulée de 18 h à 20 h dans la salle YH A304, en présence de deux anciennes élèves ayant connu le succès, qui ont partagé leurs expériences après l’obtention de leur diplôme, leur recherche d’emploi et leur entrée sur le marché du travail.

On Thursday, January 29th, the Glendon Office of Student Affairs hosted the first annual Dinner with Glendon Alumni! The evening event ran from 6 pm to 8 pm in YH A304 with two successful alumni in attendance to share their experiences post-grad, job hunting, and in the workforce.

Cet événement était bilingue, les questions étant posées en anglais et en français, et les panélistes maîtrisant les deux langues. Elles ont souligné que le bilinguisme constituait un énorme avantage sur le marché du travail canadien.

L’employée de RBC a insisté sur le fait qu’elle était la seule de son équipe à parler français et qu’elle s’occupait donc de toutes les tâches qui devaient être effectuées en français, ce qui faisait d’elle un élément essentiel de l’équipe.

This event was bilingual, with questions asked in both English and French, and panellists being skilled in both languages. They emphasized that

- Profitez de l’aide à la rédaction de CV et des services d’orientation professionnelle du Centre de carrière de Glendon pendant que vous le pouvez.

- Essayez d’interagir et d’élargir votre cercle à Glendon en étant plus sociable avec vos camarades de classe - Soyez avide d’apprendre et cu� rieux sur votre lieu de travail

mais aussi l’anxiété, lorsqu’ils parlaient de l’avenir, étaient palpables. Beaucoup

Some takeaways I received were…

• Use the Glendon Career Centre resume help and career counselling while you can.

• Try to interact and expand your bubble at Glendon by being more social with classmates.

• Be eager to learn and curious in the workplace.

• Try applying directly to the organization’s website that you would like to work at.

• Try not to talk too much in the interview, as you should be concise and answer the questions directly. Talking too much would imply nervousness as well.

• Make the resume exactly what the job description is.

• When they ask what your salary expectations are, ask what their range for the role is.

• Start applying to jobs 4-5 months before graduating if you would like one or need one (because of your visa), right after graduating.

étaient également curieux d’en savoir plus sur le travail et les études à l’étranger,

•

comme l’une des anciennes élèves qui a obtenu un double diplôme et a passé un

Après la discussion, les étudiants et les anciens élèves

at RBC emphasized how she is the only one on her team who speaks French, and so she handles all the tasks that are required in French, making her a vital part of the team.

La plupart des étudiants participants, environ 20 d’entre nous, ont posé des questions avec enthousiasme sur de nombreux sujets, notamment comment tirer le meilleur parti de notre temps et de nos ressources à Glendon, quels étaient leurs projets d’avenir, comment elles avaient obtenu leur poste actuel, etc. Parmi les étudiants de première année à ceux de dernière année, l’excitation,

an et demi en France, une expérience enrichissante qui a changé sa vie.

Many of the student participants, around 20 of us, eagerly posed questions on everything from how to make the most of our time and resources at Glendon, what their future plans were, how they got their current positions, etc. From first-year students to students in their last year, the excitement, but also anxiety, when talking about the future, was palpable. Many were also curious about working and studying internationally, like how one of the alumni did a dual degree and spent one and a half years in France—a rewarding and

ont pu se mêler et discuter autour de wraps au bœuf sharma, au poulet et au falafel, accompagnés de jus d’orange,

de baklava et de cheesecake. Une pause agréable après les pizzas sans fin des événements de groupe et des clubs !

After the discussion, students and alumni were able

to mingle and chat over sharma beef, chicken, and falafel wraps with orange juice, baklava and cheesecake on the side. A pleasant respite from the never-ending pizza at group and club events! ph ot o: G le nd

life-changing experience.

Be prepared.

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being bilingual is a huge advantage in Canada’s workforce. The one who works

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CAMPUS LIFE | PRO TEM

February 17, 2026

CAMPUS LIFE

Glendon’s Student Newspaper

Love, Actually: Redefining Valentine’s Day Beyond Romance on Campus

By Amie Sosa, English Editor

Valentine’s Day often arrives on campus wrapped in pink, heart-shaped club posts, red dress-coded events, and an unspoken assumption that love must be romantic to be valid. Hallways fill with the scent of roses, cookies, and chocolate galore. Instagram feeds turn red and pink overnight. For many students, February 14th becomes either a day of celebration or quiet disappointment. But what if Valentine’s Day could mean something broader, something more honest about how love actually shows up in student life?

University life is full of relationships that rarely appear in Valentine’s Day conversations. There is the friend who walks you home after a late-night study session, the classmate who shares notes when you miss a lecture, the roommate who knows exactly when to offer silence instead of advice. These are forms of love that sustain students daily, yet they often go unacknowledged because they do not fit the traditional romantic narrative.

On campus, love often looks practical. It is someone saving you a seat in a crowded lecture hall. It is a study group that becomes a support system during the midterm season. It is calling home after a long day, even when you are too tired to talk, just to hear a familiar voice. These small gestures build a sense of belonging that is just as meaningful as romantic displays, sometimes even more so.

Valentine’s Day can also highlight feelings of isolation, especially for students who are single, far from home, or navigating personal challenges. Social media tends to showcase highlight reels of couples and grand gestures, creating the illusion that everyone else is experiencing love in its most polished form. In reality, many students spend February 14th attending classes, working shifts, or studying for exams, just like any other day.

Redefining Valentine’s Day does not mean rejecting romance. Romantic love can be beautiful and worth celebrating. But it should not be the only version of love we acknowledge. When we expand our definition, Valentine’s Day becomes less about comparison and more about appreciation. It becomes an opportunity to thank the people who make campus life feel less overwhelming and more human.

Some students are choosing to celebrate “Galentine’s” or “Palentine’s” Day, hosting dinners with friends or exchanging handwritten notes instead of expensive gifts. Others treat the day as a moment for self-care, recognizing that loving oneself is not selfish but necessary. In an environment where productivity often takes priority over well-being, choosing rest and reflection can be a radical act of self-love.

Universities are communities built on relationships, both visible and unseen. Professors who encourage struggling students, staff who remember names, and student leaders who create inclusive spaces all contribute to an environment shaped by care. Valentine’s Day offers a reminder that love exists in these interactions too.

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Perhaps the most meaningful way to approach Valentine’s Day on campus is with intention. Instead of asking who you are celebrating with, we might ask how we are showing love through kindness, patience, and empathy. In doing so, Valentine’s Day becomes less about roses and more about relationships that last far beyond February 14th.

PRO TEM | EXPRESSION

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EXPRESSIONS

Le journal étudiant de Glendon

17 février 2026

I’m So Full of Love, I Can Barely Eat

By Amie Sosa, English Editor February 3

Dear Diary, I have always been a lover girl.

This is not something I chose; it is something I notice. The same way you notice a bruise you don’t really remember getting. I love deeply, reflexively, sometimes, actually most times, irresponsibly. I love people before they ask to be loved. I love them in advance, just in case.

words to describe the sound of airplanes

By Anonymous

Today I realized that love sits in my stomach before it ever reaches my heart. It’s a fullness, a heaviness. Like I’ve eaten too much of something warm and familiar. The kind of fullness that makes you push the plate away and say, I can’t have another bite, even though you want to. Like chocolate cake.

my fingerprints show creases carved out by ages

February 7

knife worms on my fingers, birds of feathered snow beneath my skin

Dear Diary, I give love easily. I give it in long messages, in remembering small details, in staying longer than I should. In giving the benefit of the doubt, in forgiveness, in effort that no one asked for. Loving others feels natural and instinctive. It feels like breathing.

Loving myself feels like learning a language I should already know.

I am good at seeing potential in other people. I am good at holding space for their growth, their mistakes, their softness and their hardness. I am patient when they are complicated. I am kind when they are distant. I am generous when they are unsure.

I wonder why I don’t offer myself the same grace.

February 10 Dear Diary, being a lover girl is often framed as naïve, ditzy or embarrassing, but it doesn’t feel small to me. It feels deep and vast like an ocean.

It feels like walking around with open hands, constantly giving, constantly reaching. It is beautiful, but it is also exhausting.

Some days I feel so full of love that I don’t know where to put it anymore. It spills into places it doesn’t belong. It stays where it isn’t returned. It settles in my body and makes it hard to rest.

I don’t think loving deeply is the problem. I think the problem is loving outward without learning how to turn it inward.

February 14 Dear Diary, Valentine’s Day makes everything louder. The love, the absence, the comparisons. It asks who you are loving and whether they love you back. It doesn’t often ask whether you feel safe in your own care.

the song repeats itself the same way over, but below, and under lover I’m over this, world to lonesome imagine, I am this way for a reason I am this way because I told the truth too many times and someone finally said “yes, you’re right” When all my poems start with “I” can I move you can I get to you,

I buy gifts for people easily. I write notes without hesitation. But when it comes to myself, I hesitate. I minimize. I wait for permission.

Why is it easier to nourish others than to feed myself?

without yelling at myself

February 16

from myself,

Dear Diary, I am trying to be better. Not colder, not less loving, not distant, just more balanced. I am trying to believe that love is not something I have to earn by overextending myself. That I am allowed to receive the same warmth I give so freely.

to the source of all the problems

I am learning that self-love does not have to be loud or performative. Sometimes it is quiet. Sometimes it looks like boundaries. Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like choosing not to give when giving would cost too much.

February 20

Yum

By Amie Sosa, English Editor

My mouth thinks too much.

My hands hesitate.

But my body understands instruction: take this, hold it, don’t let it go.

I imagine swallowing you without chewing not out of mercy, but impatience.

I don’t want to savour you.

I want to secure you.

There is acid working constantly.

It breaks down what it’s given until escape is impossible.

That is true devotion.

That is true trust.

I don’t want you preserved.

I want you processed.

Reduced to something essential, something I can’t live without without knowing where you end and I begin.

so a heart can beat, next to mine

Dear Diary, I am still a lover girl. I don’t want to stop being one. I just want to include myself in the circle of people I love.

I am so full of love, I can barely eat.

But I’m learning how to feed myself anyway.

I want to hold you in my stomach because it is the only place that knows how to hold things until they stop being separate.

I want a heart

If I keep you there long enough, you’ll become instinct.

Hunger.

The dull ache that tells me when to stop, when I’ve had too much of everything else.

People warn me about love like this.

They say it’s violent, that it mistakes possession for care. that makes mistake They don’t understand the relief of knowing where you are at all times.

I would lie very still, hands over my abdomen, listening for proof.

For movement.

For weight.

I would let the world starve me as long as you stayed.

There would be nothing left of you that could leave me.

I love you.

Jules and Verde

By Anonymous

were told to dress in all black and wore a unique hat to be made of so much Meisse

I want a love so the love, can be all mine With the sky empty, invertebrates of emotions guttural energy of life and destruction, to my fingernails of divine complexion, I cut them off everyday and they still grow back longer each time The same words usher out of my mouth a gold tooth, an instrument of mine play me a melody she says, “of words that aren’t yours for once,” and then a billion other words came and they spoke more loudly than mine it’s such a shame, to really be so alone; to forget the voice of the forest spirit, and the ancestors to the blue blood moon, so night falls and here to witness this first glance at life, I sit here, crossing out words, like over and under, beneath and again

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HEALTH & WELLNESS | PRO TEM

February 17, 2026

Glendon’s Student Newspaper

Bouchées de gâteau au pain d’épices

Par Geneviève Stacey, Journaliste bilingue

Instructions :

- Si vous allez couvrir les bouchées de gâteau avec du sucre à la canIngrédients : nelle, mélangez le sucre et la cannelle dans un petit bol et mettez-le de côté.

Pour les bouchées de gâteau : - Mélangez tous les ingrédients dans un grand bol. Vous pouvez • ½ tasse de beurre ou de margad’abord mélanger tous les ingrédients secs, puis ajouter tous les autres ingrérine fondue dients, mais ce n’est pas vraiment nécessaire. La recette pardonne beaucoup.

• ½ tasse de cassonade Le mélange devrait ressembler à une pâte à gâteau légèrement liquide.

• 1 tasse de farine - Remplissez chaque réservoir de cuisson (voyez la note) avec environ • 1 cuillère à thé de levure une cuillère à soupe de pâte. chimique - Faites cuire pendant environ cinq ou six minutes, ou jusqu’à ce qu’un • 1 cuillère à thé de cannelle moucure-dent inséré en ressorte propre. lue - Laissez refroidir et couvrez du sucre à la cannelle, si vous voulez.

• 1 cuillère à thé de muscade • ½ cuillère à thé de sel de mer • ¼ tasse de mélasse • ¼ tasse d’eau • ¼ tasse de compote de pommes J’ai modifié cette recette : https://inthekitch.net/ • 1 cuillère à soupe de pâte de cake-pop-maker-ginger-bread-pops/ gingembre (ou, si ce n’est pas possible, de gingembre râpé) Note : J’ai utilisé une machine à boules de gâ• 2 cuillères à soupe de gingembre teau, car il se trouve que j’en ai une sous la main, mais confit, haché Pour le sucre à la cannelle : • ½ tasse de sucre • 1 cuillère à soupe de cannelle

cette recette ferait probablement aussi de superbes gaufres.

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Ways to Combat Exam Stress

By Gabriella Maitland, English Journalist

Exam season is usually stressful, regardless of your education level. As a result, it can be relatively easy 6. Practice Self-Care to fall into “harmful” habits, like cramming or sleeping less. In fact, numerous studies have demonPracticing self-care is always important. During exams, it can be hard to mainstrated that the more rested and prepared you are, the better you perform. Having said that, de-stressing tain a positive attitude, especially when your grades aren’t where you want might be easier said than done, particularly if you don’t know where to begin. Here is a list of ten things them. Still, even if it’s temporary, doing something you enjoy, like listening to you can do to help yourself when you feel stressed during exam time: music or even taking a 5-minute break, can go a long way in improving your 1. Get Enough Sleep mood and refilling your “motivation cup.”

Not only is sleep important for overall health, but it can also aid in stress reduction and 7. Think Positive improving memory. Think of sleep as a “spawn point” in a game. After rest, you’re able to Thinking positively can go a long way in improving mood and reducing stress and remember much more than you would have had you crammed information instead. ¹ procrastination. Even if you feel otherwise at present, there is always a chance to 2. Organize Friend Study Groups improve if you believe there is one.

When organized effectively, study groups can be beneficial as they establish a safe space where accountability thrives, and peers with greater subject-matter understanding can fill in knowl8. Prioritize edge gaps.

Take things one step at a time. Often, exams aren’t as spaced out as we wish, but we 3. Use Stress Relief Tools still have to work with what we’ve got. In times like this, it can be helpful to focus on Sometimes it can be helpful to distract your mind whilst working. Stress balls, fidget toys, material you don’t know or the project with the nearest deadline. breathing/grounding techniques, etc., can be very helpful in moments like this.

9. Know Your Limit 4. Avoid Cramming Not all anxiety is bad! However, if anxiety is affecting your well-being and general While cramming may seem helpful in the moment, it frequently impedes comprehension and functioning, it may be time to step away from or even speak to someone. Grades are saturates the brain with short-term memory. In other words, recalling information then requires important, but so is your health. the brain to work twice as hard. Therefore, when taking more content-heavy courses, active recall and interleaving are frequently suggested. This is because they both make learning more 10. Set Goals challenging in the moment, which strengthens neural links and improves memory. ² Setting goals helps with curating a sense of control and direction. This can be helpful

when feeling overwhelmed by the workload of your courses. Furthermore, having 5. Identify Your Community Of Support Having people you rely on not only reduces feelings of isolation whilst studying, but also pro- goals can improve motivation and positive thinking since it provides a sense of reward when tasks are accomplished. vides emotional support and validation. This can be helpful since it reduces the risks of both stress and procrastination. ³

¹ Managing Exam Stress, Student Community & Leadership Development, York University, https://www.yorku.ca/scld/learning-skills/exams/test-anxiety/ (accessed February 6, 2026). ² Ibid. ³ I’m feeling overwhelmed — what can I do to feel better?, Kids Help Phone, updated March 14, 2024, published July 6, 2021, https://kidshelpphone.ca/get-info/im-feeling-overwhelmed-whatcan-i-do-to-feel-better/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=feel-out-loud&utm_content=overwhelmed&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22375979695&g-

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ISSUES & IDEAS

PRO TEM | SANTÉ & BIEN-ÊTRE Le journal étudiant de Glendon

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17 février 2025

I Love You, But It’s Illegal: The “Loving” Story of Interracial Marriage

By Destiny Chan, Editor In Chief

Despite Canada’s reputation as a tolerant, multicultural society, sociologist Tamari Kitossa explains that interracial couples and their children still encounter discomfort and prejudice in everyday life. At a Toronto conference, Kitossa said he and his partner were “just gawked at,” adding that he felt “like some sort of curiosity, like you would stare at animals in a zoo.”

Kitossa’s son, Jelani Deliovsky, shared that racist name-calling during his childhood caused a deep identity crisis: “I can’t satisfy either group, and I can’t be myself.” At the same time, CBC also shares hopeful signs of acceptance. Liane Gillies, a Toronto mother of children of Scottish, German, Ethiopian and Japanese descent, observed that her young son’s classroom includes many mixed-race children. “In a class of about 20 kids, around a quarter…are from mixed-race unions.” “I don’t think they see themselves as being any different from the other kids, which they are not.” Still, she also acknowledged how early unconscious bias can appear in children and works to educate her children to correct these biases.

And there you have it. The ups, the downs, and the wins that interracial couples faced and continue to face in our divided but slowly globalizing world. From centuries of legal prohibition to landmark court rulings, from the legalization of same-sex marriage to the realities of mixed-race families today, we are lucky to live in a world made more equitable by people like Richard and Mildred Loving. People who fought tirelessly in the name of their love. Interracial and mixed-race families are not proof that racism has ended, but are reminders that inclusion requires active effort, education and acceptance. Love is love.

No matter your race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or appearance, everyone deserves to be loved and to love freely.

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1. Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq., “‘Us Against the World’ Makes Sense for Interracial Couples. Finally, a Study Confirms What I’ve Been Saying,” Medium (blog), November 30, 2025, https://medium.com/interracial-relations/us-against-the-world-makes-sense-for-interracial-couples-66b5491e30f8.

2. “History of Interracial Marriage,” BetterHelp, accessed 2026, https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/marriage/history-of-interracial-marriage/.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid.

6. Brynn Holland, “Mildred and Richard: The Love Story that Changed America,” History, last updated January 31, 2025, https://www.history.com/articles/mildred-and-richard-the-love-story-that-changed-america.

7. “History of Interracial Marriage,” BetterHelp, accessed 2026, https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/marriage/history-of-interracial-marriage/.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

10. Government of Canada, Civil Marriage Act, S.C. 2005, c. 33.

11. Nazima Walji, “Mixed-race families in Canada,” CBC News, last updated November 3, 2017, https:// www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mixed-race-families-in-canada-1.4376379.

12. Ibid.

13. Ibid.

14. Ibid.

15. Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016.

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In Toronto, the most diverse city in the world, interracial Colonial America Era: Eleanor Butler couples can seem very common as a result of our super- and Charles diversity. What with many popular shows and movies It’s the mid-1600s, and the trans-Atlantic slave depicting multi-ethnic pairings such as “Bridgerton”, trade is in full force. Laws banning marriages between “Love is Blind”, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”, white people and enslaved individuals were soon to be “The Summer I Turned Pretty”, “Save The Last Dance”, official, but not before Eleanor Butler, a 16-year-old “The Walking Dead”, “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Eupho- Irish servant in Maryland, married an enslaved man ria”, “Bachelor in Paradise”, and many more, the repnamed Charles. Under the law at the time, a free woman resentation of different ethnic groups in popular North who married an enslaved man would herself become American culture is greater than ever before. In the case enslaved. Butler’s employer then petitioned for a law of Bridgerton (Season 4 out now, yes, Benophie!!!!), it banning interracial marriages, which was passed after is all the more striking to witness interracial couples in a their marriage. Eleanor and her children lived in slavery period drama, given that history would have made such for years, but later, one of her grandchildren successfully pairings unthinkable. sued for freedom by proving descent from a white womThanks to today’s internet age, we have an. become more connected than ever before. This connectivity has allowed us to explore and understand other Anti Era cultures in the blink of an eye. Want to make a tradiFrom the 17th to the 20th centuries, many tional Indian dish? Go on YouTube and learn from an American colonies enacted anti-miscegenation laws, authentic chef! Want to dive into Korean culture? Watch which criminalized marriage and sometimes even intiK-dramas and listen to K-pop with just a few clicks of macy between white people and people of other races. your phone! Want to learn a new language as if it were These laws were designed to uphold racial hierara game? Download Duolingo! (And work to increase chies and white supremacy. By the early 20th century, your score…not just keep your streak ifykyk). Want more than 40 U.S. states had laws banning interracial to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader? Learn the dance marriage. Canada never formally enacted nationwide online and send in an audition tape. All of this to say, anti-miscegenation laws, but couples still faced intense the cultural, social, and racial boundaries of before have social pressure, discrimination, and informal segregabecome more nuanced in today’s day and age. tion.

Despite all of this, interracial couples continue to face struggles and stigma. Maybe the family does not Landmark Loving Era: Richard and approve. Maybe there are language barriers. Maybe it af- Mildred Loving fects how you would raise kids in the future. Every couIn 1958, Richard Loving, a white man, and ple has its differences, and for interracial couples, those Mildred Loving, a black woman, were arrested in differences can be even more pronounced. However, the Virginia for being married. They were sadly taken into effort interracial couples often put in to find common custody, where he spent one night in jail and was reground for their outward differences often strengthens leased on a bond, and where she spent three nights in jail their problem-solving skills. This helps them figure out because she wasn’t allowed bond. After pleading guilty, their subtle differences that all couples have, such as they were forced to leave the state for 25 years or face attitudes toward money, sleep schedules, communication prison, leading to nine years of exile from their home. styles and more. Interracial couples often adopt an “us Inspired by the civil rights movement, Mildred contactagainst the world” mentality, and a study from the Uni- ed the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which versity of Toronto confirms that basing your marriage on took their case through lower courts and finally reached being a strong, unified, nuclear team is the best way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And finally came justice! In the ensure your family endures. landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, But how did we get here? Let’s take a look the Court unanimously ruled that banning interracial back in time to the start of interracial marriage. marriage is unconstitutional and violates the Fourteenth Amendment, as marriage is a fundamental right and Bible Era: Moses and the Cushite should not be restricted based on race. The Lovings reWoman turned home legally to Virginia and raised their children.

If we were to go way, way, way back in time to Their legacy endures through the anniversary decision before the Common Era (BCE) or before Christ (BC), celebration “Loving Day” on June 12 and the 2016 we can find proof of interracial marriage through Moses award-winning film “Loving”. and the Cushite woman, a term referring to Black Africans from the region south of Egypt. God responds by Modern Era: Same-Sex Marriage and punishing Moses’s sister Miriam with leprosy for speak- Mixed-Race Children ing against the marriage. While some might use religion Since the 1960s, interracial relationships have as a justification to not support interracial marriage, steadily increased. Today, at least 19% of couples in biblical scholars often use this story as evidence that it the United States are interracial, signalling a signifiwas not condemned but defended in the Bible. cant cultural shift. In the 1970s, only 1% of children were identified as mixed-race. In contrast, by 2020, New World Era: Pocahontas and over 33.8 million Americans identified as multiracial. A John Rolfe Pew Research Center analysis highlights this dramatic We all know and love her (unless you never change in public opinion: in 1987, only 13% of Ameriwatched Disney as a kid, or if it was never your thing). cans approved of interracial marriage, compared to 94% Even though “Colours of the Wind” remains one of the in 2021, with Millennials and Gen Z being the strongest best Disney songs created, a quick history lesson taught supporters. Census projections even suggest that white every child the sad and insidious truth behind Pocahon- Americans may become a statistical minority by 2045. tas and her “love story” with John Rolfe. Their marriage However, acceptance has not been uniform, and social was the first documented in North America in 1614. The stigma remains common. Interracial couples who are girl, a Powhatan Indigenous woman and daughter of also LGBTQ+ or disabled may experience compounda tribal chief, and the boy, an English tobacco farmer. ed discrimination. In 2005, Canada became the fourth Even though the story is often romanticized in pop country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage naculture, this marriage was deeply tied to colonial power tionwide, echoing earlier civil rights battles by reinforcdynamics rather than mutual romance and consent. ing the principle that love and partnership should not be Pocahontas was held captive by English settlers for over restricted by identity. a year before the marriage, and the union was used to establish peace between English colonists and Indigenous peoples.

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ACTUALITÉ & OPINION

ISSUES AND IDEAS | PRO TEM

February 17, 2026

Glendon’s Student Newspaper

Valentine’s Day Simplified: It’s a YOU Day Too....

By Alyssa Furlan, Contributer

Cupid called…and he wants you to know this: Can we talk about the over-commercialization of Valentine’s Day? The overhype? The cute (yet cheesy) social media posts that sometimes make us feel frustrated? Don’t get me wrong, love is beautiful, but it’s even better when we are able to show ourselves an even greater abundance of love. photo:Wallpaper Access

In order to truly love someone, it always starts from within. The dreadful (to some) or exciting (to others) 14th of February is a time where we all reflect within ourselves, whether we are single, taken, or “it’s complicated,” and get to spend this day with our loved one(s), or maybe even with no one at all …

It doesn’t really matter. Simply prioritizing your happiness and self-love is already a step in the right direction.

Anyways, I can keep going on and on and on, but the point is that no matter your status, no matter how you are feeling, you are special, you are loved, and you deserve a box of chocolate. Just because you may (or may not) have a Valentine, doesn’t mean the day can’t be special.

With that, treat yourself! Do something special that you have been putting off, whether it be because of school, work or just the hustle and bustle of life.

Make today extra special!

Psychological Neuromyths: Learning Styles

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1.“Evidence for individual learning styles is weak to non-existent.” ³ 2. “Matching teaching to the learning styles of students was found to have an insignificant effect of a fraction above zero—that is, essentially not helpful.” ⁴

By Gabriella Maitland, English Journalist 3. Prescribing to learning styles when teaching Learning is one of the few things we carry with us from birth to death. Though we often liken can potentially “encourage a cultural tendency to learning to academia, beyond that, it also enhances wellbeing by bringing individuals together look for explanations for behaviour and attachthrough shared interests. Learning also promotes physical and cognitive health through brain ment in the wrong place.” ⁵ stimulation, which can aid in delaying symptoms of Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Despite the fact 4. “There is growing evidence that people hold that education unites nations, many countries have different approaches. This differentiation beliefs about the way they learn that are faulty isn’t bad. Every individual has a specific method of going about things in life…but it turns out in various ways, which frequently leads people that “learning styles” as we know them are not one of them. to manage their own learning and teach others in The idea that all individuals have a specific way of learning is one that has been circulat- non-optimal ways.” ⁶ ing for a while. I’m sure we’ve all taken those short online quizzes that categorize us as either a 5. “It is undoubtedly the case that a particular visual learner (those who approach learning by looking at graphs, charts, diagrams, and so on), student will sometimes benefit from having a an auditory learner (those who approach learning by hearing lectures, discussions, podcasts, and particular kind of course content presented in one similar methods), a kinesthetic learner, (those who approach learning in a hands-on fashion), or way or the other.” ⁷ a reading/writing learner (those who prefer learning via text-based information such as books or detailed notes). However, “there is no concrete or substantial evidence” to support that individuals learn better by using a particular learning approach. ¹ We’re all different people, so naturally we have preferences on how we spend our time learning. Still, “There is a big difference between a learning preference and a learning style.” ² We all know our own likes and dislikes, but that doesn’t translate into one approach being superior to another. In fact, restricting oneself to a certain “learning style” can actually hinder progress and cause demotivation if the content being taught, particularly complex material, doesn’t suit a supposed learning preference.

Whilst there is unsubstantial evidence that prescribing to one particular learning approach ⁴ John Hattie, Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning (Routledge, 2012). promotes better learning, it’s been found that: ⁵ Catherine Scott, “The Enduring Appeal of ‘Learning Styles’,” Australian Journal of Education 54 (2010): 5-17, quoted in Lucas Larsson, ¹ Kate Jones, “The Lingering ‘Learning Styles’ Myth,” Evidence Based Education, published August 5, 2024, https://evidencebased.education/resource/the-lingering-learning-styles-myth/. ² Ibid. ³ E.D. Hirsch, “Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories,” Education Resources Information

“Learning Styles Don’t Exist,” Medium, published December 6, 2022, https://medium.com/@lucaslarsson2004/learning-styles-dontexist-347e82abcacf. ⁶ Robert Bjork et al., “Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence,” Psychological Science in the Public Interest 9, no. 3 (2008): 106-117, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x. ⁷ Ibid.

METROPOLIS | PRO TEM

12 February 17, 2026

METROPOLIS

Glendon’s Student Newspaper

Ah Feel to Party

Symbolizing the tenacity and exuberance of Black people, the celebration was formed during the three days of reprieve enslaved peoples were granted around ChristBy Gabriella Maitland, English Journalist mas. Back then, the festival was mostly comBlack History Month commemorates Black accomplishments and contributions memorated via parades that preserved African while also encouraging reflection on, and education about Black people’s overlooked elements and showcased impressive displays roles in society and ongoing history of suffering they have endured. However, since of Indigenous storytelling, music, and craftsits establishment, the celebration of Black culture and achievement has often been manship. At its core, Junkanoo was (and still sidelined in favour of surface-level gestures, such as reposting quotes of Martin is) a way to uphold tradition and unite people Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech on social media, or creating “honorary” from all socioeconomic backgrounds in their seats for Rosa Parks on buses. While awareness is important, and slavery is undenishared heritage. To find this common ground, ably a significant part of Black history, it is only a part of it, not the whole. Reducing the celebration placed an emphasis on turning Black History Month to slavery, reduces Black people to suffering, but we are more junk into art. Therefore, throughout this periphoto : Freepik than an event that happened to us. So, take a trip with me, if you will, to a region that 3. Barbados: Crop Over Festival – A Bajan od, Junkanooers donned masks made of rags stands as one of the most prominent and vibrant examples of proud black culture: the Celebration of Culture and wheat paste, while sea sponges and other Caribbean.

Crop Over is “one of the oldest festivals natural materials, such as leaves attached to in the Western Hemisphere”, having been around nets, were worn on their bodies. They even utilized handcrafted instruments ranging from Comprised of several sovereign nations, dependencies, and overseas territo- since the 17th century. ³ While it’s known as a conch shells to goatskin drums. ries, the Caribbean is located Southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North Amer- three-month celebration today, its roots can be Even though the festival has ican mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America. Although the traced back to the height of the Sugar Revolution. region is widely recognized as a cultural melting pot shaped by a deep-rooted colonialWith sugar production dominating Barbados, and remained true to its origins, still centered on history, it is most commonly associated with tourism and its thriving cruise industry. nearly 500 plantations spread across the island, music and observed around Christmas, with Boxing Day and New Year’s Day as its fixed While tourism has its benefits, allow me to take you beyond the superficial. Aside enslavers sought methods to keep enslaved people from shared ancestry and a collective colonial past, there’s one thing all Caribbean compliant. To reinforce servitude, plantation own- dates, the twentieth century introduced greater structure and organization to its execution. countries have in common: ‘We love to pardy”. ers began sponsoring festivities, providing food These developments included, but were not and liquor as a means of control. However, these limited to, the replacement of flour paste 1. CARIFESTA – The Caribbean Festival of Arts events carried a significance far beyond their Dubbed as “the inspirational exchange of creative flows,” CARIFESTA is with wire masks on sticks, the practice of intended purpose. a festival designed to unite islands and territories in the Caribbean, and showcase Junkanooers fully covering themselves in diversity. ¹ Since its initial staging in Georgetown, Guyana in 1972 under the theme of sponges during the 1920s, costumes fringed “The Artist in Development of the Nation” the festival has since been held in counWith Crop Over signifying the end of with newspaper and later multicolored crepe tries such as: Jamaica (1976); Cuba (1979), Barbados (1981, 2017, 2025), Trinidad the Harvest, it took place in Mill Yard when it paper in the 1930s, the inclusion of women and Tobago (1992, 1995, 2006, 2019), Suriname (2013), Haiti (2015), and of course, first began. A grand opening gala, arts and crafts, in the 1960s, and the introduction of Kiddies Guyana (1972, 2008).

This multiday convergence of culture contributes to over 100 events spread fireworks, and a vibrant and vivacious parade of Junkanoo in 1988. across the disciplines of music, dance, theatre, visual and performance arts, and most costumed dancers were just a few of the culturally recently technology. inspired celebrations that were held back then.

5. Jamaica: Reggae Sumfest – The Greatest There’s something for everyone, from lively steelpan and calypso perforAmong the traditions, were climbing oiled poles, Reggae Show on Earth mances to storytelling and mural installations, to showcases of regional cuisine, to Established in 1993 at a critical mo“Big Conversations” symposia, which tackle topics like Caribbean identity, climate stilt walking, singing and dancing paired with a triangle, fiddle, guitar, shak-shak, banjo, and ment in Jamaican music history, Reggae Sumand innovation, etc. bones, as well as a procession of decorated farm fest stands as a celebration of heritage through 2. Trinidad and Tobago (T&T): Carnival – The Greatest Show on Earth Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is a two-day street parade that draws in carts carrying the last of the sugar crop, led by a reggae and dancehall music and culture, tourists from all across the world. But this is not how it began. From Columbus’ woman dressed in elaborate clothing. Since the while also serving as a platform to support claiming of Trinidad (1498), to the Dutch attempting to settle Tobago (17th century), end of harvest also meant the beginning of less Jamaican artists and creatives. Following the to France capturing Tobago from the British (1781), to Britain capturing Trinidad closure of Sunsplash, Jamaica’s long-running from Spain (1797), to enslaved people being emancipated from Britain (1838), to the work and lower wages, Crop Over was also an two countries being annexed in 1889, “more than any other islands, [T&T] was in the opportunity to showcase creativity and ingenuity. music festival, a cultural void emerged within hands of various European metropoles.” ² Since its revival in 1974, Crop Over the nation. Recognizing this absence, music While each metropole played a role in “making” T&T the melting pot it is has more closely resembled T&T’s Carnival due promoter Robert Russell founded Reggae today, it is the French that brought Carnival to Trinidad. Originally, Carnival was Sumfest to showcase Jamaica’s rich reggae to the decline of sugar production in the 1940s for the French plantocracy, with the ruling class dressing in exquisite clothing, and legacy to the world. Launching at the Bob others in masquerade, mocking social realities of the French slavery system. Being which then led to a need to attract tourism. an exclusive, white-only celebration, enslaved people were barred from participating, Building off of the festivities and customs from Marley Entertainment Centre, the festival has but this did not stop them. As a form of protest, enslaved peoples banded together and the 17th century, Crop Over has since included: since touched virtually every corner of the created their own celebration called, “Canboulay.” It was only after emancipation that Road March; folk concerts, art and Photography world, earning the moniker “largest musical formerly enslaved Africans were allowed into Carnival, and almost immediately, they festival in the Caribbean.” exhibitions; and so much more. began to change it from within.

Since its inception, the festival has The celebration that was once used to mock the French ruling system was 4. The Bahamas: Junkanoo - A Kaleidoscope of evolved from a four-day event into a weekthen flipped to mock the European ruling class. However, that wasn’t the only change Colours and Sound that was brought about. From the 18th century to independence in 1962, Carnival be- Born of a fusion of African and European heri- long celebration, with Thursday, Friday, gan to change and reflect societal issues, ancestry and culture. Some of those chang- tage, Junkanoo was introduced to The Bahamas and Saturday serving as its primary nights. es took root in the form of: costumes (i.e. the sailor costume to mock the British); by enslaved Africans in the 19th century, and has Beyond celebration, and with Jamaica as the cultural preservation (i.e. incorporating Moco Jumbies brought from Africa by the birthplace of reggae, the festival has played a enslaved people); reclamation (i.e. bringing music over from the plantation such as since served as a platform for artistic expression. crucial role in preserving and promoting the African drumming, Keusis and Canboulay resulted in Calypso music, and creation of Although its true origin is unknown, it’s widely the steelpan); the emergence of Soca (a mix Calypso and traditional Indian rhythms); thought to be derived from “John Canoe,” a West genre’s authentic roots while also embracing its continued evolution.

Pretty Mas (emerged with the second wave of feminism in the US); and steelband African warrior chief who, even while enslaved, march (Steelbands marching streets with a following of Trinidadian citizens, regarddemanded the right to celebrate with his people. less of class, on the night of formal separation and independence from Britain). ¹ “Carifesta,’” National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, https://www.nationalgallery.org.ky/whats-on/events/carifesta-x/. ² Brittney Bahadoor, “Everybody Jumping on the Savannah Grass: How Carnival Became a Symbol of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Culture,” University of Toronto Journal of Caribbean Studies 7 no. 1 (2023): 12-18, https://doi.org/10.33137/cq.v7i1.38626. ³ “Festival Archives,” Craggy Nook Villas Barbados, last modified March 5th, 2020, https://craggynook.com/tag/festival/.