David Swanson — The Link (B.C. Institute of Technology)
BURNABY, B.C. — In many parts of the Western world, people have removed the crucifix from their wall, hid their Koran in a dusty storage space, abolished the Star of David from their neck, and washed the Bindi from their forehead. They are slowly dismantling their religious beliefs and, in its place, elected science as the chief dictator in their pursuit of meaning.
David Swanson — The Link (B.C. Institute of Technology)
A young boy scavenging e-waste materials
BURNABY, B.C. – Do you remember the old Walkman you used to rock back in grade 6? How about your family’s first computer that ran Windows 95? I am sure the only old electronic you didn’t misplace or throw away was your Super Nintendo because, let’s face it, everyone gets the urge to play a little Mario Kart a couples times a year.
The truth is the majority of our old electronics were probably stored in our garage for several years before we threw them in the trash. Unfortunately, our old televisions, music players, computers, and cellphones didn’t disappear. In all likelihood they were shipped to a developing country and are now causing major health and environmental problems in the form of electronic waste.
David Swanson — The Link (B.C. Institute of Technology)
Zack and Kelly on their way to "The Max" for a burger
BURNABY, B.C. — Dinner and a movie: The cliché first date ritual. It’s been romanticized by your favorite after school special and very well might be the go to move in your courtship playbook.
I know Save by the Bell’s clean-cut, California rebel, Zack Morris, always brought cheer squad captain Kelly Kapowski to “The Max,” for a burger before they took in a flick at their local single-screen, 10-person cinema. But is the dinner-and-a movie combo actually a good first date activity?