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Author: Mikayla Tallon

Mikayla Tallon

Mikayla can usually be found walking around the farm with her pets.

  • URSU finances leave us with questions

    “Year over year, this looks like a decrease in salaries and benefits of four per cent between 2019 and 2020, an increase ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    November 7, 2024
  • Op-Ed
    People in a library reading the newspaper.
    Maybe one reason some people do not like libraries is that you can read there for free. Museums Victoria via Unsplash

    Student journalism must continue

    “Student journalism is important as a tool for growth and ensuring student voices are heard.” – Mikayla Tallon
    Mikayla Tallon
    September 5, 2024
  • Arts & Sports
    A photograph of a painting of a frog on a tree branch. There are vines and branches that dapple the canvas around the pink frog.
    I wonder what Frogbert is looking at that’s got him so confused… Mikayla Tallon

    Frogbert, Darth Ribbit, and SEPP

    “... when one of the attendees painted a beautiful rendition of… something distinctly un-froglike, everyone in attendance took great enjoyment in being ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    April 4, 2024
  • FeaturedOp-Ed
    A compilation of the flags of Canada, Treaty Four, Israel, Palestine, the United States, and Métis in rows of two, described left to right and top to bottom.
    We are not so different. We are all just people. None of us want to die. via Treaty 4 Gathering, via Wikipedia, and OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    It is time to talk about this

    “Something I think they don’t understand however, or at least I hope they don’t because the alternative is heartbreaking, is that we ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    January 18, 2024
  • Op-Ed
    An illustration shows three people in three different settings. One is reading on a tablet. One is reading news on tv, and the third is standing in front of a large newspaper and pointing to it.
    With so many sources of information, you need to critically engage with the overwhelming amount of options available. Mohamed_hassan via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    Journalism: a democratic necessity

    “To people in power who are abusing their power, journalism is a threat; to them, their power, and - in some cases ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    January 11, 2024
  • Arts & Sports
    A drawing of two people in the midground looking happily at each other with a pink house and smiling sun in the background. There are pink-leaved trees and a smiling unicorn to the right side of the drawing.
    A typical day in the Saskatchewan Dream of 2043, or hopeful satire? You decide!  ArtRose via Pixabay and LimoncitoSketching via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    The Saskatchewan Dream

    “Hell (if you’re lucky), that single bedroom apartment might even have the utilities and parking spot included in the rent!” - Mikayla ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    December 7, 2023
  • Arts & SportsFeatured
    A drawing of two people holding hands and looking at a banner which says “Future.”
    Maybe I’m an idealist, but I think our dreams don’t have to stay dreams. Together we can make them our reality. ArtRose via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    Moving forward one step at a time

    “Be so loud they can’t possibly pretend not to hear you.” - Mikayla Tallon
    Mikayla Tallon
    November 30, 2023
  • Arts & SportsFeatured
    A drawing of two people holding hands and looking at a banner which says “future.”
    Maybe I’m an idealist, but I think our dreams don’t have to stay dreams. Together we can make them our reality. ArtRose via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    How can we move forward?

    “Working together is the only way anything ever changes. One person is powerful, but together we are unstoppable.” - Mikayla Tallon
    Mikayla Tallon
    November 16, 2023
  • Arts & SportsFeatured
    Two people, one yawning and the other reaching out with a shocked face, are speaking. The yawning person is saying “Why can’t they just get over it already?”
    Time heals some wounds; but, like a sliver versus a bullet wound, some take more to heal. MoteOo via Pixabay, manipulated by lee lim

    History shapes culture, but how?

    “To the question, ‘Why can’t they just get over it?’ I ask: ‘has it been 126 years since 1951? 1996? Since yesterday?’” ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    November 9, 2023
  • Arts & SportsFeatured
    An old-timey drawing of three dahlia flowers in red, yellow, and pink, and writing that reads “The Dahlia” above the drawing and “Instability” below the drawing. It is an image of the meaning of the dahlia flower in flower language.
    A fitting flower for such a fluid concept as language and culture. Internet Archive Book Images via Flickr

    What is culture, and what influences it?

    “Introducing an opinion into the political sphere increases the reach of that opinion, as now other voters need to consider whether they ...
    Mikayla Tallon
    October 19, 2023

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