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  • Create a COVID-free tomorrow

    Create a COVID-free tomorrow

    As I write the world is going through the second wave of coronavirus infections. At times it feels as if our lives have changed forever, with no end in sight. I beg to differ, and this article explains how I see the pandemic ending.

  • Students’ budget proposals at Freshers’ Week

    At this year’s Freshers week, ASCS asked the University students what they wanted to see in tomorrow’s budget. This is what the students’ main concerns and proposals were. The greatest concern of students was the limitations present in the educational opportunities available in Malta. Many lamented the lack of funding when it comes to the…

  • We Are All Problematic, So Why Should We Expect Fictional Characters to Be Perfect?

    Hey everyone! I’m back with a discussion post today. Recent life events, and discussions I see on Twitter about problematic people, authors, and fictional characters have made me think about how at certain points our outbursts concerning certain characters may be more harmful to our understanding of human nature than we think. Here are the…

  • The Situation is Desperate.

    The Situation is Desperate.

    On this day, at around this time, the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a car bomb outside her home in Bidnija.

  • Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    “The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants”. Here’s how we treat ours.

  • World Mental Health Day

    World Mental Health Day

    Stigma about mental health is, unfortunately, still very common in today’s world. We tend to isolate the mentally ill and, hence, we are possibly making the situation worse for that individual. Today, on World Mental Health Day, we are raising awareness and saying that “it’s OK not to be OK”. 1 in 3 people goes…

  • In Defence of Grech’s Unpatriotic Sentiment

    In Defence of Grech’s Unpatriotic Sentiment

    In a reality where the cloud of national pride is increasingly used to cover up the oceans of underlying issues beneath, one ought to consider how recognising a problem is better than pretending it doesn’t exist.

  • Sustainable Development in 2020

    2020 has seen its fair share of hardships due to COVID-19’s negative effects. The pandemic has had a direct effect on the life, health and economy of people and countries around the world. It comes as no surprise that COVID-19 has inhibited the development of many prosperity-related SDGs. Nevertheless, the pandemic has had positive effects…

  • The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Today I’ll be talking about a book that I reviewed as part of a grand book tour, organized by the lovely Dave, or @TheWriteReads, as he is known on Twitter. This book was hyped up as a great read, a YA filled with puzzles, mystery, and an interesting take on a love triangle. This was…

  • A New Age of Opposition

    A New Age of Opposition

    I have never existed in a time where the current Opposition truly had a purpose. Following the succession of Malta into the European Union, the Party lost its momentum and became complacent. Without any real vision or winning noble cause, they spiralled gradually to then lose the General election a mere ten years later. The…