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Magazine pitches time!

Hello everyone,Here are some sweet, sweet pitches for our upcoming December and January issues of the monthly magazine. If any of these interest you, reach out to me and we'll discuss deadlines. I'd especially encourage anyone who isn't sure what they'd like to write to take a horoscope or crossword: they're easy to write and don't take a ton of time. If there's anything you'd like to pitch to me, please feel free to reach out! I'm always interested in new article ideas.Best, Christine-----Pitch list: 

Diversions:

• December horoscopes and crosswords

• January horoscopes and crosswords

Notes/RR:

• Q&A:

  • What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you in the classroom?

  • What’s your favourite winter accessory?

• Profile:

  • The Tolkein club seems really cool. What’s their origin story? What do they bring to campus?

  • The Chimo Animal Assisted Wellness and Learning Society brings dogs on campus every fall/winter term around finals season. Why did they start doing that in the first place? How have students reacted?

• Did you know?

  • Procrastination: why do we do it, what impact does it have, and is there any way we can stop doing it? A psych professor could make a good interviewee.

  • Connected to a local arts scene? Tell us about it!

• Commentary

  • New Year’s Resolutions: are they worthwhile? If you’ve ever made one, how did it go? Are there better ways to change one’s behaviour instead?

• Human interest

  • Long-distance romance: have you ever been in a LDR? What is/was it like? Would you recommend it to others?

  • Failing a class: every student’s worst nightmare. Has this ever happened to you? How much does it matter now, and what did you learn from it?

Features (January):

• Newcomers: more and more people are immigrating to Canada all the time. What is it like to move here? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of moving to Canada? How do Canadians treat newcomers? Interviewees could be: international students, a professor who studies issues relating to immigration.

• Bullying: not just for kids anymore. It appears that relational aggression doesn’t go away once people become adults. One in two Canadian adults say they’ve been bullied at work, and tons of university students have been picked on by peers as well. How is bullying handled in the adult world? What kind of impact does it leave on victims? How can this issue be resolved?