2016 was a polarizing year for the House Olympics. Initially, the proposed events divided the students. Athletes were upset to see fewer...

It’s an unfortunate fact of life that all good things eventually come to an end. As the summer holiday draws to a close, all of us would...

Friendship plays an undeniably large role in our daily lives, whether we are aware of it or not. Ever since our toddler years, we have...

Ethiopia is a historical beacon of hope for all of Africa. The only nation (other than the bizarre history of Liberia) to survive...

With the birth of Nationalism in 1848 the concept of a nation has become defined by a shared national history, language, ethnicity and...

As the Grads are piped into the Closing Ceremony for the penultimate time and the Grade 10’s are gearing up to write their final...

Perhaps no nation in the world today is as consistently at the top of the news as Turkey. This nation occupies a unique geographical...

This play is a series of scenes all set around the dining room table, as the title suggests. From a jovial, yet tense birthday party to a...

“Oh wow. Where did the time go. It seems like just yesterday “The Ad Verum” was just being created and a few of us were all huddled...

The school year is coming quickly to an end. This not only means innumerable exams, but also the nomination of head boy/girl, and the...

SIS has been conquering headlines in Europe since its inception, but a subtler extremism has seeped into Europe. The old adage, “An eye...

House: Pink (2012) / Four Tet If you’re familiar with the sounds more commonly featured in traditional house music, you’d be pleasantly...

Disco House: Discovery (2001) / Daft Punk With this album Daft Punk re-invented the mid 80s as the coolest sounding pop era ever. Loaded...

Country: Live At Folsom Prison (1968) / Johnny Cash As Johnny Cash’s most intimate performance, with his signature robust baritone voice...

his past weekend, Collingwood’s Senior Tennis Team won the BC Tennis Provincial Championship, bringing home yet another provincial blue...

Art Rock: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) / David Bowie A really cool album with a really cool...

Berlin School (Early Experimental Electronic Music): Rubycon (1975) / Tangerine Dream How fitting for the Roman (Rubycon, the river...

Alternative Rock/Power Pop: Pinkerton (1996) / Weezer A much darker and more abrasive Weezer record. Lacking confidence in itself,...

Alternative Rock/Power Pop: Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994) / Weezer Weezer’s debut LP significantly contributed towards defining what 90s...

Folk Rock: Blue (1971) / Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell’s quintessential confession is a collection of vulnerable ballads that are sure to...