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BY CHRISTINE NGUYEN (CHI ‘21) --  For some Asian women who were on the fence about buying guns for protection, the racist violence of the past year pushed them over the edge. Reporter Christine Nguyen tells us about two women from Southern California who are learning to shoot guns, and navigating the stigma around gun ownership within their families. LISTEN HERE. 

BY CHRISTINE NGUYEN (CHI ‘21) -- While setting up camp with other backpackers at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Sam Tayag was told "to hurry back up to the rim, otherwise, I'm gonna miss my Chinese tour bus," they said. READ MORE. 

BY TOLU OJO (CHI ‘21) -- Pandemic restrictions may have been eased but expect turbulent skies ahead if you are looking forward to air travel in the near future. What follows is a cautionary tale. READ MORE. 

BY JILLIAN MACKLIN (CHI ‘21) -- While we can applaud the City of Toronto for programs that have moved almost 1,400 people from encampments to indoor spaces since the pandemic began, our work is not close to being done. READ MORE. 

BY RADHA KOHLY (CHI ‘21) -- I never imagined my own father would die in his motherland with a pandemic raging. I last saw my 80-year-old father in November, 2019, just before my brother drove him to the airport. Only his new walker belied his age. There was always a fear when he left for six months to India that we would not see his return, but it felt only hypothetical. When I wept at our goodbyes, he always reassured me that he would be fine. I always believed him. READ MORE. 

BY EMILY WAUGH (CHI ‘21) -- If many people are languishing in the ongoing pandemic, overburdened moms are white-knuckling it. READ MORE. 

BY EMILY WAUGH (CHI ‘21) -- Single motherhood was hard. Katy and Elsbeth’s friendship, which began in 1954, made it easier. READ MORE. 

BY MICHAEL MULTAN (CHI ‘21) -- York University’s announcement of a new medical school comes with a promise to create greater health equity for diverse communities in underserved communities across Canada and to improve access to care. But the announcement fails to comment on exactly how a new school fits into our current training system. Training a doctor is a complex multi-step process with current bottleneck problems at the end of the long journey. READ MORE.