Author: Tiger-Lily Goldsmith

Tiger-Lily With 1 in 5 young people suffering from a mental illness (teenmentalhealth.org) and society divided between those who understand what people are going through and those who do not, the tension continues to rise. Ignoring the need for better education and support around mental health is not the answer. By ignoring the rain it does not mean you don’t get wet, and not everyone has an umbrella to keep them dry. The same goes for mental health. It is time to make sure everyone has an umbrella. Seeking help is a positive step in the right direction, but sometimes this can be difficult to take. Ultimately, the key to making progress is listening to your needs. Your progress may start with something as simple as discussing with someone the support you need or exploring what optio...

Tiger-Lily shares the latest tips and tricks for being productive at home. With the inevitable increase in online work coming our way as the new, albeit strange, term begins, it’s essential to have some techniques up your sleeve for being productive at home. Sitting down for those online classes or trying to start that first assignment of the year after such a long break is a daunting task, but here I hope to relieve you of some of that dread and help you push past procrastination. By keeping it controlled and finding ways to feel positive, you can become more productive; work won’t pile up and you’ll get back into the swing of things.  Firstly, where to work and when to work? As for where, this could be your desk, a table in one of the new commuter hubs on campus, or a place i...

Out of the 124 known coffee species we only use  Arabica and Robusta, yet over 60% of all coffee bean species are endangered. Global Change Biology published researched indicating that 22 are considered vulnerable, 40 are endangered and 13 are critically endangered. Coffee is a plant with very particular preferences and even the slightest imbalance in the growing conditions can and will ruin an entire crop yield. Much like the coffee beans, the suppliers and their respective buyers are very particular. They are looking for coffee beans with exact taste notes when roasted. Therefore it is very difficult for farmers to produce coffee beans of these high standards and consistency in an ever-changing climate.  Many regions of the world maintain coffee plantations. Ethiopia is considered th...