Her Campus at Aberdeen
What Is Remembrance Day & What Is the Poppy?
What is Remembrance Day and why do we remember it? Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, is the day which marks the end of the...
Her Campus at Bristol
Why do Bristol Students Not Wear the Poppy?
Although I haven't spent all my life in the UK, I was a secondary school student in London long enough to know that with every November...
Her Campus at McGill
They Live on Through Our Remembering: The Centenary of WWI
The red flowers began appearing on lapels last Wednesday, October 25th when the official poppy distribution began. While this annual tradition is nothing out of the ordinary for Canadians...
Why it’s Important to Wear a Poppy
The connection between poppies and war started in the First World War, as many Canadians know. The idea was inspired by “In Flanders Fields...
We Remember: Why Canadians Wear Poppies
To anyone who has lived in or visited Canada in November before, the small plastic red flowers that can be seen on collars and lapels...
Remembering on Remembrance Day
Last Remembrance Day, I went to the mall and got a haircut. I was home in Surrey for reading break, and my hair desperately needed a trim...
Show You Care on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a serious holiday. If you were born in Canada, you probably remember presentations that were put on in your elementary...
The Misuse of War Imagery as Symbols for Hateful Propaganda
Remembrance Day has passed and there has been more controversy than ever before. For many, wearing a poppy and having a two minute silence...
Dana Cushing: A Double Sided Perspective
For this Remembrance Day, Her Campus was able to acquire an interview with a US veteran. This brave Marine has taken the time from her busy...