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Campus episodes

February 10, 2016 Episode 11: Laws of attraction
This is a story of an unlikely couple that started out as friends-with-benefits who evolved and became long-term lovers.
As we all know, relationships can be wonderful, but extremely complicated all at once. Sometimes, they take on strange, unexpected forms that create blurred lines. What does it mean to be exclusive, but not an official couple? And when does hooking up turn into a friends-with-benefits scenario? This is the awkward love story of Dillon and Charlotte.
They met in their first-year of university, a time when neither of them wanted to be in a relationship. But their initial attraction to one another turned a platonic friendship into a budding romance. After a few months of dating, Charlotte wanted to put a label on the relationship. But Dillon was still scared of the thought of being tied down in a committed relationship. Find out how the two ended up together despite wanting completely different things.
29 min
February 10, 2016 Episode 11: Laws of attraction
This is a story of an unlikely couple that started out as friends-with-benefits who evolved and became long-term lovers.
As we all know, relationships can be wonderful, but extremely complicated all at once. Sometimes, they take on strange, unexpected forms that create blurred lines. What does it mean to be exclusive, but not an official couple? And when does hooking up turn into a friends-with-benefits scenario? This is the awkward love story of Dillon and Charlotte.
They met in their first-year of university, a time when neither of them wanted to be in a relationship. But their initial attraction to one another turned a platonic friendship into a budding romance. After a few months of dating, Charlotte wanted to put a label on the relationship. But Dillon was still scared of the thought of being tied down in a committed relationship. Find out how the two ended up together despite wanting completely different things.
29 min
February 03, 2016 Episode 10: EXTRA - Anorexia: dangerous yet forgotten
An important conversation about why eating disorders are being forgotten in the medical world, despite the fact that they cause the most deaths among all mental illnesses.
In our last episode, we met Meredith Healey, a young woman who battled with anorexia and anxiety in her first year of university. But there’s one part of Meredith’s story that really stands out for us. While she was gripped by her first panic attack, she went to the hospital thinking she was having a heart attack. An ER doctor helped by asking her to breathe into a paper bag. When Meredith eventually calmed down, the doctor simply sent her home.
At this point, Meredith was 100 pounds. She was skinny and frail, yet the ER doctor didn’t pick up on any physical signs pointing to a mental illness.
Where is the disconnect when it comes to recognition by healthcare professionals?
For more insight we asked Dr. Brian Goldman, an ER doctor and host of CBC Radio’s White Coat, Black Art, to join us for a chat.
23 min
February 03, 2016 Episode 10: EXTRA - Anorexia: dangerous yet forgotten
An important conversation about why eating disorders are being forgotten in the medical world, despite the fact that they cause the most deaths among all mental illnesses.
In our last episode, we met Meredith Healey, a young woman who battled with anorexia and anxiety in her first year of university. But there’s one part of Meredith’s story that really stands out for us. While she was gripped by her first panic attack, she went to the hospital thinking she was having a heart attack. An ER doctor helped by asking her to breathe into a paper bag. When Meredith eventually calmed down, the doctor simply sent her home.
At this point, Meredith was 100 pounds. She was skinny and frail, yet the ER doctor didn’t pick up on any physical signs pointing to a mental illness.
Where is the disconnect when it comes to recognition by healthcare professionals?
For more insight we asked Dr. Brian Goldman, an ER doctor and host of CBC Radio’s White Coat, Black Art, to join us for a chat.
23 min
January 27, 2016 Episode 10: Hunger game
This is the story of a young woman’s descent down a dark and dangerous path of anorexia and anxiety.
Body image can be a focal point for so many students starting out in university. But too often it can become an obsession. And in Meredith Healey’s case, it turned into a hunger game that threatened her life.
It all started out as an innocent attempt at avoiding the Freshman 15. You know, those inevitable 15 pounds you gain during first year of university or college, thanks to bad eating habits and excessive drinking. In Meredith’s case, this notion quickly sparked an infatuation with weight-loss, fueled by fashion magazines. Without even realizing it she became anorexic.
When Meredith stepped foot on campus, she was frail and weak. Her eating disorder, paired with the mounting pressure of maintaining a B+ average to stay in her program, triggered a series of never-ending panic attacks.
Hear her story on this episode of Campus.
33 min
January 27, 2016 Episode 10: Hunger game
This is the story of a young woman’s descent down a dark and dangerous path of anorexia and anxiety.
Body image can be a focal point for so many students starting out in university. But too often it can become an obsession. And in Meredith Healey’s case, it turned into a hunger game that threatened her life.
It all started out as an innocent attempt at avoiding the Freshman 15. You know, those inevitable 15 pounds you gain during first year of university or college, thanks to bad eating habits and excessive drinking. In Meredith’s case, this notion quickly sparked an infatuation with weight-loss, fueled by fashion magazines. Without even realizing it she became anorexic.
When Meredith stepped foot on campus, she was frail and weak. Her eating disorder, paired with the mounting pressure of maintaining a B+ average to stay in her program, triggered a series of never-ending panic attacks.
Hear her story on this episode of Campus.
33 min
January 20, 2016 Episode 9: EXTRA - Forbidden love
What happens when love gets caught in the middle of a clash of cultures during college?
Meet Chris and Cindy, an interracial couple who are dating despite strong disapproval from their parents. Hear how keeping their relationship a secret has made their love even stronger.
In our last episode, you met Maria, an emerging South Asian pop artist whose parents refused to support her dreams of pursuing a career in the arts.
Long story short, Maria’s experience is one that so many children in immigrant families can relate to. These households often struggle to find a balance between maintaining their traditional values and integrating into a new culture.
There’s another layer of this struggle that we didn't get into with Maria’s story. What happens when you throw love into that already stressful dynamic? We were lucky to have a candid chat with Chris and Cindy about the tensions that come with interracial relationships.
33 min
January 20, 2016 Episode 9: EXTRA - Forbidden love
What happens when love gets caught in the middle of a clash of cultures during college?
Meet Chris and Cindy, an interracial couple who are dating despite strong disapproval from their parents. Hear how keeping their relationship a secret has made their love even stronger.
In our last episode, you met Maria, an emerging South Asian pop artist whose parents refused to support her dreams of pursuing a career in the arts.
Long story short, Maria’s experience is one that so many children in immigrant families can relate to. These households often struggle to find a balance between maintaining their traditional values and integrating into a new culture.
There’s another layer of this struggle that we didn't get into with Maria’s story. What happens when you throw love into that already stressful dynamic? We were lucky to have a candid chat with Chris and Cindy about the tensions that come with interracial relationships.
33 min
January 13, 2016 Episode 9: No curry in the dorm room!
A story of cultural tension and racism, that became a catalyst for emerging pop artist HATECOPY.
For many kids coming from immigrant families, trying to integrate into a new culture can be a lifelong struggle. Maria Qamar has battled racism in school ever since moving to Canada from Pakistan as a young girl. The constant bullying led to issues with self-acceptance, and she became ashamed of her cultural roots. Maria would find an outlet, and channel her frustration by creating art.
But even at home, she could never be her true self. Her parents tried to deny her budding passion for art. They didn’t believe she could build a successful career from it, and refused to help pay for her college tuition if she chose to study art. Maria met them halfway, and took creative advertising instead.
Entering college, she assumed that everyone would have outgrown racism...until she met her room-mate on campus.
33 min
January 13, 2016 Episode 9: No curry in the dorm room!
A story of cultural tension and racism, that became a catalyst for emerging pop artist HATECOPY.
For many kids coming from immigrant families, trying to integrate into a new culture can be a lifelong struggle. Maria Qamar has battled racism in school ever since moving to Canada from Pakistan as a young girl. The constant bullying led to issues with self-acceptance, and she became ashamed of her cultural roots. Maria would find an outlet, and channel her frustration by creating art.
But even at home, she could never be her true self. Her parents tried to deny her budding passion for art. They didn’t believe she could build a successful career from it, and refused to help pay for her college tuition if she chose to study art. Maria met them halfway, and took creative advertising instead.
Entering college, she assumed that everyone would have outgrown racism...until she met her room-mate on campus.
33 min

About Campus

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Campus is that place and time in our lives where everything changes. Welcome to the CBC’s first original podcast series. Every episode is driven by a first-person narrative as host, Albert Leung guides you through one character’s life-defining experience. The stories are uniquely personal, honest and intimate. And although our characters are almost always students, their experiences are universal. Everyone can relate to the struggles of fitting in, feeling lost, self-discovery and tackling adversity.