By Erin Maduck
The pulsing music invigorates your body and soul. Your attire has been strategically selected, lipstick religiously re-applied, and hair perfectly set. Hundreds of pairs of eyes dart around the dimly-lit space. They scope, scan, stare, compare, and search intently for a match. You can cast any image you want here. You can be anyone you… Continue reading I was going to call, but my, uh, gradma just died
By Brian Low
There has been a good deal of publicity lately regarding several convicted killers slated to die in the United States. Two of the most prominent are Canadian national Stanley Faulder and German national Darell Mease. I really can’t figure out why they’re killing these guys. The response that you hear most often is “as a… Continue reading Killing convicts doesn’t make sense
By Brian Low
Where’s the Soviet Union when you need it? I’m not talking about the impotent Russian state run by a sickly old alcoholic named Boris. I’m talking about the “Evil Empire” that struck fear in the hearts of our parents’ generation. I want to know what happened to the “We will bury you” Soviet Union. Now… Continue reading The value of Boris and Natasha
By Jan Creaser
There’s a general conception among Political Science majors that anybody outside the department should not be allowed to vote in any type of election. We, the politically uneducated, apparently do not have the knowledge to make coherent decisions regarding the future of municipalities, provinces and countries. In other words, democracy should only extend to those… Continue reading Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any spine?
By Erin Maduck
There is nothing like the euphoric feeling I experience the moment I travel beyond the city limits to a holiday destination. There is nothing like a new shirt. There is nothing like Kraft Dinner made to the perfect consistency. There is nothing like the adrenaline rush that praises my body after a good workout. There… Continue reading Life, what is it good for?
By Sadiq Javer
This year’s Students’ Union general election has been plagued by the removal and defacement of posters, and the distribution of illegal pamphlets.According to the SU poster policy, candidates are given certain guidelines to follow regarding the hanging of posters. The SU poster policy states: "No organization or person shall remove or cover a valid poster."Chief… Continue reading Postering violation
By Natalie Sit
Last Thursday’s Students’ Union general election presidential candidate forum drew six of the seven candidates to Speakers’ Corner in MacEwan Hall. Students gathered around three levels of stairs to listen to the candidates answer questions from moderator and current SU President Paul Galbraith and the floor.Reviews of the forum were mixed, though most candidates were… Continue reading Presidential forum
By Jan Creaser
"Who is Peggy Patterson and why is she important?" was the bonus question asked of the three Vice-president Academic candidates at the Feb. 22 forum. (For the record, Patterson’s the university Associate VP Student Affairs.) Current Students’ Union VP Academic Toireasa Jespersen moderated the forum for candidates Drew Brown, Heather Clitheroe and Kerry Parker. The… Continue reading Academic forum
By Jan Creaser
Covering issues like student debt and liaisons with various levels of government, the Feb. 22 Vice-president External forum allowed candidates Nassr Awada, Christa Big Canoe and Melanie McNaughton to answer questionsfor students. Paul Novosad, also a candidate, did not attend the forum.Students’ Union VP Events Miki Stricker moderated the forum, asking five questions related to… Continue reading External forum
The battle of the Operations and Finance candidates began this Tuesday at a candidates forum in MacEwan Student Centre. Of the four candidates running for the position of Students’ Union Vice-president Operations and Finance, all but Paul Newman attended.It came as no surprise that one of the major issues discussed was MacEwan Hall Expansion, the… Continue reading Op-Fi forum