By Ryan Pike
Every year at roughly this time, eager prospective student politicians run around clamouring for support in the Students’ Union election. Every year the hallways are wallpapered with posters. Every year roughly nine out of 10 students summarily ignore the election and don’t vote. Nevertheless, the ones that are actively involved with the election pick up… Continue reading Ruminations on SU election endorsements
I’ve been deaf in both ears since birth. I rely on American Sign Language interpreters during lectures and my trusty notepad to communicate with friends. I can speak, but I’m not a good public speaker and I wear a Cochlear implant- which allows me to hear 70 to 85 per cent of what people say.… Continue reading Living with disabilities
By Daniel Krut
Media is increasingly under threat from governments and corporations, was the message delivered at the Media and Democracy forum held last Saturday at the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Hall. The forum, hosted by Arusha and Friends of the Herald, consisted of activists, journalists and professors from Calgary discussing the direction that media, specifically newspapers, is heading. The… Continue reading Media and democracy