By Tyler Wolfe
Last Tuesday voters in the United States showed the world that democracy can, in fact, work. The American dream– the ability to achieve greatness from meagre beginnings– was shown to be alive and well. In two short months a man, whose candidacy 10 years ago would have been inconceivable and 50 years ago would have… Continue reading Losing track of love: problems with Cali’s Prop 8
The only reason I would want a Thingamaboob is so I could tell people that I have one. A Thingamaboob is an exclusive product, offered by the Canadian Cancer Society, that is not only an educational tool, but a fundraising gimmick. It’s an overpriced keychain with a couple of pink beads strung together. More and… Continue reading Online Only: All I want for Christmas is a Thingamaboob
When I first came to university I welcomed the freedom. No one was making me go to class, telling me to study or to do my homework. It was a lot of responsibility for a young student and I answered its call by promptly failing out of university after a single semester. Suggesting I participated… Continue reading Carrots and sticks: considerations concerning class participation
We’ve all heard the demands to end world hunger. But what about the price tag? Surprisingly, it would take $30 billion U.S. to put in place the agricultural programs needed to completely solve the global food crisis, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. Although $30 billion dollars seems like quite a lot… Continue reading The numbers behind hunger
I’ve never slept with a prostitute and I’ve never paid for sex. I can’t say this is entirely due to my moral principles, a good deal of my actions would have to be attributed to both a lack of opportunity and a fear of judicial repercussions. One thing I will say is that if I… Continue reading Tips and tricks for rolling in the hay
By Roman Auriti
You’d think that with all this balmy autumn weather that Calgary’s been having, everything else would start heating up as well, like anxiety regarding midterms or wallets burning up in preparation for the long reading week ahead. Perhaps a few hearts could be burning as well. Finding love is never out of season. Think about… Continue reading The joy of dating guitar players
After coming close but not quite reaching majority government status in a hard fought campaign, Stephen Harper has taken the formation of a new Parliament as an occasion to reorganize his cabinet. Although Harper claims he wanted to maintain stability by changing little, aside from a few main portfolios, everything has changed. With a brand… Continue reading Time to clean the cabinet
Although the threat of an economic crisis is looming in North America, Japan seems to be doing just fine. According to cbc.ca, sales of adult diapers have doubled over the past decade. This means that the aging population in Japan has the accessible funds to afford to double their use of something they poop on… Continue reading The fashion of feces
Popped collars are a noble tradition that have yet to be recognized by the haute couture fashion designers. American Eagle and Abercrombie and Fitch– those bastions of cool and incomparable style– have promoted it amongst their clientele. Rap luminaries, too, are getting into the game– one of the greatest songs about fashion is from Three… Continue reading Poppin’ collars
By Tyler Wolfe
Though his campaign is lagging behind that of front-runner Barack Obama, John McCain did manage to score a small victory last week, winning the endorsement of the much sought after terrorist demographic. The Washington Post reported last Wednesday that a commentary on the al-Qaeda linked al-Hesbah website claimed, “al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in… Continue reading Strange endorsement