By Mary Chan
Sometimes it seems like the difference between taking responsibility for one’s own actions and blaming someone else is a lawsuit. On October 16, 2002, all seven members of the Dawson family of Baltimore were killed when their house was set on fire in retaliation for reporting drug dealers to the police. It was the second… Continue reading When citizens do good deeds
By James Keller
Metaphor is a powerful thing. In literature, it can invoke powerful imagery or emotion. In common discourse, it can express the inexpressible, breathing life into the abstract. And in advertising, it can say so much with so little, reinventing the familiar. It is a powerful little thing like metaphor that may–and that certainly should–debase the… Continue reading Image is everything
Though the Canadian health care system has been in perpetual need of reform since its establishment in 1957, there is yet to be a report that Ottawa can live with. Over the last 50 years, she has flirted with many a health care expert. On several occasions, she maintained a promising relationship, but in the… Continue reading Health care sluts
Do you want to know what Victoria’s secret is? Women who have real lives cannot wear the so-called lingerie that the supermodels of the Victoria’s Secret 2002 fashion show parade in. If a woman’s occupation requires anything from a T-shirt to a pair of pants, she may have some issues wearing these seductive undergarments. If… Continue reading What is Victoria’s Secret?
Montreal Alouettes running back Lawrence Phillips must have already been drinking out of the Grey Cup when he called it the “biggest cup in professional sports” following Sunday’s Canadian Football League championship game. While the Grey Cup may in fact hold more celebratory beverage than any other North American sports prize, in terms of prestige,… Continue reading CFL lacks dynamic of pro sport
Everyone wants a piece of the terrorism game. Since 9-11, there seems to be a sense of pride derived from being a victim, or potential victim of terrorism, with al Qaeda being the most fashionable threat. Recent intelligence has revealed Canada and Calgary as possible targets, which is about as hip as it gets.When Osama… Continue reading Getting a piece of the terrorism pie
Since my first year at the University of Calgary, I have become accustomed to the annual shock and outrage expressed by students and other Calgarians as the U of C’s reputation sinks lower and lower in Maclean’s annual ranking of Canadian universities. How anyone could possibly be shocked at the university’s poor standing is beyond… Continue reading Striving for last place
Reality sure bites for actress Winona Ryder. Who actually thought she’d get slapped with vandalism and grand theft, a double felony? And the question on everyone’s mind is, why would someone as rich and famous as Winona steal anyway? Well, you can pick your choice from the multiple excuses Ms. Ryder offers: she was high… Continue reading When the rich attack
It takes more and more than just your regular five o’clock news to shock people. So what’s the story? Is it news or entertainment? How much substance is there to what you watch on television? Are you being informed or entertained? Sex, violence and drugs sell. Flipping through the channels on television on a random… Continue reading Our violent world
There is a difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter, or a guerrilla. A terrorist deliberately targets civilians; a guerrilla attacks the military and government apparatus of its perceived oppressor. Yasser Arafat, regardless of his Nobel Peace Prize, is a terrorist because of his long history of attacking civilians. These attacks have included the… Continue reading As the United States prepares to go to war, thy show us who the real terrorists are