Picture this: it’s a hot summer day, and you’re hanging out in your backyard with a few friends. The sun is beating hard, so you and your buddies go down to the local convenience store for some refreshing treats and munchies.You walk into the store, fill up a cup with your favourite drink, and snatch… Continue reading I breathe, so tax me
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Pro-choice offers a diversity of beliefs
Individuals and social groups in Canada have long and hotly debated the pro-life vs. pro-choice controversy. Stereotypically, pro-life support comes from the more conservative groups, like those under religious influence; and pro-choice support generally comes from liberal groups, including feminists. For the purposes of this article let’s define pro-life as the ideology that ultimately offers… Continue reading Pro-choice offers a diversity of beliefs
The meek will not inherit the earth
I’ve got a new crusade.It started with a consideration of why people don’t want to say they’re feminists. I’m staggered by the number of people you talk to who’ll stutter and fumble and shuffle their feet as they explain that, yes, they believe in (insert textbook definition of feminist beliefs here) but nooooo, they’re not… Continue reading The meek will not inherit the earth
‘Twas the night before BSD and all through Rez…
Believe me when I say this, BSD in Rez is like Christmas. You spend the night before pacing back and forth, anxious for the coming morning. You’ve already bought loads of alcohol, with a few extras just in case, and all you can think of is how exciting it’s going to be to wake up… Continue reading ‘Twas the night before BSD and all through Rez…
Take your lascivious activites elsewhere
I wish I had an air horn. A big, shiny air horn that had a selection of noises ranging from the traditional "WAAAAAAAH!" to the old-school model-T Ford "ah-OOOOOOOOOOO-ga!"Here’s why: I’m just plain had-it-up-to-here sick of couples who periodically arrest all their forward motion and convert their otherwise normal and productive energy into the most… Continue reading Take your lascivious activites elsewhere
Me fail English? That’s unpossible
By Rhia Perkins
More than two billion people in the world speak English. It is an official language in more than 75 countries. Three-quarters of the world’s population writes its mail in English, and 80 per cent of electronically stored information worldwide is in English. Speakers of English as a first language number 375 million, and those who… Continue reading Me fail English? That’s unpossible
Student politicans capitalize on apathy
Put your ear close to the ground and you may hear the sound of student dollars being misspent in the name of student apathy.Last week, members of the Students’ Legislative Council passed a motion–unanimously–to pay each of the newly elected executives up to $500 as "remuneration" for time dedicated to training in their respective positions.This… Continue reading Student politicans capitalize on apathy
Meet Brother Harmonius Rain
By Rob Granger
I have a confession to make.Every couple of weeks or so, a few of my male friends and I gather around in a tight circle, elbows almost touching, at our friend’s house (we’ll call him "Mongo"). Our special gatherings provide us with enormous pleasure. We giggle childishly. We slap each other with jocularity and tenderness.… Continue reading Meet Brother Harmonius Rain
Politicians pollute Ottawa with stupidity
So Preston turned tail and ran. Frankly, I don’t blame him.The House of Commons has shown over the past few weeks how pathetically juvenile and useless our representatives are. Have they spent time hammering out legislation or trying to advance the interests of national security or business? No. They’ve been calling each other names, asking… Continue reading Politicians pollute Ottawa with stupidity
Women’s self-defence: myth or reality?
I’m prefacing this week’s Headspin with a disclaimer. I don’t want to undermine self-defence courses. I believe the philosophy is sound and I admire the positive intentions. With that said, I’m disturbed by the number of women coming out of self-defence courses in greater danger than they went in.I’m coming at this from my perspective… Continue reading Women’s self-defence: myth or reality?