There are clumps of noisy red and white amoebic formations moving about Europe in cargo shorts and "Canada Kicks Ass" T-shirts. They have large shells on their backs, adorned with tattoos of a red leaf that lets everyone know they’re not American. To some locals they’re a nuisance, to others a curiosity but to the… Continue reading Flag fails to promote adventure
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Make up your own mind
There is a base element in our education system, in our media and in our socio-political communication that is inhibiting freedom of thought and undermining the political mindset of the general public. The political spectrum is one of the most dangerous and destructive anti-academic forces at work today.As educated people, especially as young students, we… Continue reading Make up your own mind
Rudeness plagues campus and world
By Rhia Perkins
The “Me” culture seems to have taken over campus. Everywhere you go the dominant attitude seems to be “every man for himself” and the resulting rudeness is startling.These days it seems people look at you funny when you hold the door for them on your way into a building, smiling and saying thanks to someone… Continue reading Rudeness plagues campus and world
Lycra-loving men forge the fashion world
By Todd Jackson
My Dad never ventures far from the straight and narrow when it comes to fashion. Nothing too ambitious really. Pants that fit and a shirt tucked into them with a collar and buttons down the front. Shoes and a belt. These are the boundaries and he wants it that way because he doesn’t have to… Continue reading Lycra-loving men forge the fashion world
Save yourself, kill your Internet habit
By Todd Jackson
I can hardly forget the joy that filled my heart when I connected to the Internet for the first time. Whoo-ah! Try to understand that I started typing on a VIC-20. Then I made the bold step to second generation DOS. And here I was a couple years later and my computer could actually suck… Continue reading Save yourself, kill your Internet habit
Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater
By Brian Low
Elinor Caplan, Federal Minister of Immigration, has just tabled a new and improved Immigration Act. In large measure, this is in response to public outcry following the ships of Chinese boatpeople who washed up on the shores of British Columbia last fall. The new bill has been touted as a cure-all for all the immigration… Continue reading Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater
Shark should swim with fishes
By Brian Low
Microsoft has seen nothing but red since Monday’s United States district court ruling against them. Their stock value dropped significantly; as a result, the NASDAQ financial index took a huge hit, and Bill Gates’ fortune dropped to a mere $97 billion US. That’s got to be a huge blow.The court case surrounds whether or not… Continue reading Shark should swim with fishes
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
By Brian Low
Last week, amid a great deal of fanfare, a new Canadian political party was born–the Canadian Alliance. Narrowly avoiding becoming the first party in Canada to have a naughty acronym, the Canadian Alliance seeks to offer conservative-minded voters a right-wing alternative to the governing Liberal party. It will be interesting to see what comes of… Continue reading You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
Vive le Quebec non-libre?
By Brian Low
Far be it for me to suggest that the Supreme Court of Canada always makes the "right" decisions or that it is always common-sensical in its judgements. It is a legal institution, subject to many of the same shortcomings that are found in other legal institutions. In the main, it seems to render equitable verdicts,… Continue reading Vive le Quebec non-libre?
Real heroes are all around us
By Dave McLean
Around the same time I started to lament that the Flames might not make the post-season for the fourth straight year, I was in a class listening to a presentation on why Canada needs hockey. The argument centred around how we Canadians need to find a solution to avoid the permanent migration of our sacred… Continue reading Real heroes are all around us