Tag: Voice

By Ruth Davenport

I had a peculiar sort of awakening last week when an associate grumbled to me that, for a feminist, I didn’t have very good control of my man.My immediate response was to sit and blink a lot. Very quickly. The response was unremarkable and less than dynamic, but it characterized the sum of activity going… Continue reading Balancing feminism and a love life

By Matt Oakes

Smoking stinks and everybody knows it. So why do so many of us do it?Simple. Because we can and because it’s cool.Smokers are a social bunch, and being social is cool. We form crowds in bars and doorways while jealous non-smokers walk by wishing they had as many friends as we do. Research shows we… Continue reading Cigarettes and superheroes

By Natalie Sit

Osama bin Laden is winning the war.Not a war with bombs and blood, but a war where silent fears seize the United States. People are more aware they’re entering tall buildings; they suspect planes that are flying too low. The dark-skinned man in the parking lot must be a terrorist. There could be anthrax in… Continue reading The invisible victor

By Joanna Farley

Since September 11, the world has cast a suspicious eye towards anyone of "Middle Eastern descent." Mosques have been burned, Muslims and Sikhs and Hindus have been attacked–apparently some people don’t realize there’s a difference–threats have been issued against Islamic groups and the media is having a field day.While I can understand how some people… Continue reading The most sainted of people

By Ruth Davenport

Working for a newspaper opens the door to a whole new world of possibilities. I, and anyone else in the media industry, deal everyday with people who want their stories heard. I’m deluged every morning with a new flood of information–phones, e-mails, faxes–from people who feel it’s information the rest of the world needs to… Continue reading Exercising the power of the press

By Lawrence Bailey

As anthrax hysteria spreads across North America, a more vicious plague poses a very real threat to mankind. Born following the Peace of Westphalia, the concept of nationalism is among the most destructive forces in society today.Nationalism has more often than not proven divisive and violent, especially in recent history. Factional violence, political assassinations and… Continue reading Scourge of the 21st century

By Myke Atkinson

Attention: All pierced, tattooed or otherwise visually original people, you are all criminals. At least that’s what Crime Stoppers believes.Crime Stoppers’ latest ad campaign has been flooding Calgary Transit advertising with images of a group of youths under the slogan "This time it’s personal." Statements spread across the pictures of the pierced "criminals" read: "I… Continue reading Typecast criminals

By Joel McNally

A lifetime of violent media has made me a difficult person to shock. Despite this, I can’t help but be surprised by a statement made in the Calgary Herald this Monday by a member of the university faculty.It was in an article about Co- Motion’s training camp, a place where people learn effective techniques for… Continue reading Sticks, stones and broken bones

By Ryan Laverty

We’re nearly a month into the school year and most of us have finally settled in. Some of us know what to expect from this institution and what it expects from us. However, for many others, the overwhelming magnitude of university hasn’t set in and it may not for years to come. And that’s okay.Despite… Continue reading University is a place to figure it out

By Lawrence Bailey

From a distance, it looks like a mob of 12-year-olds awaiting A.J.’s release from rehab. As one walks closer, the 12-year-olds start aging and the music heard beyond them isn’t that of a crappy top-40 boy band. Rather it’s the sweet, soothing rhythms of Sublime. Then it comes into view. Over the heads of the… Continue reading No one wins on a dry campus