Poverty and chaos around the globe
Nowadays, it is easy to tell if a country is able to provide a citizen with stable ways of living or if it represents struggle…
2009
Letters to the Editor – Oct. 21, 2009
Feel Good Letter of the Month Hi, my name is Caitlin Howard and I am a first year student at the U of M. I…
Why you should be concerned about species extinction
Most of you were probably taught that “extinction is forever.” Heck, you may have even bought a T-shirt with that logo on it, hoping that…
Ask a scientist
What does it sound like when doves cry? Much to the dismay of the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince, according…
Close encounter
The universe is beginning to look a lot less lonely than it used to. The probability of all of the components coming together in an…
The science of hatred
In the 1962 movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis play siblings whose rivalry and hatred for each other almost…
Better know a prokaryote
Escherichia coli, or E. coli, as its friends know it, has gotten a pretty bad rap lately. From tainting water supplies in Walkerton, Ontario to…
Boxer walks 150 km to Winnipeg . . . and back
Running down the highway on a hot, sunny day, followed by a caravan of family, friends, and supporters, Richie Goosehead is an impressive sight. A…
Defying gravity and stereotypes
It is the mark of good cheerleading to make gravity defying stunts appear effortless and enjoyable to a crowd of sports fans. Yet behind their…
Legends of the Periphery: Food Hurricane, Takeru Kobayashi
From time to time even some of the greatest and most prolific heroes in all of sports fall through the cracks of obscurity and are…