Here come the cyborgs
With the recent release of the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, my mind has turned to the upcoming options for our cyborg futures. Though the…
September 2011
The patience of job hunting
Chapter One: Eager but ripe with confidence, having been reassured along my four years of university my fancy new degree along with my being a…
Rise of the GPA
From a young age we are indoctrinated with formal grading practices, and for that reason it is quite impossible to imagine a world without grades….
You’re doing it wrong
Why are you in university? I heard a number of answers when I asked students this question. They ranged anywhere from “to figure out what…
The ‘white picket fence’ model
When I graduated from high school, I was a snot-nosed 17-year-old kid with no purpose, no direction and no idea of what I wanted to…
Things I learned while earning my degree
The following is a list of sage-like advice I would like to pass along from one human being to another, on the topic of undergraduate…
Being smart on crime
Conservative pundits have rallied around recent Stats Canada numbers, claiming that they prove at last that the Manitoba government has failed in making Winnipeg “feel…
Equal pay for equal work
It is no secret that there is a wage discrepancy between men and women who perform the same tasks and have the same jobs, both…
9/11: what do you remember?
There are certain events that create everlasting memories for an entire generation. Our grandparents will never forget Aug. 6, 1945. On this summer day an…
A world changed
For most people, the subject of history is a straightforward affair. In grade school we’re taught that A happened before B, which preceded C. There…