Re-thinking strategic voting
Around 2004, the first time the Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates across the country, there was a statistic floating around…
2011
East vs. west debate bipolar already
The Manitoba Hydro Bipole III east vs. west debate has being dragging on now for years. Bipole III is an electrical transmission line meant to…
Letters to the Editor – April 6, 2011
The use of the term “crazy” referring to any individual is unwelcome on campus, and has no place at any institute of higher education. Using…
There but for a roll of the dice
Yesterday I saw sure-fire evidence that winter has passed, and summer is on its way. Out front of the Osborne LC I saw a pair…
Why you will never win an UMSU election
Another UMSU election has passed and once again the victor should come as no surprise to those of us who regularly follow politics at our…
Respect for international students
During the Manitoban referendum campaign, I spent a lot of time walking around campus and talking to students. One day I walked by the Answers…
Go Jets Go
I was really hoping that by now we would know definitively whether or not the NHL would be returning to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season….
Essentially a play list
Well this is it folks — it’s the end of another publishing year at the Toban and quite possibly the end of “Essentially A Playlist.”…
Bison briefs
Men’s basketball Regular season record: 9-15 Playoffs result: lost in Canada West quarter final to UBC (0-2 in three game series) Women’s basketball Regular season…
The spoiled brats of the NFL
In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson likened the NFL and its treatment of its players to “modern-day slavery.” Yep,…