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Re-thinking strategic voting
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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 that said that among 18-24 year olds, only about...
East vs. west debate bipolar already
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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 transport electricity — that stuff you use every day...
Letters to the Editor – April 6, 2011
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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 mental health as a pejorative marginalizes a large group...
There but for a roll of the dice
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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 of drifter-types. Two mean looking customers in filthy coveralls,...
Why you will never win an UMSU election
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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 university. Although a good campaign was run by the...
Respect for international students
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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 booth and began talking to some students about why...
Go Jets Go
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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.
Over the past couple weeks I’ve been discussing the...
