Editorial
Mental health and well-being
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In many ways, this week’s feature on student health and well being is the most important project that I’ve ever had the privilege of being involved with. One of my goals entering this year...
Body size, health and fatphobia
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With the health-care reform debate gearing up in the states, there has been a great deal of controversy over the current system of health insurance. Last month, a four-month old baby in Denver was...
Different day, different action
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On Nov. 5, students and community members will rally at U of M, U of W and the legislature for the annual Students’ Day of Action. The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba and Make Poverty...
Musical memory or rummy remembrance?
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Is it possible for people to go two hours without drinking? I do not think so. I refuse to believe that people refrain from “pre-gaming” before going to Cineplex or that they do not...
Sitting inches away from Dr. Norman Finkelstein
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On Oct. 17, Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein, an advocate for human rights and peace in the Middle East, spoke at the Canadian Mennonite University. Finkelstein received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1988 and...
The Ultimate Downer
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On the morning of April 5, 1994, Jarrod woke up wide-eyed. Believing that he could fly, the teenager convinced his father to drive him and a hang glider to a barren country road. There,...
What would Gretzky do?
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I recently drove to Minneapolis to hear Kevin Smith, of Clerks fame, give a three-hour talk on whatever was on his mind. The topic of conversation drifted naturally — amazingly enough — from Hollywood...
