Starving will mess you up
The worst has happened. Jason Alexander is the new face of Jenny Craig. According to his Jenny Craig blog, Alexander decided to lose weight after…
Editorial
Give Up Now
The only way to avoid the crushing moment-to-moment parade of utter hopelessness that is “life” is to give up now. Believe me, it is beautiful…
Diamond rings are cheap
“You lower on bended knee, look into her eyes and ask her to spend the rest of her life with you. This is a moment…
Why are you here?
Our universities in Manitoba are having trouble operating. Between inflation, tuition freezes, crumbling buildings, a bad economy and a host of other issues, it is…
Universities need to learn from Facebook and Twitter
The Internet is constantly becoming more advanced, but is taken for granted as a passive tool for gathering information and being entertained. Social networking, one…
Would you kill your grandchildren for a boatload of oil?
This past December, our government met with other governments at the climate summit in Copenhagen to worry about what kind of a thing they will,…
What is real, anyway?
I just finished reading Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild. I know, I know, it’s been out for a while now, but as a student,…
Canada’s sports culture and the rest of the world
From within the confines of an increasingly pluralistic society, it can oftentimes be difficult for countries like Canada to lay claim on any one particular…
Mental health and well-being
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…
Body size, health and fatphobia
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….