Alarm bells sound at UN
Last month will always be remembered as the beginning of an historic new chapter in the Israel-Palestine saga. On Sept. 23, an application from the…
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Extremism’s price
The entire world was shocked as news spread of the devastating bombing and shooting massacre that occurred in Oslo, Norway on July 22. Norwegian Anders…
Stand up for the right to ignore
One morning a few weeks back I woke up to note that the world was on fire. It seemed peculiar at the time, but I…
Your summer dream (job)
Unless you’re a stone-cold academic, it’s about that time in the school year; you’ve been stuck inside for a month, midterms are either here or…
A tragic situation
It was saddening to see that 26 Shiite pilgrims were brutally killed in southwest Pakistan. In what was another in a long line of killings,…
Injustice will not lead to justice
In a recent news article in the Manitoban, the topic of creating a new racialized student representative came up once again. I have written on…
Restoring the rights of western Canadian farmers
It can be easy to take for granted the fact that we have the right to freely market our skills. If you are seeking a…
Harper uses new math to kill the CWB
I’ve come to the disturbing conclusion that Canadians in general and the Conservative Party of Canada in particular can’t count. Here are some examples: -Between…
A letter to my future self
Dear future self, I would say it’s been a long time but, somehow, I doubt it has. I’ve decided to write you this letter both…
Who’s afraid of Anna Hazare
The last two weeks of August saw India go through an unprecedented people’s movement, an Arab Spring of sorts. Maybe you have heard of the…