Election time in Nigeria
Nigeria has an estimated population of over 150 million people, with three major tribal ethnic groups — Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba — diverse religious groups…
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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…
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…
Real inspiring stuff
In the final days leading up to the confidence motion which brought an end to the 40th Parliament of Canada, the prospect of an election…
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…
Where’s Penelope?
We live in a country where animal-protection advocacy is overshadowed by indifference: beaten elephants still travel in our circuses; the seal hunt is a fur-export…
Inner-city blues
On March 9, representatives of CentreVenture, Winnipeg’s supposed vanguard of development in the downtown area, appeared at City Hall to elaborate on their three-year business…