Letters to the Editor
RE: What Is UMSU Smoking? (Oct. 13, 2010) I would like to applaud Spencer Fernando for his article in last week’s edition of the Manitoban….
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Love in the time of class war
In the winter of ’09 my life was a spectacular failure in every way imaginable. I was a law school dropout, a call centre dropout…
One person’s terrorist…
As the old cliché goes: “one person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.” This implies that certain values are ultimately subjective, which is a lesson…
Canadian vice regal gets its groove back
This past Oct. 1 will be remembered in the Canadian history books as any swearing in of a governor general ought to be — the…
What is UMSU smoking?
I was walking out of GPA’s on campus the other day, having just purchased some chips and an energy drink — healthy guy that I…
Violence not the only problem Pakistan faces
Pakistan is in the headlines once again. A NATO convoy carrying fuel for troops in Afghanistan was attacked in four different locations, including Islamabad, the…
Being angry doesn’t necessarily mean you’re right
In 1997, sixteen out of the twenty seven European Union members signed the “Stability and Growth Pact” which states that each member cannot allow their…
Printing: Now in 3-D
Sometime in the distant future an avid tinkerer could — for the cost of a low-end automobile — purchase a machine that turns his ideas…
An open letter to green apple
Listen green apple, there’s something I need to get off my chest. I’ve never liked you. I know that in my childhood I may have…
Migrant agricultural workers in Canada
Ralston White and Paul Roach, both migrant workers from Jamaica working on an Ontario apple farm, died from inhaling toxic fumes recently. Although an investigation…