Fasting, not a recommended practice
Sarah Khalil’s article (“Fasting, a recommended practice,” Sept. 9, 2009) lauding the benefits of ritualistic starvation was so full of logical fallacies, deception and outright…
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Form or function
This goes out to everybody who will ever buy any car, and particularly to those students who will soon buy their first cars, and to…
Traveling is good for you
“Every moment is the Guru.” — Charlotte Joko Beck As we return from summer holidays and begin to settle into a routine again, many of…
Hey Greyhound, feds: keep it down!
On Sept. 3, 2009, Greyhound Canada announced that without government intervention to the tune of $15 million, intercity bus service would no longer be provided…
Canada in Honduras
Canada is more like the U.S. than we like to admit, even when it comes to foreign policy. Since 2000 we have quietly supported all…
Education(al) Matters
Education; as university students, we have come together from all walks of life in this lifelong pursuit. For money, career, happiness, and a variety of…
Israel: beautiful country or apartheid colony?
The word Israel brings many sorrows and joy, depending on with whom you are speaking. In the description from the Folklorama 2009 Travel Guide, you…
Another goddamn election?
The battle of the fat-heads is impending, friends. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff remains unrelenting in his drive to bring down Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government…
Owner’s manual
As promised, with every new purchase of the Manitoban, we include this handy-dandy “User Guide” to help you along on the road forward. Once you’ve mastered the tricky business of the opening and the reading — which I see you’ve already managed to take a crack at — there’s really not much to it!
The softer, fuzzier side of campus media
Here we are, right on the edge of the last winter and you can already sense there’s a new one creeping up ahead. It felt like summer was late to start this year anyway. Come to think of it, I can remember feeling like winter started early last year as well.