Buying into the Bionic man
Arrays of technologies — from robotics to bioengineering — are beginning to converge, and this convergence is destined to have profound effects on our future….
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Letters to the Editor – Oct. 28, 2009
RE: Break it to my grandma (Oct. 21, 2009) Fruit flavored rolling papers for the kids, fruit flavored booze for the grown ups, and rose…
Sitting inches away from Dr. Norman Finkelstein
On Oct. 17, Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein, an advocate for human rights and peace in the Middle East, spoke at the Canadian Mennonite University. Finkelstein…
Break it to my Grandma
On June 17, 2009, Bill C-32 quietly passed through the House of Commons, amending the Tobacco Act “to provide additional protection to youth from tobacco…
Loud people
Back in the ‘50s, Edward R. Murrow was labelled the “most trusted man in America.” Calm and composed, and often with a cigarette dangling from…
Get with the times!
Enough is enough. As a Canadian citizen, I’m used to the federal political process that goes on in Ottawa. I’m accustomed to political gamesmanship between…
A push here and a door slam there
Lately, I find myself frequently disappointed with the conduct of fellow students around the university. I am growing weary of the lack of what we…
Poverty and chaos around the globe
Nowadays, it is easy to tell if a country is able to provide a citizen with stable ways of living or if it represents struggle…
Letters to the Editor – Oct. 21, 2009
Feel Good Letter of the Month Hi, my name is Caitlin Howard and I am a first year student at the U of M. I…
The Ultimate Downer
On the morning of April 5, 1994, Jarrod woke up wide-eyed. Believing that he could fly, the teenager convinced his father to drive him and…