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Letters to the Editor – April 7, 2010
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A close look at the Engineering Society’s Red Loin Publication
Sex, fun, entertainment or offensive information – just what is in the Engineering Society’s Red Lion/Loin publications? Some have suggested that these are for entertainment...
Beyond the steel cages
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While I commend Dr. Medoro (“Animal Rights and Academic Freedom” March 8, 2010) for standing up against current pork production methods, I also take offense to some of her arguments. She wants pigs out...
Violence in Nigeria
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Nigeria has gone through a lot — from military dictatorships for much of the country’s independence from Britain to the collapse of their once-booming oil industry. The most recent troubles have been religious clashes...
Iran, the NPT and American hegemony
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In light of the abundant accusations from Western nations of Iran’s ambitions to build nuclear weapons, a closer analysis of this mounting conflict is necessary. With vast advancements in weapons technology, nuclear weapons now...
A campus without UMSU
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I would like to share my experience and give students a rough idea of the larger picture of what UMSU does. Currently, I’m in my last year and I’m the senior stick (president) of...
Getting out of the CFS
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The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is a national organization that lobbies on behalf of students and which every student at the University of Manitoba is a member of, like it or not. The...
Science writer sued . . . for being right?
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In 2008, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) sued English science writer Simon Singh for an article he wrote in The Guardian called, “Beware the Spinal Trap.” He criticized the BCA for claiming that, by...
