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Occupied confusion
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Large congregations of people have gathered in various cities across Canada and the United States. They live humbly in tents, play djembes and meditate communally. However — aside from their presenting an alternative to...
Your children are you
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The meaning behind the behaviour of children and youths is a topic discussed by people of all sorts in various forms of media, particularly when said children become involved with the justice system. We...
An Old Cobbler
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The old man yet lived, only because he was useful.
He sat on a rickety wooden stool, alone, centred in the dim shop and staring down at his work; staring, unblinking and unmoving, for hours,...
Bettering our campus
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From Nov. 17-20, the fifth annual Canadian Conference on Student Leadership (CCSL) was held in Calgary, Alberta. I was one of the eight undergraduate students from the University of Manitoba given the unique opportunity...
Efficient altruism
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The other day I was walking around campus when I passed a pink fire truck. It was, of course, related to some kind of breast cancer fundraiser. For some reason, this got me thinking,...
Keep Christ in Christmas
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A controversy that presents itself to many Christians in our present time is the transformation of the meaning of Christmas and how it has changed in the Western world. What was once seen as...
Science vs. art, reality vs. meaning
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So I’ve been around the university block. My degree may say “bachelor of arts,” but I’d call my education “broad” — perhaps “flip-flopped,” even, or “consistency challenged.” I’ve been twice now a member of...
