Why
Life akin to a battalion of Soldiers marches on Strong and stern, with no need for forgiveness He sets his sights His very step a…
arts
The Fine Art of Finances
Most university students spend their academic careers elbow-deep in couch cushions, digging for bus fare and maxing out that “emergency” credit card their parents pay…
Residence 101
Have you ever wondered what life is like living on campus at the University of Manitoba? Sure you have! Whether it was waiting for a…
Yore Lore: Ken Saro-Wiwa
Standing up for a cause requires a belief in yourself and your ideals. It also requires guts. Speaking for myself, I find it difficult to…
An ode to Budweiser
I despise the way he looks at me. I hate everything about him, from his head to his feet. If there is a divine being,…
Booze cruisin’ to the bottom
Dan Fante’s new novel, 86’d, is a rip-roaring novel about a forty-two year old alcoholic, pill-popping loser at life on his last legs. The story…
Yore Lore: The battle of Stalingrad
The scene occurs in broad daylight, but everything is gray — the sky, the buildings, the ground, the characters’ faces. Jude Law and Ron Perlman…
Yankee Doodle
The Doodle family was at a loss last week when they discovered that their loving father figure, Yankee, had passed on. Although not personally known…
Doughboys
Hello Doughboys Where is your war today? Vietnam’s nitroglycerin jungles weren’t enough, Now that the jungles are stained red The sand has to be painted…
Yore Lore:
“Where Sydney Cove her lucid bosom swells, Courts her young navies, and the storm repels” — Erasmus Darwin In the 1980s, North America was invaded….