For freaks, by freaks
Vomit inducing rides, deep-fried everything, sugar and utterly unwinnable games. This is the anatomy of the modern carnival. Now relegated to semi-trailers lined up in…
politics
Canada: a haven for pirates
Earlier this month, a Montreal man was convicted of illegally recording a movie in the theatre, and sentenced to 2 ½ months in jail. This…
Renewing our campus democracy
The 2010 student election has come and gone. To call it a disappointment would be an understatement. We collectively witnessed our democratic process degenerate into…
Voter turnout drops
In the 2010 University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) general election, 2,374 students chose to vote in this uncontested race — more than 10 per…
UMSU 2010 election results
After a two week campaign period, three days of voting at polling stations set up across both campuses and over five hours of counting ballots,…
Government’s role in higher learning
Government must recognize that higher learning is crucial to a country’s success. As chair of the Government Post-Secondary Education Caucus, I have met with many…
More students getting involved with party politics on campus
With the Campus Conservatives and Campus Greens both active student groups on campus, students have more opportunities to get involved with party politics while still…
Protecting our environment and our prosperity
On December 16, I had the chance to support Stephen Harper and our Conservative government’s reasonable and measured approach to climate change. Standing outside the…
Does democracy work?
In the last federal election, held in October of 2008, 58.8 per cent of eligible voters turned out to cast a ballot. This was a…
If genetics makes me a woman, what makes me a Muslim woman?
It is well understood that our sex is predetermined. Before even the first beat of our hearts, our genes determine our tangible futures. We become…