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Wilson’s Words
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Scientists love to introduce new terms. Often in the world of science, the occasion to christen something means that a new and exciting phenomenon or organism has been discovered and naturally needs to be...
Shoot to kill!
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The rainbow nation is looking to curb crime as the international community looks for safety during the World Cup next summer. South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, vows to address the fears but his response...
Better know a prokaryote
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It’s obscenely difficult to turn on a television set these days without seeing a woman in a yoga suit talking about the advantages of probiotics in her yogurt. And while all sorts of lofty...
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 4, 2009
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Ineffective Tuition Fee Campaigns
The CFS, through ex UMSU President Jonny Sopotiuk, repeatedly makes calls for the province to make tuition free (as recently as a press release on September 29th and on their targetpoverta.ca...
Two-for-one? What is this, Costco?
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Was I feeling alright? Was I running a fever? Had I contracted the dreaded H1N1? I felt there must be something wrong, because I found myself agreeing with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Yes that...
On the Hunt for an Election Platform
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This just in: the economy is emerging from the abyss!
In September, 31,000 more Canadians found jobs than those that were handed pink slips. That new economic outlook is a quantum leap from...
Brains versus brawn
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Contemplating the contemporary manifestations of Halloween traditions, the Science Editor takes on the Sports Editor; brain takes on brawn. As more and more alternatives to trick or treating become popular, the two sides debate...
