Strike looms over Western and Carleton
Faculty and staff at Western looking to walk out in early November
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Where did all the computers go?
Students confused about Scott Library renovations.
Noble dismayed over admin’s stance on clubs
Two weeks after York history prof. David Noble mailed a letter to the university’s president, Mamdouh Shoukri, about York’s policies on student club activities, he received an official response from the administration, as well as several unsolicited press releases from on and off campus Jewish groups.
The perfect modern day library tale
Once upon a time, the downtrodden and hardworking students of York University had a library.
Race matters: media coverage of the LGBT suicides
Canadian news media have provided heart-wrenching accounts of the string of suicides and homophobia-fuelled violence that recently occurred in the United States.
On pot: the cannabis manifesto
A spectre is haunting Canada: cannabis.
Vanilla? not ‘preaching to the perverted’
“This show is a celebration. Let’s celebrate
who the fuck we are!” — George Giaouris
Life lessons: being in between jobs
The job market today is not what it used to be. With so many rampant company closures, it is very difficult to be gainfully employed.
Dion Phaneuf: the falling star
Whether you like the man or not, you have to admit it: Dion Phaneuf has swagger.
If you keep your eyes open, you just might catch a glimpse of the six-foot-three 214-pound hockey player here in Toronto, strutting around with the same confidence he consistently exudes on-ice. He is the walking, talking definition of what Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke calls “pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence” and he reminds us every time we see him at the rink. What makes Phaneuf an excellent example of Canadian athleticism, though, is not his swagger or his ability to excite, but his ability to persevere and overcome, making him a Canadian icon and a hero to many.