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Tear me apart: criticizing Excalibur's design
The Associated Collegiate Press convention in Los Angeles offered ‘Excal’ staffers plenty of seminars, but also a chance to have our newspaper critiqued by industry professionals. We were ready to hear the worst of it– but didn’t.
The search for the earth look-alike
A whopping 1,235 possible planets, including five Earth-size planets capable of supporting liquid water: a startling discovery, presented at a widely anticipated NASA news conference Feb. 2. That’s the day the space agency announced its planet-hunting Kepler telescope had gained traction and delivered astronomers a significant boon – the first planets ever discovered that could harbour life.
Who will oversee your student elections this year?
The most vital time of year has come to York once again
YRT dodges another strike
York region narrowly avoided the possibility of yet another strike Feb. 21 as the York Region Transit (YRT) union proposed a strike for the second time
A student guide to the elections
Candidate hopefuls gather signatures as new CRO and bylaw changes promise an impartial election
In short: Go green challenge and York power outage
An online vote will determine whether Glendon forest’s restoration project will get the jump-start it needs
Streeters
Are you going to be voting in the upcoming York student elections? Why or why not?
Cover up, slut – your skin is showing
Ladies, are you tired of walking around, being wary of dark corners on campus and unlit hallways?
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