Month: October 2009

Google street view versus the thrill of discovery

By Sydney Stokoe

Once upon a time, before dash mounted GPS, before the advent of Map Quest and Google Maps, before the Internet, travelling to a new place had an extra adventure attached to it. How were you going to get there? What would it be like? It was mysterious. It was exciting. It evoked all sorts of… Continue reading Google street view versus the thrill of discovery

Big, big difference between scenesters and hipsters

By Tristan Taylor

The year was 1941 and in Nazi Germany, a movement was started. They called themselves the “Swing Kids” and they followed British fashion trends and listened to American Big Band music. This teens-to-mid-20s culture grew out of its disapproval of the social norms. From this point on in history, for every culture, there has been… Continue reading Big, big difference between scenesters and hipsters

Fighting a different kind of holy war

By Kim Nursall

A new form of child soldier is emerging in the United States. Raised by fundamentalist Christian families who identify themselves as “Quiverfull,” these children are enlisted at birth in God’s latest army, one that seeks to counteract and eliminate society’s supposed decay. The Quiverfull movement, still relatively small but with the potential for exponential growth,… Continue reading Fighting a different kind of holy war

New universities choose to stay with old lobby group

By Cailynn Klingbeil

Despite the recent unveiling of Alberta’s newest universities, Mount Royal University and Grant MacEwan University aren’t going to be represented by the province’s university students’ lobby group. Instead they will continue to pay fees into a second lobby group, which has traditionally represented technical institutes and colleges. CAUS represents the interests of over 70,000 undergraduate… Continue reading New universities choose to stay with old lobby group