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By Adam McArthur

On the eve of my third BSD, which has my liver scared senseless, I’d like to share a few lessons I have mostly learned the hard way. You won’t find them in any University of Calgary lecture. I am without a younger apprentice in my life, but I would like to make sure that somebody… Continue reading Words from the wise

By Adam McArthur

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. To most of us, it is simply a stellar Van Halen album from the post-Diamond Dave era. However, it has been brought to my attention that some unsavoury characters have taken to using this acronym in a less than Christian context. These monsters of dialect distortion have been using the word… Continue reading Understanding over ignorance

By Adam McArthur

Somebody kill the mike. Well, somebody did. There is plenty of Canadian comedic talent that makes it big in show business. Carrey, Fox, MacDonald, Aykroyd and O’Hara to name a few. But look for Canadian funny folk succeeding without crossing to the wrong side of the tracks and the selection is much less abundant. Those… Continue reading Axing Bullard hurts Canadian talent

By Adam McArthur

I don’t care that there will be a tape delay. I don’t care that time and tax dollars have been used to debate the issue. I don’t even care that this is the second time in a week that the public has been deemed too immature to watch television and make their own decisions. But… Continue reading French dislike perception of using defensive measures

By Adam McArthur

‘Are they getting louder or just dumber?’ “Dumber, sir.” That would be Mayor Quimby questioning an aide if the crowd outside his office were as unbelievable as they sounded. They wanted the “Bear Patrol” but didn’t want to pay the “Bear Tax.” The solution, or perhaps the problem, was too many immigrants keeping taxes too… Continue reading Mentality of the mob

By Adam McArthur

I’m a complete sap for Christmas. I think The Bay on 7th Avenue blaring “O Come All Ye Faithful” all day long is fantastic. Catching the C-Train on a brisk November night couldn’t have a more unique feeling were it not for what I just saw. Try as I might, I can’t pay my rent… Continue reading The season has arrived

By Adam McArthur

Do you ever wonder how much you don’t know about a subject? Try this. Close your eyes and look at the image in your head when you say the words “mental health.” I bet most people would think about a person, probably female, who is sad, and maybe on anti-depressants. Or maybe you picture a… Continue reading Understanding mental health

By Adam McArthur

Let’s say everyone at the University of Calgary is on a hockey team. In theory, we win as a team and lose as a team. Now, what would we do if we looked sluggish compared to the other teams, failed to show improvement, and cost more than we did last year for the same results?Two… Continue reading Sports and Maclean’s

By Adam McArthur

There is a point in everyone’s life where we either go with what we think is right, or what we think is popular. Whether it’s the first day of high school and you’re too “fly,” “hip,” or “dope” for your previous crew or you stuck up for your buddy, for no other reason than they… Continue reading Changing with the times

By Adam McArthur

What if it was you? More importantly, what if it was me? Locked up overseas, away from everything that mattered, unaware who was working to find answers for you, or if you would ever know freedom again. It was not myself, and it was not you, either. Maybe that is why Maher Arar flew relatively… Continue reading Detaining Canadians