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By Kirstin Morrell

How old is too old to have a baby? This is no longer simply a biological question. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study on Nov. 13 stating there is no medical reason why women in their 50s should not have babies with donor eggs. Once again, medical science has moved faster… Continue reading Women in their 50s shouldn’t bear children

By Stephane Massinon

In my grade ten social studies class, we watched Allied propaganda from the Second World War. As the guerrilla-like Nazis rampaged through big Western cities, the entire class laughed, and appropriately so. The outrageousness of this image was viewed for what it was, and the government’s attempt to scare young men into enlisting was obvious.… Continue reading The propaganda of Kyoto

By Warren Jerred

Do you know why we wear poppies on and around Remembrance Day? Apparently some University of Calgary students have no idea. Either that or they don’t care. Surprised at the scarcity of poppies on campus, I surveyed a few random classmates in the halls. I wanted to know why they weren’t wearing a poppy. “I… Continue reading We’ve finally forgotten…

By Meraj Abedin

“I don’t know even if he’s dead, alive, tortured, punished, anything.” These are the terrified words of Monia Arar, whose husband, Maher Arar, has been languishing in a Syrian prison since late September. Maher Arar is a Canadian citizen who left his native land of Syria 16 years ago. On Sept. 26 Mr. Arar was… Continue reading Canadian complacency aids Syria

By Falice Chin

The new school underground hip hop is all about being poetic and intelligent. Emcees everywhere are spitting clever, abstract, and even political lyrics over trippy beats for audiences to ponder afterwards. Some of my favourites are Josh Martinez and Sonic Sum–two of the leading names within the poet-emcee community. They must thank the Internet for… Continue reading Young and intelligent hip hop?

By Falice Chin

The stereotypical Chinese person drives a suped-up Civic, has an accent, relies on the family wealth, practices Kung Fu and has nerdy parents. While a lot of non-Chinese find it hilarious to imitate my ancestors’ accent and poke fun at certain “Chinese” characteristics, my race is playing the same game of ethnocentrism. Within the Chinese… Continue reading Through a different, prejudiced eye

By Jackie Panera

As far as capitalism is concerned, all is fair in the name of the almighty dollar. This becomes abundantly clear when I scan magazine covers on the shelves at a local convenience store, and then watch a teenage girl purchase two copies of the same magazine.YM’s November edition is the collector’s issue. Readers can pay… Continue reading YM further expands the teen market

By Meraj Abedin

It seems the war fairy has granted George Bush his heart’s deepest desires to open a can of whup-ass on Saddam. For a while it appeared that the world was staunchly opposing American aggression on Iraq. But now that the U.S. has aggressively lobbied and persuaded’ (i.e. bribed, threatened) nations into supporting war, the tide… Continue reading A war to end oil wars

By Jackie Panera

It sounds like the apocalypse is nearing as Canada decides to ratify the controversial Kyoto Accord. Our choices seem pretty grim: do we sacrifice an unknown number of jobs hoping it won’t be in vain and will help cease global warming, or do we revoke the accord and hope the environment doesn’t end up saying… Continue reading Confusion drives Kyoto

By Corinna Callsen

Citizenship and Immigration Canada welcomes foreign students and recognizes the importance of their contribution to our academic, business and cultural communities.”"But" is what should follow this sentence from the CIC fact sheet No. 8 concerning studying in Canada.Ever since the immigration act was changed in July 2002, Canada has decided to check on foreign students… Continue reading Lost in the machine