By Еvan Osentоn
I could have voted 10 times in the Students’ Union election. Did I? I’m not telling. But you should be aware that I–for that matter, any student–could have voted as many times as there are polling stations.If it’s Thursday or Friday when you read this, you still have the opportunity to vote 10 times. Am… Continue reading Election farce
It’s hard to believe, but women’s tennis is at the forefront of social change. Martina Hingis, the Williams sisters and even Internet queen Anna Kournikova managed to do for tennis what no others ever could: they got equality and they got respect.Two of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments now award men and women equal… Continue reading Women’s tennis a fair game
By Natalie Sit
Something’s missing in our provincial election. Is it a dominant Tory agenda? Nope. Is it a lack of intelligent discussion? Maybe. Is it a lack of post-secondary issues? Of course.Let’s face it. A doe-eyed, precocious eight-year-old is more photogenic than a tired, jaded university student. It’s easier to sell the public an image of overcrowded… Continue reading Post-secondary left in the cold
By Dave Kenney
Somewhere Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is chuckling and baring his cigarette-smoke-stained teeth with glee. He should be very thrash happy because the record industry has what it wants, and–more importantly–artists like Ulrich have inched closer to protecting their art.On Tues., Feb. 9, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the music-bartering, online entity Napster.… Continue reading Napster goes beddy-bye
By Neal Ozano
I hate to say this, but the only government making any sense at all right now is the one run by Jean Chretien.Alberta has a pile of money exploding from its oil-soaked pockets, and absolutely no idea what to do with it, so they give it to everyone in buckets, no questions asked, no strings… Continue reading $4.1 billion waste
By Jan Creaser
I wonder how many little boys feared they might wake up and realize that overnight they were transformed from puny runts in the throes of adolescence into tall, handsome and super-hero strong MEN, in capital letters. How many cowered in terror imagining their chests might suddenly bulge out of their hooded sweatshirts? Which ones dreaded… Continue reading Jimmy Olsen blues
By Еvan Osentоn
Exciting news this week as both fringes of American politics prepare for the apocalypse. On the extreme right-wing, brand-spanking new president George W. Bush is wringing his hands as he awaits the result of the Miami Herald’s impending recount of tens of thousands of contentious Floridian votes. Thank extraordinarily liberal access- to-information laws in the… Continue reading USA in crisis
My hand hurts in protest when I touch the keyboard. But hey, that’s fair. I’m about to defend Stockwell Day. I’ve made fun of him twice in print this year already and I’m itchin’ to do so again. And wow! Here’s Day, stuck in a stupid lawsuit, using public funds to defend himself over a… Continue reading Day did it legally
By Еvan Osentоn
Imagine it’s 10 years in the future. You’re driving into Banff and you see a magnificent cougar at the side of the road. You stop the car, rush over to the cougar and pat it on the head as its animatronic arm creaks to and fro in a grotesque wave while a metallic voice drones,… Continue reading Banff reaps what it sows
By Natalie Sit
Once upon a time in the year 2000, a couple named Mary and Joseph lived happily in their modest-sized bungalow in the suburbs. They were happily engaged and felt no need to have children.One night when Joseph was working, an angel appeared before Mary and told her she would have God’s baby. Mary wasn’t happy… Continue reading A modern Christmas tale