Volume 36, Issue 17 (February 8, 2010)

Student groups tackle oppression

Feb 8, 2010

Last week, UTMSU organized the Xpression Against Oppression Week (XAO). The four-day event attempted to bring attention to various domestic and international issues from...

[email protected] educates students on gay blood donor ban

Katherine Luczynski

Feb 8, 2010

Last Wednesday, [email protected], the LGBTQ club on campus, set up a table to educate...

Rights group asks UTM professor to resign

Alain Latour

Feb 8, 2010

UTM political science professor Aurel Braun was asked to resign from his position as...

Activist Angela Davis speaks to students

Stefanie Marotta

Feb 8, 2010

In the main event for Xpression Against Oppression Week, professor and social activist Angela...

Publishers beware—the medium is the message

Alain Latour

Feb 8, 2010

Growing up in a poor country was not a cool experience for me. Now that I live in a rich country, I am often intrigued by the perspective that my childhood gave me. Take textbooks, which are pretty rare in many Cuban schools. Students often...

An alternative approach to learning

Vickita Bhatt

Feb 8, 2010

Dear Editor, I was saddened to see that the content of the editorial last week...

A&E

The doctor is in

Amir Ahmed

Feb 8, 2010

If you came across an injured man, would you heal him, or finish the job? For regular people, the solution is obvious—call 911 and avoid...

An oldie but a goodie

Stefanie Marotta

Feb 8, 2010

Id rather watch TV. My nine-year old cousin wasnt too keen on the idea...

Will there be another Catcher in the Rye?

Colleen Munro

Feb 8, 2010

The famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger, best known for his seminal coming-of-age novel The Catcher in...

Spoon's Transference

Colleen Munro

Feb 7, 2010

As a band, Spoon has paid its dues. Formed in 1994, they just released...

Features

The CRA hopes for positive change in Africa

Mariana Comito

Feb 8, 2010

When Shakira Abubakar was a grade ten student in Brampton, Ontario, she was concerned about her peers apathetic attitude towards the genocide in Darfur....

Dating tips for guys

Kjartan Hewitt

Feb 8, 2010

Conversation Nothing is more awkward than prolonged lulls in conversation, but dont just blurt out...

Dating tips for girls

Feb 8, 2010

Conversation Be straightforward; guys arent mind readers. They dont know that you want them to...

Students, administration and parking: a three-way collision

Mary Dytyniak

Feb 8, 2010

Parking at UTM—the reason for many a students headache, the source of frequent complaints...

Just one word: Internet

Amir Ahmed

Feb 8, 2010

What would you do if you could meet the founders of Facebook before they...

Sports

Saints rally from behind to win Superbowl XLIV

William Robertson

Feb 8, 2010

Despite all the ups and downs throughout the recent years, the Saints overcame all odds to become the Superbowl Champions. In typical Saints fashion, they...