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X-Press – Briefs from the world of education.

REDHEADS AND PAINKILLERS McGill Reporter [April 3, 2003; v35 n13] The McGill Reporter wrote this week that “Psychology professor Jeffrey Mogil has proved that a gene that causes red hair and fair skin also plays a role in how some women respond to painkillers.” “‘In a nutshell, what we found is red-headed women are more… Read more »

SFU Students Confront 30% Tuition Hike

By Stephen Hui, The Peak BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — Tempers flared and cries of “shame” filled the room as Simon Fraser University’s board of governors approved a 30 per cent hike in tuition fees – the second such increase in as many years. Almost 100 students attended the April 3 meeting, which also saw the… Read more »

From My Perspective – Tutors

I will be continuing my perspective of “being single” in next week’s Voice, but this week I simply had to write a response to last week’s Voice Sounding Off topic regarding tutors. I do realize that the nature of the column is intended to allow students to “vent”, but I was disappointed that the comments… Read more »

NEADS

Can you imagine that your ability to attain a post secondary education was inhibited or denied because of differences in the way you access the education environment, the learning materials or educational media, or complete the learning objectives? Many individuals with physical, sensory, learning and psychological disabilities encounter these types of struggles every day. Many… Read more »

Dear Sandra

Dear Sandra, My husband’s opinions on the war and the recent outbreak of SARS have made me wonder about the man I married. He believes that this stupid war is justified and acceptable, and that SARS is nothing to worry about. We live in Manitoba, which is right next to the highly infected province of… Read more »

Library 101

Continuing the series of Things You Should Know About the Library, librarian Elaine Magusin shares additional Frequently Asked Questions. Q: I had a student contact me after library hours stating that they were having trouble getting into one of the journal databases. Is there somewhere on the library web site that can help in this… Read more »

Canadian Fed Watch! News Across The Nation:

Educating Rita.. and Jane, and Nancy, and.. Statistics Canada has recently released (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/030331/d030331b.htm) a report showing enrolment trends in University. The gist of it is that the number of women starting to take post-secondary education is increasing much faster than the number of men, that mathematics and physical sciences are the areas experiencing the highest… Read more »

Fiction Feature – Silly

The chicken smelled done. On the next commercial Fay eased her knitting off her lap, groaned herself to her feet and went off to the kitchen. Her daughter-in-law used a meat thermometer to see if a chicken was done. Young people were so silly. She was a good daughter-in-law though; she and Fay’s older boy… Read more »

Dying For Gold: Book Review

Dying For Gold: The True Story Of The Giant Mine Murders By Authors Lee Selleck & Francis Thompson Published in 1997, Dying for Gold is an exhaustive work of investigative journalism written in the prose that one would expect of a riveting novel. Not only do the authors tell a true story that exhibits all… Read more »