Given that the world’s ice cover is melting at an alarming rate, it could be said that government action to address the problem is the most glacial thing around. There’s hope, though, in a recent announcement by Gerry Phillips, Ontario’s Energy Minister. It seems that substance might finally be taking precedence over style, as the… Read more »
?What am I to do now?? This has become my grandmother’s refrain. It was shocking when I saw her again after she had been moved from the Alzheimer’s care centre to the nursing home. My mother had tried to warn me, but I was still unprepared for the vacant eyes, the crooked body, and the… Read more »
AUSU Election 2008 – Message from the CRO Dear AU Students: My name is Rehan Qureshi and I am pleased to have been appointed your Chief Recruiting Officer (CRO) for the Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU)’s 2008 General Election. It is my position to accept and verify nominations for the election; field any questions and… Read more »
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Futurists predicted that through the miracle of technology we’d all be working at home. Bypassing the often-brutal commute, upping productivity, and bringing back a semblance of home life were the promises. Brian Basset’s Adam@Home cartoon strip has been chronicling the highs and lows of this work-from-home dad since his own layoff from a job as… Read more »
Release date: June 2007 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Tracks: 12 Rating: 10 Since the band’s first release on Fat Wreck Chords in 1994 (Another Day in Paradise), Strung Out has been a huge hit on the SoCal punk scene and has also cultivated decent fan bases internationally. Earlier albums featured a different line-up than the… Read more »
CD: Bob Snider, A Maze in Greys Release date: 2007 Label: Borealis Records ?Those are nearer to reality who can deal with it light-heartedly, because they know it to be inexhaustible.? Golo Mann My earliest memory of Bob Snider is from a hippie wedding in Bear River in the summer of 1973. The vows had… Read more »
No Country for Old Men Directed by: The Coen Brothers Starring: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and an extremely scary man Beautiful location, great acting from a cast that couldn’t have been chosen better, brilliant dialogue, and loads of rootin? tootin? shoot-em-up barn-burnin? cowboy-style blood-and-guts action?but when the credits rolled, I felt like a kid… Read more »
There once was an elderly gardener who loved nature. She spent much of her time outside her tiny cottage, tending a beautiful garden filled with many colours, shapes, and sizes of plants and flowers. There was one part of the garden, however, right in the very centre, which did not easily yield growth. According to… Read more »
TORONTO (CUP) — Students who take a year off between high school and university have higher employment rates than those who burn straight through, according to a new study. Youth aged 22 to 24 were the subjects of a study released by Statistics Canada . . . on January 7. The study found that the… Read more »
Since variety is the spice of life, here’s a mixed bag of goodies to enjoy over the weekend. Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School Now if they could only furnish you with this in pint-sized form. Museum of Talking Boards And you thought it was just Ouija boards! Sun Jars A little project to bring… Read more »
At Home: Newfoundland sees funeral crime wave in January A 46-year-old Newfoundland woman has been charged with theft following a funeral on January 7. The police who made the arrest say that the woman had been a volunteer at the Anglican church in Harbour Breton where the funeral was held, and thus in a prime… Read more »
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