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Piñata diplomacy: Not your grandmother’s socialist revolution
admin • October 20, 2008
It almost seems as if “they” planned this recent global economic collapse to coincide with the ubiquitous U.S. presidential election. While all of us were obsessing over Sarah Palin’s oversized lapel jewelry, “they” pulled a fast one on us. “They” don’t want us to know The Truth. Who’s “they?” The… Read More
Should parents choose their child’s sexual orientation?
admin • October 20, 2008
Steven Aylward and Sean Hayward POINT Recent medical findings suggest that hormone levels in the womb during development have a strong effect on the eventual sexual orientation of a child after they hit puberty. We strongly believe that, should it become safe and feasible to do so, parents should have… Read More
HYDE PARK: Trib Blindness article uninformed
admin • October 20, 2008
Film critique a perfect example why the National Federation of the Blind continues to fight derogatory accounts of blind people in the media Read More
Culture briefs
admin • October 20, 2008
Obsession and insanity Take a break from midterms this week and enjoy some free movies on campus! A film festival featuring three of German director Werner Herzog’s films, Grizzly Man, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Cobra Verde, is taking place in the Cultural Studies Building screening room (3475 Peel). Read More
Polar opposites
admin • October 20, 2008
A summer in Nunavik teaches Graeme Burrows about Inuit education, and why many northern First Nations students aren’t pursuing postsecondary degrees Read More
Scientists to bring back extinct tortoise
admin • October 20, 2008
Turtles to shack up, and one day give birth to long extinct species Read More
News brief: International tuition hikes opposed
admin • October 20, 2008
Int’l tuition hikes opposed Over 30 students from different Quebec universities protested the provincial deregulation of international tuition outside of the Quebec City summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) on Friday. Most participants were graduate students from the universities of Sherbrooke and Laval, according to Joel Pedneault,… Read More
The moral immoralist
admin • October 16, 2008
Alex Gibney’s documentary probes the private life a Gonzo pioneer Read More
Victoria allows homeless to sleep in parks
admin • October 16, 2008
New legislation could cause a domino effect across Canada, legalizing temporary shelters in public places Read More
Students and administration should fight deregulated tuition
admin • October 16, 2008
Hyde Park Read More
Not just for kids
admin • October 16, 2008
Enter the bizarre realm of outer suburbia in Shaun Tan’s new children’s book Read More
Liberté! Egalité! La Carie!
admin • October 16, 2008
Five students turn a flea market kiosk into a cooperative wonderstore Read More
CanWest recruits scabs to plug Gazette
admin • October 16, 2008
Concordia students offered freelance positions Read More