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I started at noon, delving through Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Burns. Then I exhausted my famous quotes collection, reading one-liners by Jefferson, Galilei, and Huxley. Still… Read More »Life Lines: Sunshine on an unanswered mind

Two-hundred-twenty-one people were arrested at the anti-police brutality protest Sunday. Much of the coverage of the event has centred around the violent actions of protesters,… Read More »Editorial: Learning from Sunday’s violence

In March of 1999, I stepped out of the Allama Iqbal International Airport, in Lahore, Pakistan, greeted by long-lost family members and a barrage of… Read More »Aristotle’s Lackey: Emerging from the nostalgia of Pakistan’s past

Have you noticed how The Tribune is looking more and more like The Daily these days? On February 17, the front page of The Tribune… Read More »Public editor: There’s a new Daily in town, and it’s called The Trib

In a country with a seemingly abundant supply of fresh water, the threat of a global water crisis seems far removed. However, not even our… Read More »Hyde Park: Canada must fix its water problems

It was a spectacular Sunday afternoon as my sisters and I were preparing to head over to the 13th annual demonstration against police brutality. We… Read More »Hyde Park: A sunny Sunday spent denouncing the police

With the stimulus budget passed through Senate Thursday, the Conservatives managed to slyly pass legislation based on broken ideology that denies women’s right to equal… Read More »Editorial: Repeal Harper’s anti-equity pay policy

I know a good piñata when I see one, and this one deserves to be smashed again. “The war has been one of the most… Read More »Hyde Park: Relative peace doesn’t mean long-term success

There may be tangible reasons why stereotypes sprout up, but many of us know you don’t have to delve deep into history to find that… Read More »Life Lines: Beware of the Canadian journalistic apocalypse

From the SSMU General Assembly to Israeli Apartheid Week, campus life has been consumed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past few weeks. Can we… Read More »Hyde Park: Focusing our energies on another two-state conflict

I understand why AUS needs French translation Re: “Putting an end to token translation” | Commentary | March 14 Dear Mr. William Burton, I was… Read More »Letters

“Goebbels was in favour of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favour of free speech, then you’re in… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Don’t sacrifice campus free speech

Following my last article on the poor translation of the Arts Undergraduate Society’s (AUS) listserv, here are some questions I wish had been asked, particularly… Read More »Hyde Park: Putting an end to token translation

When Alexandra Brown – SSMU VP Internal candidate against Brendan Sullivan – came into The Daily office to have her photo taken, she joked that… Read More »No more acclaimed positions