Editor’s Voice
The kids just want to learn
November 13, 2012Researchers who moonlight as teachers to maintain their position aren’t helping By Bryan Scott Photos by Mark Burnham For the most part, students come to school to learn and get a degree, or to become more knowledgeable and experienced in a certain discipline. The point is to get further education and to expand your horizons. I find it particularly frustrating when I get into a classroom and realize that the professor is only there because, as a researcher, they have to teach a minimum number of classes. These classes can be anything, and most of the time the professor does…
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The rich classhole
November 5, 2012Unless you're footing the bill for your entire lecture, shut up about your parents paying for a victory lap By Alison Roach Photos by Mark Burnham It’s no small secret that post-secondary education is expensive. “Oh woe is me, I’m…
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Do you really know how to use that gadget?
November 5, 2012Technology controls us if we don’t know how to use it By April Alayon Photos by Ben Buckley Working in an electronic retail store made me despise technology. I don’t carry the latest phone, nor do I have a badass…
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Evolve or die
October 29, 2012I mean you people are the reason we don’t have flyng cars and butler robots. Goddammit. By Gary Lim Photos by Tim Vickers I’m a pretty apathetic guy, almost to the point where it’s starting to become a real danger…
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Journalism is a dirty word
October 22, 2012Journalism isn't as respected a profession as it used to be, but who's to blame? By Daryn-Wright Photos by Mark-Burnham When did we first begin to lose trust in the media? Was it when rags like The National Enquirer started…
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The art of doing nothing
October 15, 2012Don't hang around and let your problems surround you, road trip By Mark Burnham Photos by Adam Ovenell-Carter Shit. As soon as I turned my phone on I knew it was a mistake. Notifications, missed calls, voice mails, texts and…
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Getting a feminist makeover
October 9, 2012New makeup ads use feminism as a marketing ploy By Ljudmila Petrovic Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee Advertising companies are often accused of objectifying and sexualizing women. One of the most famous attacks on this phenomenon has been Jean Kilbourne, the…
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Rotten numbers or rotten reviews
October 1, 2012We need to review the movies, not reviews of the movies By Handsome Will Photos by Tim Sheerman-Chase When Vincent Canby wrote a negative review of The Empire Strikes Back, he couldn’t have predicted the scathing response he would get…
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The hero Canadians deserve
September 24, 2012Why Terry Fox is the perfect candidate for the World’s Best Canadian award By David Dyck Photos by Mark Burnham What is Terry Fox famous for? No, it’s not a joke, you jerk. Of course, you probably know that he…
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