Europe
Hamish and Jo’s adventure in France Part 4 : Ireland and the UK
February 19, 2019As we begin this new semester in exchange on the French Riviera, we are reminded that we are lucky not to be enduring a Canadian winter this year. Since we returned from our holidays in the UK and Ireland over Christmas and New Year’s, we’ve been enjoying mild temperatures and sunny skies as we work off the less-than-traditional feasts we ate over the holidays, sticking to a regimen of daily runs and swims in the Mediterranean. Other unorthodox winter activities include many gorgeous hikes (honestly, follow @akajoska on Instagram for the pics), random spelunking on the coast, and pleasant…
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October 26, 2018Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech on October 16 2018, Prime Minister…
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September 1, 2018Florida shooting leaves three dead An armed individual killed two people before turning the handgun on himself at a video game event in Jacksonville, Florida. 11 others were injured, nine of them by gunfire. The shooter, David Katz, had…
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July 7, 2018Erdogan re-elected in Turkey Incumbent Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development (AK) party won a majority in both the presidential and parliamentary elections held in Turkey on June 24, though the election was considered by many…
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March 9, 2018Europe colder than the Arctic Europe is being engulfed by a cold spell, seeing temperatures plummet and leaving cities scrambling to shelter the homeless from the freezing weather, while places north of the Arctic Circle are seeing warm winters.…
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The GM food debate is more complicated than just GM food
June 13, 2015First of all, and perhaps most importantly, I want to congratulate the author of The Peak's article "Why Can't We Eat Like Europeans?," published June 1, with her weight loss and newfound awareness of her diet and lifestyle. But I feel…
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Why can’t we eat like Europeans?
June 1, 2015This past May 23 marked the 3rd annual international march against the American biotech giant Monsanto. It was reported that over 400 cities around the world had supporters flood the streets to raise awareness for the ever increasing amount of…
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