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On the Hill – Mirror, Mirror

Long before the jubilant frenzy surrounding President Barack Obama peaked at his inauguration, the world was watching US events unfold with growing fascination. Canadians watched with especially sharp interest. The US is our largest trading partner, and a new administration That’s such a clear break from the old will undoubtedly affect everything from trade agreements… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Go Lightly

At this moment in our house there are four pieces of luggage littering the hallway. They will become our ticket out of town, out of this wretched winter. In November we were all quite smug in Alberta as one unseasonably warm day stretched into another until before we knew it the whole month had become… Read more »

This World – Jelawung Jungle

Based on journal entries, this article recounts some of the author’s adventures during the three months he spent living in the jungle and acting as a guide for foreign tourists, struggling to clear paths through dense bamboo groves while learning more about himself and his surroundings. Jelawung Jungle ? Peninsular Malaysia February 23, 2001 I… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – Moving Day

While President Barack Obama may have a large staff to deal with all the messy details of moving, the average person dreads all that packing tape and the miscellaneous clutter that always seems to get dumped into a box at the last minute. In honour of the big move that took place in Washington this… Read more »

International News Desk – In Foreign News: International bookies placed odds on Obama’s inauguration phrases

In Foreign News: International bookies placed odds on Obama’s inauguration phrases New US President Barack Obama was sworn in Tuesday, January 20, in front of thousands of onlookers and billions of television viewers worldwide. And much to the disappointment of long-shot bettors in the United Kingdom and other countries (including the US, where online betting… Read more »

Music To Eat Lunch To – Fallout Boy: Folie à Deux

Release date: December 16, 2008 Label: Island Tracks: 13 Rating: 3 Fallout Boy, initially grouped into the same genre as virtually every one-hit wonder, so-called pop-punk band, has done a great job of staying afloat these past few years and making a name for themselves that extends past the original label. With poppy, tentatively thrashy… Read more »

From the Gallery

With visions of turkey and sugarplums fading into memory, It’s back to business after the holidays! January 19 was the first meeting of 2009 for AUSU council, and here are some of the highlights. Several motions were approved, and among them was one affecting The Voice. In keeping with making the magazine autonomous, council has… Read more »