Holy Crap You’ve probably already heard that Alberta’s Premier Klein has announced (http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?page=988) that the Alberta Government will be covering the cost of any tuition increases Alberta universities need to make this year. In addition, the government will be re-working the Alberta tuition policy to make sure that education is affordable for all students. Personally,… Read more »
When our family decided a couple of years ago to go without a car, we made the decision for a number of reasons, including finances and physical and psychological health. Between maintenance, loan payments, gas and parking, driving in Vancouver can be an expensive proposition. Also, the numerous incidents of road rage and just generally… Read more »
MONTRÉAL (CUP) — It’s time Canadians had an alternative to the traditional political parties, says Jim Harris, leader of the Green Party of Canada. Harris said his party is ready for another election if the Liberal government is defeated in the next few months. He spoke in a lecture Jan. 26 as part of the… Read more »
It’s one of those Saturday afternoons when I just don’t have the ambitious drive it takes to flip through the really exhausting number of television channels out there to find something good to watch. So I’m spending my time watching a DVD special feature instead – a profoundly interesting interview with the caterer from Lord… Read more »
Set in New York City, this story–directed by Henry Bean–revolves around the moral, spiritual, and identity confusion of Daniel (Ryan Gosling), a Jewish youth who struggles with conflicts between his public beliefs and cultural heritage. Daniel, at least on the public front, rejects his Jewish heritage and joins a Neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic skinhead group where he… Read more »
Many Voice readers have asked me to write more about my experiences as a graduate student. Now that I’ve successfully completed my first year, one of the best phrases I can think of to sum up the experience is – extremely busy! I thought things were hectic when I was enrolled in full time undergraduate… Read more »
Need a little break from studying, work, or the winter blues? Why not play around the web a little with some of these fun sites. Ad Verbum – http://nickm.com/if/adverbum.html Play a game of interactive fiction. Autodisemvoweler – http://novalis.org/cgi/vowel.cgi All those pesky vowels! We know consonants are enough, don’t we? Plug in some text and hit… Read more »
This week, a guest editorial… by Peter Tretter Former Ontario NDP Premier Bob Rae was recently invited by the Ontario government to do a review of post-secondary education in Ontario. Most of the submissions were from student groups, colleges and universities in Ontario. AU submitted comments and suggestions, as did our students’ union. [read the… Read more »
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