Some of the survivors have moved into the house where you and Tom used to live. They arrive almost daily in groups of twos and threes. Some of them are in the house, and others are living in tents in the yard. I was out in the field picking up stones and dead crows yesterday,… Read more »
ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CUP) — As the Canadian Federation of Students prepared to protest the Newfoundland and Labrador government Mar. 15, the student lobby group got exactly the announcement it wanted. In a surprise meeting that morning, Minister of Education Tom Hedderson and Premier Danny Williams said they will freeze tuition at all post-secondary institutions… Read more »
I’ve never written a piece of fan mail before, but I had the urge to do so recently. Why? Because I have found myself profoundly affected by a famous person who just got out of jail. You’ve probably guessed that I’m talking about Martha Stewart. The news media has been saturated lately with footage of… Read more »
It’s all the selfish bastards out there ruining the world. If I were in charge, if I had any power to change things, the world would be a different place. No more homelessness, no more poverty. Unfortunately, everything is run by a handful of greedy, power-hungry individuals and corporations, and I’m just a regular Joe…. Read more »
SAINT JOHN, N.B. (CUP) — The turn of the 20th century was a time of both rapid industrialization and rapid societal change. The concept of an international women’s day began to take shape throughout the United States and the industrialized world in the 1850’s as women (mostly young immigrants) were being exploited in sweatshops —… Read more »
It was great seeing my hero Clint Eastwood accept the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director the other night. I have been an enormous fan of his work since the days of Hang ‘Em High and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Thinking about this, I realize that this idol worship is perhaps… Read more »
A few months ago I took up a new hobby – knitting! It is not something I’ve ever done before in my life, even though I’ve done many other creative “craft” activities. A combination of circumstances got me started. First, I received a couple of lovely knitted gifts for my new grandson. I looked at… Read more »
TORONTO (CUP) — “Students still always wonder whether or not I’m a lesbian or not,” Barbara Crow says. “Who cares?” Although such stereotypes concerning the “F-word” — feminism — persist, she notes, women’s studies has come a long way in Canada. As an associate professor of communication studies at York University in Toronto, Crow is… Read more »
You can fairly smell spring now, it’s so close to popping into our lives. But let’s face it – those last weeks of (dare I say the word?) winter often feel the longest of all. The calendar may say one thing, but every other sense tells us that this season isn’t yet ready to release… Read more »
VANCOUVER (CUP) — Tuition increases are not expected to stop American students from choosing the University of British Columbia, as enrolment of international students from the United States has been on the rise for the past eight years. “Our numbers have gone from 40 to 450 in the last eight years,” said Donald Wehrung, head… Read more »