Tithecott takes it- Facebook threats made against students
- USC looks to take the stick out of the Spoke
- On the go with Emily Rowe
- Prof and former prez talk candidate debate tactics
- Full results of the 2010/11 election
- Conservative budget aims to fix finances
- Health unit web site discloses infractions
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Microwave cooking = perfect for rez! This would be a cute way to impress a date, even if you don't own an oven
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[...] Western Gazette Article [...]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_jelly harmful chemicals like lead and vaseline? Uh oh.
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the self-important idiots that write for the gazette stun me again with their ignorance. i am curious how many of them live off of osap. i am also curious how many of them question what, exactly, the purpose of higher education is meant to be. i am also curious as to how many of these gazette
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Oh, right. Sure. Those less advantaged students from working class backgrounds should just get off their butts and get a part-time job. That's what higher education is all about, right? Learning how to juggle advanced/intensive academic study with a job? Exactly. I'll bet those farmers' kids could really use that kind of a lesson, eh?
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Indeed. There's plenty of debate-stifling happening elsewhere in our society. PLENTY. We have to protect, uphold, and advance institutions of higher learning as bastions of free speech and expression. Let the debate continue -- and the truth will emerge. Whenever someone opposes free speech and expression, it's nearly always because they have something to hide
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I think what Andrew and the 4 other students are doing across our province is really important. They are demonstrating one of the flaws of the OSAP system in a very public way. Too many students are dependent on OSAP, but because of the clawback, can't work to supplement the loan money and are stuck
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