Opinion
Bipeds best beware bike paths
Remember when you were a kid, and every time you did anything even remotely dangerous, you would first have to recite the appropriate safety precautions to your parents? Always wear a helmet when you ride your bike, look both ways ... Read More »
Grilling vegetarianism
I usually don’t advertise to others that I am a vegetarian. It’s not because I’m not proud of being a vegetarian—it’s just because, after a while, it can get a little frustrating answering personal questions about my diet and religion, ... Read More »
Cleaner lungs a worthwhile goal
Recently the City of London introduced a new bylaw which will ban smoking within 30 feet of playgrounds and municipal buildings. The bylaw will take effect next spring. Although the bylaw means well, it is one that will be difficult ... Read More »
Don’t let the turkey dump gobble you up
You’ve had your turkey, so now it must be time for the dump, right? I’m taking about the turkey dump, of course—the much-feared fate for many first-year students returning home for the first time since embarking on the journey of ... Read More »
Lecture hall clocks remain frozen in time
You know that feeling when you’re dreaming, when time moves in mysterious ways? You’re late for an exam, and hours are just shooting forward, or standing still—or even moving backwards. There is a strange, unsettling feeling in the pit of ... Read More »
Holiday gluttony leads to waste
As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, many will hit the grocery stores armed with an extensive list of food items. Planning to stuff more than just the turkey, some may have already begun to systematically cut out recipes from various magazines and ... Read More »
Giving more than thanks
It’s Thanksgiving on Monday. There’s no need to talk about what that means—we’ve all experienced it. We’re all aware of the food drives that go on around this time of year, aimed at helping those less fortunate than us. What ... Read More »
Two-Headed Tuesday: Trudeau or Trudon’t?
Smoth Soundin’ Off Michael Ignatieff just wasn’t sexy. He was a boring, priggish, uninspiring and stodgy intellectual. Arguably, the only politician more vacant of charisma was the bloated corpse who was elected Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Justin Trudeau, on the ... Read More »
Purple papers not a promising proposition
Students with a burning desire to make their voices heard on the University Students’ Council can now do so by submitting their own proposals, known as Purple Papers. This people’s democratic initiative will provide students at large with a straightforward ... Read More »
Consent should be top priority
When an email concerning a sexual assault was sent out to all students living in residence last week, the campus population began to question the wording of the message and if it was another case of victim blaming. In addition ... Read More »
Calls for required women’s studies course misguided
Undoubtedly, gender and women’s studies courses are at the vanguard of social change. Ignorance breeds oppression, while education combats it. Thus, when the York Federation of Students proposed to make women’s studies a mandatory course for students, you’d think it ... Read More »
Police should block the party rock
Seemingly inspired by the Fleming Drive riot, online reality show Beer4Breakfast.ca is heading to the Forest City this fall—or spring, depending on casting—in hopes of determining Canada’s best party city. Other university towns on the itinerary include Hamilton, Toronto, Guelph ... Read More »
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