Opinion
A series of possibly coincidental events
Disclaimer: I’m writing this column on a lack of sleep. It’s been a long semester and my fountain of ideas is running dry. I’ve also set limits and refuse to write a column about Christmas before the month of ... Read More »
In regards to “The dark side of sophing”
More than 50 comments and almost 300 shares on Facebook and at least 12 letters to the editor—that was the buzz generated by Friday’s front page article, “The dark side of sophing.” We received feedback from current and former sophs ... Read More »
City council needs to butt out
Earlier this week, it was announced that the London Middlesex Health Unit is considering a recommendation to ban outdoor smoking in London. While I highly doubt that London City Council will turn this into a bylaw—our mayor being a long-time ... Read More »
Sid proves he’s the comeback kid
A story, which was beginning to resemble a classical tragedy, has turned into the perfect storybook ending. Canadian hockey hero Sidney Crosby returned to NHL ice after a 10 and a half month absence and he looked as if ... Read More »
Harper hating on the environment
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is putting the economy before the environment again. There have been rumours flying around for several weeks now that Harper plans to cut more than 200 million dollars in funding for research and monitoring of the ... Read More »
I love Bill Gates
In last Thursday’s paper, I wrote an opinion column about Bill Gates for our science and tech section. This piece was not well received. An opinion column in our newspaper is denoted by a picture of the author, and contains ... Read More »
Victoria Park unoccupied
Anyone walking by Victoria Park early Wednesday morning probably noticed something had changed. For the first time since late October, passersby had a clear view across the whole park, which was once again covered only by grass. Around 1 a.m. ... Read More »
Protestors pipe up about Keystone
When I turned on CBC’s The National on Sunday I thought I was transported back to the ‘60s. The screen was filled with protestors—some dressed as polar bears and others carrying imitation pipelines—swarming the White House. It took me a ... Read More »
RIP Bill Gates
The following opinion piece is intended to be satirical but originally ran without an explicit statement of that intention. See here for a follow-up. Proving that PCs are always a step behind Macs, Bill Gates died today. His passing comes ... Read More »
YouTube no place for kids
“Is this real life?” What a loaded philosophical question, and we all know who asked it first—David on his way home from the dentist. And of course no one can forget the infamous episode of finger-biting Charlie. The latest ... Read More »
Students on wrong track
Apparently 300 or so tickets have been issued for trespassing on train tracks in Canada. Students, the little rebels they are, have had a particularly bad track record in terms of offences. Do trains pose a danger to the average ... Read More »
Not down with Goose jackets
I used to think the most annoying thing about campus was the Canadian geese that congregate on University Hill. But lately there’s been an even more annoying goose hanging around campus. Of course, I am referring to the overwhelming ... Read More »
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