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January 30th 2009
Hey, at least I wasn’t in Guantanamo Bay
A lot can happen in seven years. Seven years ago I was attending my first year of high school. I was in grade 10. Since then I have done a significant amount of things, and chances are you, the reader, can list a pile of stuff as well. In the three … (more) -
January 29th 2009
Sports and Drinking
Sports and drinking seem to go synonymously together. You watch the game at the pub over a couple beers. You go for drinks after the game. It just seems to fit. Something so intertwined in our society that it almost comes without choice. It just happens. The first time I ever … (more) -
January 26th 2009
Greening Canada’s budget
What do 20 environmental groups and four ex-PMs agree on? In the hopes of following in step with new American President Barack Obama, a number of people are urging the Canadian government to reconsider its dedication to the environment. The Green Budget Coalition (GBC) is a group of 20 environmental organizations … (more) -
January 23rd 2009 | 1
Sno Week? Where?
So this week was the UWSA’s annual ‘welcome to a new term’ Sno Week, and it seems to have passed by without much of a blip in the university’s radar. As far as I’ve noticed, Sno Week consisted mainly of a rarely-staffed table in the Atrium with some buttons and pamphlets … (more) -
January 22nd 2009 | 3
My Top Ten
For this week’s issue of The Uniter, on newsstands today, I wrote an article about year-end best music lists. I wanted to know if there was something more to them than music geekery/snobbery—if they served a purpose for more than just being able to show off your taste. What I found … (more) -
January 7th 2009
Local Heavy - 2008 Record Review Round-up
I suppose I’m a little late on this one, but then again, who reads other people’s Top Whatever lists besides me anyways? You do. That’s right, I called you on it. Because I know you, like me, have this unnamed curiosity that demands you discover what a complete strangers favourite records … (more) -
November 27th 2008
White noise
Free stuff. Everyone likes it, and I'm no exception. One of the perks of being the arts and culture editor at The Uniter is the free CDs. Musicians just send them in. As someone who has been listening to music obsessively since I was 13, and who once aspired to write for >Rolling Stone, getting free CDs is a fantasy fulfilled. (more) -
November 20th 2008 | 1
Who doesn’t like awareness?
October was Autism Awareness Month. November is CPR Awareness Month. It’s also National Crime Prevention and Community Safety Month, Adoption Awareness Month, Osteoporosis Month and Diabetes Awareness Month. (more) -
November 18th 2008
The Local Heavy: Sylvie at Lo Pub, Nov. 14
A last minute addition to their cross Canada tour brought Regina’s Sylvie to the Lo Pub on Nov. 14. Too bad this show wasn’t properly advertised because Sylvie were in top form. Touring in support of their latest record, Trees and Shade are our Only Fences, Sylvie sounded tight and urgent, … (more) -
November 3rd 2008
Getting through a grey month
This is one of my least favourite times of year. November. In November the trees are bare, the grey looms threateningly, and I’ve suddenly realized that I have about four weeks to write a number of massive papers. Every now and then autumn tantalizes us by reappearing briefly, only to be … (more) - Page 12 of 15 :: « First < 10 11 12 13 14 > Last »
