Blog Archive
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Your opinion matters, too
Journalistic commentary is as much about your thoughts as is is about what the writer has written.
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Journalists behaving badly
Journalists lost their integrity in handling the Lesley Hughes “scandal” of 2008.
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Celebrating the Vote
The importance of voting at every opportunity - even in by-elections.
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Facebook broke the news to me that a friend had been killed
Social media has changed the way we receive news, for better or worse.
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Ahhhh, the pleasures of being a student…?
U and me - we’re through.
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Toxic Justice!
“Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!!”
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The size of the scandal
After years of tax fraud, misappropriated funds and adultery, it hardly seems surprising when another church-leader scandal hits the headlines - from Jim Bakker to Jimmy Swaggart to Ted Haggard. Their scandals explode because of their inflated church-celebrity status.
But what about those stories that never hit the front page, that slip through the news in the back pages? It’s not just the big league church leaders that should cause high scandal. One of the most disturbing patterns of misconduct can be found in the figure of the youth pastor, those leaders entrusted with the care and spiritual development of burgeoning adults.
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News Flash: the NDP don’t really care about electoral reform
Executive director of Fair Vote Canada lobby says NDP aren’t fully committed to proportional representation.
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I’m in a relationship with journalism. And it’s complicated.
A love/hate connection that can’t be shaken.
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What kind of news are you into?
The Uniter offers news that should matter.
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Winter doesn’t have to suck
There is a lot to do, despite the perception that there isn’t.
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mpFree
Your guide to free mp3s from at least five disparate musical acts.
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Blechsploitation
Let’s talk about ‘sploitation.
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Injecting the LIST with character
Injecting the LIST with character
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...And it’s official
Disability Studies Degree Program to be offered at U of W
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Winnipeg Transit tries convenience on for size
Texting bus times and digital displays? Yes!
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Axworthy Cisco interview
Samuel Swanson interviews Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, president of the University of Winnipeg (U of W) and Dan Hurley, senior executive officer and adviser to the president, regarding the recent deal struck with government and Cisco Systems for a state-of-the-art telecommunications system (Skype on steroids) that will make the U of W the local centre of this new technology. More information about the U of W’s deal with Cisco is available at Samuel’s article: http://uniter.ca/view/3205
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Comeback Kid to start production on new album in March
Local hardcore heroes Comeback Kid will start work on their next album in Toronto next month.
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We need answers!
Tenants all over Winnipeg need answers to very simple questions.
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Hankering for handkerchiefs
In keeping with the latest issue of The Uniter, themed with a focus on the environment, I have a few words to say about handkerchiefs. Granted, the topic isn’t nearly as sexy as street cars in Winnipeg or winter biking, but it’s one of those little things.
From personal experience, I can say that some people think it’s quaint and old-fashioned. Others think it’s disgusting. Some people wonder if it’s monogrammed with my initials (I wish!). And some people just plain laugh - probably out of a combination of all those things. In short, these days it’s just plain unexpected to carry a hanky.