Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a government that actively murders its population, sometimes in collusion with foreign interests, it’s no wonder Liberians believe that the Ebola outbreak is an inside job.
Opinions
Reading Time: 4 minutesShould we consider TMZ a legitimate source for news, or are they nothing but a sleazy gossip website?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O Senate and BOG must work closely together to allow corporate and academic management of the university to mix. This is the most efficient way our institution can provide professors and students with a positive environment in which to learn.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEven though the B.C. teachers’ union and the provincial government have signed a tentative deal, I doubt it’ll result in peace between these two parties for very long.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe rapper has taken to social media to reveal more about the Nike-sponsored #YEEZUSWALKS campaign. The campaign will feature West making his way across the country this coming June in his signature Air Yeezy sneakers, using his newly honed healing powers to cure those with physical disabilities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered the ship’s crew to be re-sunk after the former crew members came out in support of Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau last week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBinge-watching, or the mass consumption of TV shows in a single sitting, is a trend that has transformed our relationship with television, whether you’re an avid viewer or not.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the black man in me is outraged and offended by Levenson’s language, the pragmatic side of me agrees with his message.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We’re all thrilled about the idea of a super-powered royal baby,” said David McDonald, who runs RoyalBabyFans.com. “Will and Kate really let us down last time, so I feel that genetic modification is the logical route they should be taking this time around.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn my experience, the best kinds of friends act as mirrors. They are the ones who recognize the sparks of brilliance that you have inside you and help ignite that flame, turning it into a burning fire that pushes you forward in life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow that Pewdiepie—the most popular face of the website—has taken such a public stand against vile trolling, perhaps YouTube will eventually revise its methods and figure out a way to weed out the trolls without suppressing constructive dialogue.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely concerned about the fate of oppressed minorities in the Middle East,” said business owner Brett Targus. “But I’m much more concerned about not knowing the fate of my favourite fictional characters in another war-torn hellhole: Westeros.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Before all else, we took the interests and well-being of our students into consideration while discussing the renovation plans,” said Robert Builder, president of the Office of Risk Management at the U of O. “Could we have broken ground in May when most students weren’t on campus? Absolutely, but that wouldn’t have made any sense.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you ask me, it is a far bigger loss to never love than it is to love and then lose it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing years of attempting to neuter popular entertainment properties, the watchdog group known as the Parents Censorship Council (PCC) is now attempting to actively censor history for its objectionable content.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt should come as no surprise that the university is slanting its admission incentives to help maintain the ever-diminishing Francophone presence in Canada.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf reform of our inordinately expensive system—which provides fairly mediocre care—is truly a priority for the CMA, they should give up the constitutional blame game and move towards actively advocating for positive change to Canada’s healthcare policy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis nail polish isn’t an inherently bad thing, but it is a temporary solution to a greater problem.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSo, is this a practical alternative to “till death do us part,” or is this fixed-term model an insult to the very idea of marriage?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a move that has shocked the world, the United States government has officially separated from Florida, effectively severing all economic, political, cultural, and even geographical ties with the country’s now former fourth-most populous state.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Burger King-Tim Hortons merger is another sad chapter in a series of defects and defeats Canada has suffered at the hands of corporate America, on par with the departures of Wayne Gretzky, Paul Anka, the Montreal Expos, and Ryan Reynolds’ abdominals.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Bullet screens” are a truly diabolical piece of technology that not only encourages an audience to text during a movie, but also captures each message and projects it onto the screen while the movie is playing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom a broader perspective, it seems like these recent program restructuring plans are part of an ongoing attempt by the university administration to convert our liberal arts institution into a vocational school.
Reading Time: 3 minutesInstead of protecting and serving, police forces everywhere have become focused on enforcing and subduing, a mentality that’s encouraged by the highest levels of power.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe one real hope I have for Emery’s proposed return to politics is that he at least draws more attention to the Conservative government’s ridiculous war on weed.
