Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an era when forensic evidence is proving that more and more prisoners on death row have been falsely convicted, any method of execution is inhumane.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI don’t dislike Christmas, but this genre of music always makes me rethink my opinion of the holiday season. It is the worst kind of music: it’s unoriginal, it’s ridiculously commercialized, and it’s sometimes utterly horrifying.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStreet smarts and book smarts are equally important traits to the pursuit of your career, since the ability to make sense of information contained in books and documents requires formal education as well as common sense.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from the University of Ottawa are reacting to the recent change in season with shock and distress.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLife is about living each day to the fullest. Being able to wake up in the morning knowing that today is a new day with things to look forward to. Life is not about the suffering and excruciating pain that each new moment will bring.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIs this shopping bonanza the epitome of consumer greed, or just a great way to get a head start on holiday shopping?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile this technology might raise concerns about the invasion of privacy, it’s a small price to pay to ensure both suspects and police officers are objectively judged by an unbiased third party.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTrue love is based on the simple things in life, like going out of your way to make that special someone happy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently, Sanrio, the company that manufactures Hello Kitty products, asserted that Hello Kitty is in fact a little girl, not a cat. This announcement has led to a wider discussion about the significance of Hello Kitty in our pop culture zeitgeist.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGoing forward, gamers need to move away from this old idea that the media and government are out to get them. All this does is breed paranoia and mistrust that inevitably leads to hatred, threats, and online harassment.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week, Alex from Target is in the process of negotiating terms to star in three feature films for Sony Pictures and to become the face of a new line of corresponding merchandise.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSquirt bottles and whoopee cushions just aren’t cutting it anymore. Lately, it’s all about offending people by invading their personal space.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe creation of incredible art often goes hand in hand with individuals who behave outside the norm. What is it about these “insane” artists that allows them to create such masterpieces?
Reading Time: 2 minutesReligious groups have been, and can continue to be, a progressive force for good in modern society. But in an increasingly secular world, many people view religion as the ultimate obstacle facing human equality and progress.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFormat simply offers new and exciting ways to shoot movies RED digital camera, Photo: Rsgden, CC This Wednesday, a select number of moviegoers in Canada and the United States got to see Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar two days ahead of its official release date. While early screenings of highly anticipated films are nothing new, the difference …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough many have already described Pitbull’s music as a cultural virus, that idea has taken on a whole new meaning after Apple decided to automatically add the rapper’s new album to iTunes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor an institution that’s devoted to rock music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn’t seem to reflect the views of the fans and musicians it purports to represent.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fords’ recent election loss is expected to have a sizable negative impact on segments of Canada’s financial and cultural institutions.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile Ghomeshi’s firing from the CBC is unfortunate, especially since it will most likely result in the loss of the best arts and culture program we have in this country, it was absolutely necessary.
Reading Time: 4 minutesShould we sacrifice our collective student culture to fight the rising cost of tuition here in Canada, or do these cultural elements represent what university life is all about?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPumpkin spice related debauchery has hit record levels at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I raise my right arm, it is an act of free will or simply a biological impulse? This question, posed by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, is an example of an age-old debate in modern philosophy: Does free will exist?
Reading Time: 2 minutesDue to a marked absence of tobacco, electronic cigarettes have been widely embraced as a healthy alternative to smoking—but are they really?
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading levels on campus reached a crisis point this past reading week, causing most University of Ottawa services to become overwhelmed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI believe nurture has a bigger influence on our personalities. Because nature just makes us something physical—a man, a woman, big, small, short, tall—but nurture is what makes us unique under the surface.
