Letters to the Editor – March 27
Re: “Get off my Facebook, Grandma” To whom it may concern, I am writing in regards to the article in the Opinion section of the March 20 AQ called, “Get off my Facebook, Grandma.” I am shocked that this article, written by a student from the University of Alberta, was selected to be in our [...]
EDMONTON (CUP) — People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom they should dispense every chance they get. That’s bullshit. Old people are some of the least sophisticated and knowledgeable people on this planet. If you want proof, you need only look to Facebook. [...]
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BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — A research team at Simon Fraser University has created a treatment that may slow down or even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. David Vocadlo, a chemistry professor at SFU and Canada Research Chair in chemical glycobiology, led a team of seven researchers on the project. Vocadlo specializes in the structures and roles of [...]
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(Photo courtesy of Shayne Kaye via Flickr Creative Commons) KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CUP) — I’ve been able to bottle it up until now. It has been boiling in the background, but I put a lid on it and let it be. But now — now you’ve done it. You have, once again, ended up (almost) at [...]
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Social norming technique used to shift perception of binge drinking on campus FREDERICTON (CUP) — Trashed Tuesdays, Wasted Wednesdays, and Thirsty Thursdays. For Nicole Pozer, a third-year student at St. Thomas University (STU), one thing was clear when she moved into Rigby Hall residence in 2009: alcohol is going to be a big part of [...]
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Around 1,000 march for Aboriginal rights in Toronto Emilio Comay del Junco — The McGill Daily (McGill University) – Waving flags and banners, singing and beating drums, marchers demanded better treatment for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, investigation into the disappearance of more than 500 missing Aboriginal women and redress for past abuses, such as residential schools. [...]
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Morgan Modjeski – The Manitoban – WINNIPEG (CUP) — Tatiana Crawford was in Chile for last month’s disastrous earthquake and lived to come home to talk about it. A Manitoban of Chilean descent, she spoke at a press conference on March 15 at the University of Manitoba as part of the Raise the Roof Party [...]
Continue reading …Devanne O’Brien - The Xaverian Weekly – ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CUP) — The St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers voted to accept the their administration’s most recent contract offer, quashing the worries of 4,000 students who might have had to deal with a strike or lockout at the end of the winter semester. Over sixty per [...]
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Summer’s over and the Canadian University Press’s podcast is back. In this edition we catch up with some student news you may have missed over the summer . [podcast]http://www.cup.ca/podcast/episodes/090907.mp3[/podcast] (23min) For more CUPcasts check out http://www.cup.ca.
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