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Don’t do what you deplore
admin • October 1, 2009
Re: “Speakers share abortion experiences” | News | September 28 Read More
How my father learned to swear
Rana Encol • October 1, 2009
I made my dad read Dave Eggers this summer. Having read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius the summer before, I delighted in seeing him take the plunge into heartfelt Americana while experimenting with the joy of profanity. The car became “the fucking car” and the economy became “the fucking… Read More
Look at the big picture behind “gang violence”
admin • October 1, 2009
Last week, Global TV aired a segment on escalating violence between Filipino and South Asian teenagers in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. The journalists framed the most recent fights – following which five people were hospitalized – as “gang violence.” In their report, they focused on community groups’ calls for more basketball… Read More
Sit-ins are so last century
Mike Prebil • October 1, 2009
Re: “Queering Montreal” | Commentary | September 24 Read More
Seeking: honesty
admin • October 1, 2009
Re: “Seeking : pro-choice champion” | Commentary | September 28 Read More
Don’t deny Choose Life’s clubhood
admin • October 1, 2009
Choose Life is a pro-life club that seeks to promote respect for human life and human rights from conception. We believe that every loss of human life is tragic. On Tuesday, October 6, we are hosting Jose Ruba of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, who will give a presentation… Read More
Errata
admin • October 1, 2009
In the article “Verdun Acquires First Industrial Composter,” (News, September 28), The Daily misattributed a quotation to Francine Morin. It was in fact Steve McLeod who said, “There is pressure on the City of Montreal, because it is so far behind…their mistakes.” In the article “Student bands” (page 6 of… Read More
I didn’t choose Choose Life
Quinn Albaugh • October 1, 2009
Choose Life has a pattern of engaging in questionable events, including displaying photos of fetuses at the crossroads, and more recently hosting a supposedly “non-political” group on campus that openly states on its web site that it wants to make abortion “unthinkable.” Now Choose Life is planning an event for… Read More
Taking a closer look at Tank Man
admin • September 28, 2009
I have seen so many amazing photos. The ones that strike me most deeply portray ordinary individuals doing extraordinary things. I’m inspired by photos of young women in Afghanistan lining up to cast their votes or of university students in Tehran engaging in peaceful protests to demand nothing less than… Read More
Why Stephen Harper always wins
admin • September 28, 2009
PM’s politically flexible and the opposition lacks credibility Read More
Just say no to Bills 38 and 44
Sebastian Ronderos-Morgan • September 28, 2009
Government encroachment on educational institutions should be stopped Read More
Enough is enough
Stephanie Law • September 28, 2009
Re: “Students at 13 unions petition to leave CFS” | News | September 21 Read More
Seeking: pro-choice champion
admin • September 28, 2009
We have a situation here that I don’t understand. I was present at the two SSMU Council debates last school year over the right of the pro-life club, Choose Life, to even exist. In fact, it was the intensity and occasional viciousness of the first debate that caused me to… Read More
Keep up the good work!
admin • September 28, 2009
Re: “Students at 13 unions petition to leave CFS” | News | September 21 Read More
SSMUth talker
Sebastian Ronderos-Morgan • September 28, 2009
Re: “Council goes SSMUthly” | News | September 21 Read More