Ricky Kreitner • February 9, 2009

“Le vrai science et la vrai étude de l’homme, c’est l’homme.” – Pierre Charon, Catholic theologian, 1601 Scuttlebutt is that the Faculty of Arts is considering, once again, to axe the Humanistic Studies program. This would be an enormous mistake. Humanistic Studies is an interdisciplinary program offering both major and… Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

Heads-up about that Gaza motion at the GA I would like to bring to the attention of the undergraduate community a rather important issue that will be brought up as a motion during the upcoming SSMU GA on Thursday at 4 p.m. The motion aims to condemn the bombing of… Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

Like most before it, last semester’s General Assembly (GA) failed to reach quorum, meaning students get to debate an entire year’s worth of motions today. And with some students calling for the impeachment of SSMU’s Speaker of Council over today’s GA motion on Gaza, it seems that a certain divisive… Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

My brother was in southeast Jerusalem when an elderly mother yelled from her window, in Hebrew, “This isn’t a place for you; you should leave.” He’d been there a thousand times before and so he paid her no mind. Soon after, a group of kids began crowding around his car,… Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

A search for career advice results in help from male friends Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

Debate over the Middle East has filled these pages since the Israeli offensive in Gaza began over a month ago. Below, two students debate the roots and utility of an economic boycott of Israel. Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

Stephen Harper needs a makeover, fast. Since last October’s federal election, things have been going from bad to worse for our Prime Minister. His public image needs to change, or he risks being kicked out of 24 Sussex Drive for good. From the fall budget update, to the prorogation of… Read More

Duong Pham • February 5, 2009

Part II of The Daily’s guide to absurd financial realities Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

In some ways, the budget process was heartening; the threat of a coalition forced the Conservatives to deliver a centrist budget, which – though woefully inadequate – is a step in the right direction. Sure, I’d like to see a united majority coalition with a backbone, instead of a Liberal… Read More

admin • February 5, 2009

If anyone understands freedom of expression, it should be the Montreal police; since the summer, they’ve made their frustrations over contract negotiations clear with more red caps and bright camouflage pants than anyone should have to see. But the police are attempting to restrict citizens’ freedoms with two proposed bylaws:… Read More

admin • February 2, 2009

And don’t let our focus on Gaza distract us from other crises Read More

admin • February 2, 2009

Much of the debate over the conflict between Israel and Palestine has polarized these pages, with students clinging to antagonisitc beliefs despite their strong tendency to mar the potential for progress. If we are truly interested in a resolution to the conflict, we must recognize that Palestinian and Israeli identities… Read More

admin • February 2, 2009

Stimulus shmimulus! That was about all Andrew Coyne had to say about the Conservatives’ new budget on last Wednesday’s broadcast of CBC’s The National. A London School of Economics alumn and former columnist with the National Post, Coyne has long been a defender of freer markets, lower taxes, and smaller… Read More

Shannon Kiely • February 2, 2009

Tales from a Montrealer’s isolating rez-less experience Read More

Johanu Botha • February 2, 2009

I read something on the back of a toilet stall last week that made my Intro to Philosophy class look like playtime in kindergarten. It wasn’t the latest in Chuck Norris-isms; neither was it a telephone number and address left by “Blowin’ Joe.” No, my unknown washroom scribbler etched the… Read More