Commentary

Choose Life’s mandate violates the SSMU constitution

Even though personally I am vehemently pro-choice, I am very glad that Council decided to grant club status to Choose Life. Smothering the debate on… Read More »Hyde Park: Taking the “violence” out of Choose Life

It makes sense for those without exceptionally long legs, small bladders, or aerial restlessness to want the window seat. This may be especially true for… Read More »The conversationalist: Environmental agriculture from an altitude of 12,000 m

In “Lest we forget” (Features, Nov. 3), The Daily failed to attribute the article on page ten to the author, Kortney Shapiro. In “Preview: The… Read More »Errata

Conforming has for good reason painted an ugly picture for itself. It’s sad when the beauty of rainbow-like individuality falters into a stagnant monochrome field.… Read More »Life Lines: Obama’s echoes will be louder than you think

“Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!” “That’s not enough, madam, we need a majority!” – Sen. Adlai Stevenson, running for President in… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: The only prescription for U.S. politics is more Canada

Point / Counterpoint

I would like to introduce to you That Islamic Studies Guy – a PhD student at the Institute of Islamic Studies. I’ve been seeing him… Read More »Aristotle’s Lackey: Breaking the ice with That Islamic Studies Guy

The Daily incorrectly attributed articles in the Oct. 27 Culture section. “Smoked meat salvation” was written by April Engelberg; “Mind over meat?” was written by… Read More »Errata

Editorial

Love for dead animals Re: “Greater risk with every bite” | Commentary | Oct. 27 I would rather add meat to my life than life… Read More »Letters

A major shift in U.S. political culture took place almost three decades ago, according to McGill Professor Gil Troy, author of Morning in America: How… Read More »Comment: On Sarah Palin’s use of language

Incoherence and contradiction is the norm with our attitudes toward nonhuman animals. We are, as Rutgers University law professor Gary Francione puts it, guilty of… Read More »Hyde Park: Curing our moral schizophrenia

Vegetarianism grows in a three-dimensional community – a word derived from the Latin words for “together” and “gift or service” – while meat-eating festers in… Read More »Hyde Park: Welcome to 3-D vegetarianism

A semantic battle Re: “Resister? More like deserter” | Commentary | Oct. 9 Mike Prebil correctly noted in his letter that Jeremy Hinzman, if deported… Read More »Letters: Semantics, Speling, and Intra-daily mail