More than just chemicals on the brain
Aaron Vansintjan on different cultures’ approaches to drugs
Sections
Fear and loathing in rez
In residence, drugs are pervasive, but not predominant
Cheap drunk
Concordia art student uses beer as inspiration
Monumentview
Google and UNESCO are making world heritage sites virtually accessible to all – but at what cost?
End unbalanced drug penalties and enforcement
The American Senate Judiciary Committee weakened the mandatory minimum sentencing laws for cocaine last week. Mandatory minimum sentence laws are legislative enactments that force judges… Read More »End unbalanced drug penalties and enforcement
Interview with an addict
Amy G. is a recovering drug addict. During her recovery from addiction – a process that never really ends – the boundaries between counsellor and… Read More »Interview with an addict
Earth on tickertape
Californian “technology pioneer” Proteus Biomedical is designing one millimetre-squared computer chips that, when ingested with drugs, will monitor the body’s response to the drugs, relaying… Read More »Earth on tickertape
The politics of recognition
Moral decisions should not be made based on expediency
Speaking out against military research since the ’80s
CKUT speakers discuss current policy’s failure to regulate harmful research applications
Not your best study buddy
Why psychostimulants might do more harm than good
Burgers are better upside-down
From afar, Dilallo Burger looks like a regular burger joint, and for the most part it is. But the first clue of uniqueness would have… Read More »Burgers are better upside-down
Where they’re needed most
Legislation hinders developing countries’ access to life-saving medicine
Take a hike, tuition hike!
W hen Quebec’s minister of education Michelle Courchesne announced last month that a major tuition hike for university students in Quebec was in the works,… Read More »Take a hike, tuition hike!
End the stigmatization of medical drugs
The word “drugs” is not a neutral term. It comes loaded with other meanings, many emerging from the discourse around the “War on Drugs” and… Read More »End the stigmatization of medical drugs
Invigilators should unionize
On March 8-9 and 17-18, McGill students employed as invigilators in the Fall 2009 term will vote on forming a collective bargaining unit within the… Read More »Invigilators should unionize