2008 Woodie Awards
In the bureaucratic labyrinth that is McGill University, the Minvera opt-out system is actually a model of efficiency and simplicity.
Afrocentric schools are another example of good intentions that come with a myriad of problems.
Scientists, inventors and media sources that discuss their technological advances can't help but overestimate the promise of every new finding. They report every patent as groundbreaking. Sometimes, it becomes just a little too ridiculous. Dog bark-decoding software is one such case to make recent headlines.
Much of the Canadian environmental movement's efforts to fight climate change have been focused on advocating increased government intervention. What about existing regulatory barriers that hamper the market's own ability to address environmental problems? Before enacting new legislation to deal with environmental ills, it is worthwhile to consider removing existing laws that block financial incentives for green initiatives.
I have the attention span of a gnat. This, combined with my chronic, borderline-debilitating, put-Hamlet-to-shame indecisiveness is perhaps why I find myself flittering through life. I've changed my major more times than I (or my parents) would like to count, my hair hasn't been its natural color in years and I'm constantly in a state of revamping my wardrobe, my décor and my life.
Naomi Klein is the Ann Coulter of Canada-a demagogic sycophant who has parlayed her political shtick into a lucrative business (some might say "brand"). Instead of being a right-wing blowhard, Klein has positioned herself as an anti-corporate, anti-globalization rabble-rouser who presumes to speak for the exploited huddled masses around the world (after all, Canada is a cold, humble, little social democratic paradise with socialist leanings, not a Bible-thumping imperialist behemoth) all the while raking in dough in the form of book deals and speaking fees.
The winter semester General Assembly occurred last Monday. The ever-present constraints of finding an appropriate time and space were resolved in a worse way than usual, with the GA being held at 2 p.m. during midterms. The students who did not attend were chastised for their apathy and lack of political involvement.
Plagiarism is a very serious accusation, one that deserves careful consideration and measured investigation. Unfortunately, The Tribune's coverage of plagiarism allegations against one of the Daily's editors paints a misleading picture of the incident and may have given rise to some grave misconceptions.
Male-bashing has become so socially acceptable and prevalent in the media that some seem honestly surprised to consider any alternative. Friday's New York Times included a piece covering a recent report in the Journal of Adolescence, which found that, shockingly to the reporter Ms.
