2008 Woodie Awards
Who does a disease have to affect in order to be worthy of fundraising? According to the Carleton University Students' Association, the answer is "everyone." Last Monday, CUSA Council voted 17 to two to cancel Shinearama, an annual event that takes place at universities across Canada which has raised millions of dollars for cystic fibrosis research.
Most of us have had our fill of elections this year. The Westmount-Ville-Marie riding was about to hold a by-election when the semester began, although this was cancelled when a general federal election was called. That election produced another Conservative minority government on October 14.
Alright, so the headline is a bit misleading. This column is really ten things I hate about the Shatner building, but I couldn't resist the Heath Ledger reference. In any case, perhaps the Students' Society could start using that space fee students approved last year and implement a few of these ideas.
With the holiday season approaching, two options stand before me: I can either write a column full of good cheer commemorating the successful completion of another semester, or I can write a controversial column and defer the consequences until January. So today I'm going to talk about cunts.
Similar to environmental problems, we seem to talk about the economy in cycles of delusion and despair. In the roaring 90s, America was unrealistically jubilant about the telecommunications and computer "revolution" changing the face of global economics. Some people claimed that recessions were a thing of the past and ignored lessons learned from previous speculative bubbles.
It's cruel to fault me for being a white guy. I have enough other flaws to make up for: my grades, my personality, my less-than-impressive physique, and my bad habit of listing my personal flaws in newspaper columns. That's why I'm troubled by the Carleton Undergraduate Students' Association.
My laptop and I have been through a lot together. We've travelled the world. I've left it on continually since, well, ever. And, of course, there's the near-daily abuse it receives from bouncing around in my backpack. But all this pales in comparison to the cruel-minded, inhumane treatment it receives at the hands of my unwitting classmates.
Enough about Dick Pound, already I'm pretty tired of the Dick Pound controversy being recycled through both the Tribune and the Daily. Enough is enough. He offered an explanation for his comments. The man apologized. Everyone can now take it or leave it. But please, please stop writing about him.
In last week's article "The art of unfinished business," artist Ian Shatilla's new exhibition was referred to as Call to Change. In fact, the name of the exbition is Call to Adventure.
