Witen by Kelsey Rideout

Profiling Dr. Keefer’s endless will to enable critical thinking and evoke justice

Dr. Michael Keefer is a professor in the department of English and Theatre Studies. He is also an engaged citizen who spends much of his time publically revealing injustices within the Canadian government and western policies through delivering public lectures, [...]

A U of G innovation may soon mean that pigs will produce much less pollution
Written by Aldis Brennan
It has been a long-standing folk tale that pigs are dirty animals and live in their own filth. But of lately people are becoming more familiar with the interpretation that pigs are in fact very clean animals.
The Enviropig, [...]

Written by Dan Howse
“Most Canadians do not realize that Canada played a role in not only the coup d’etat, but also the installation and direct support of the ‘installed’ regime lasting two years following the coup” Mary Skerrett, Canadian Haiti Action Network.
If someone told you Haiti needs to rebuild better, you’d probably think they were referring to [...]

The campus critically explores a Seemingly Never-Ending Conflict
Written by Kelsey Rideout
While imposing blame for the ongoing conflict on either state remains a heavily sensitive and controversial task, IAW seeks to raise awareness regarding Israel’s large-scale acts of violence and deliberate segregation in defiance of international law. In 2008-2009, Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip [...]

Jakki Doyle as Policy and Transition Manager
Written by Dan Howse
The Central Student Assocaition (CSA) has recently created a new position called Policy and Transition Manager. Former CSA Finance and Human Resource Commissioner, Jakki Doyle, was selected for the position and hired on a one year contract.
While many governments are frequently characterized as being overly [...]

A look at the surprising origins of some common English words and phrases
Katelyn Dingman
“Dude! I totally got gypped getting my car fixed today!”
The online Oxford English Dictionary defines the verb to gyp as referring to being ticked, cheated or swindled. This particular word is used commonly in English slang, but does anyone know its origin?
It [...]

Compiled by Andrew Townsend
The Olympic hubbub in Vancouver is hampering police investigations into the disappearance of actor Richard Stabone. Constable Tim Fanning of the Vancouver police said that local media is usually invaluable in spreading information and creating a buzz about a missing person. However, heavy Olympic coverage is relegating the story to the back [...]