A student’s guide to saving money
University students have a reputation for being up to their ears in debt Sure, we’d like to save money, but tuition and textbooks don’t come cheap and beer doesn’t pay for...
Tech This Out: Apple releases ooodles of new gear
This release of new Apple gadgets was heavily rumored two days before the event and now after the dust has cleared, Apple is offering a brand new Macbook, new line of iMacs and...
Wisdom disconnect: Oct. 21, 2009
Ouch! Most scientists agree that insects don’t feel pain This is primarily because insects don’t have vertebrae, the path that pain signals travel on to register pain in the...
Fold-up footwear
I used to worry about the limits of my footwear, but for the past month I’ve had the option of changing into shoes folded up into a bag so compact that they fit into my smallest...
Afternoon of the living dead
The sun was shining; it was a great day for the undead to walk the streets We gathered outside of Waterloo Town Square LCBO It was a pleasant surprise to see so many of my undead...
Metric lights up Centre in the Square
After a summer tour that included slots at England's Glastonbury and Paris' Rock en Seine festivals, Metric found a few minutes to begin the Canadian leg of their globe trotting...
Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Oct. 21, 2009
Thumbs up: 1) We’re 10 days away from Halloween, one of the best party days of the year 2) Canada has avoided a fall election, saving taxpayer dollars Thumbs down: 1) We’re...
Oct. 21, 2009
Dear Life: I’m sick of being jammed in the elevator with 20 other people with half who get off on the second floor I walk to the fifth floor just to avoid you lazy...
Exposing injustice
Independent film-making can be difficult in Canada; especially when major Canadian broadcasters deem your subject matter unprofitable Such was Paul Manly’s situation when...