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Football is promoted

Re: Football under-promoted, Nov 4, 2009 Extensive efforts are made by the department and its student ambassadors to advertise these games The department has already created a...

Football fans offensive

I would like to register my displeasure with the conduct of some individuals at the recent WLU playoff game These individuals were using foul language throughout the game and in...

The displaced Canadian identity

There have often been questions about Canadian identity, since it is really just the combination of identities from around the globe; nevertheless we openly celebrate this...

Peacekeeping missions ineffective

Edmund Burke once famously declared, “All that is required for evil to win is for the good to do nothing”  This Remembrance Day as we look at the world around us, we can see...

We need to respect Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is a day of respect Although freedom of speech is a right of Canadians and an important component of democracy, Remembrance Day is the one day that asks the...

Laurier Day unrepresentative

The balloons, purple and gold and fanatical cheering meant that last Friday was Laurier Day, guaranteed twice a year While it is great that Laurier has many enthusiastic...

Capitalism causes inequality

I know that I live in a culture that thrives off of the backs of people I will never meet I read books and articles about the goings on of the world: the destitute poverty in...