Reading the statements, if they can be so called, by Salman Hossain, the former UTM student and Islamic extremist who in 2008 called for the death of Canadian soldiers on Canadian soil, and who more recently (see article on page 3) called for the extermination of the entire Jewish race,
I was tempted not write about [...]
Turning a blind eye?
An unfashionable cause
The death last week of Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo saddened me for many reasons. First, it saddened me because a brave, honest man died—some say premeditatedly murdered. It saddened me, although it didn’t surprise me, because it showed the extremes to which the Cuban government is willing to go to hold on to [...]
Gazing out the window
Calle Colón was dark and dead under the moon, except for the trees alongside it that whispered to him, and the air that made him shiver a bit. It could’ve also been excitement that made him shiver, except this was not the first time he was visiting the girl with the uncommon name.
He was walking [...]
Politics is always the same
I always thought university campuses are a reflection of the country they are in. Take UTM. Like Canada, it has a small, yet diverse population. Its members like to grumble about things, yet are proud that they come here—how else can you explain their defensive reaction when others look down on UTM?
Moreover, UTM and Canada [...]
Rights group asks UTM professor to resign
UTM political science professor Aurel Braun was asked to resign from his position as chair of Rights and Democracy, a non-partisan organization based in Montreal that promotes human rights and democratic institutions abroad.
The call for resignation, which was signed by 45 of the agencys 47 staffers, followed the death by heart attack of Rights and [...]
Publishers beware—the medium is the message
Growing up in a poor country was not a cool experience for me. Now that I live in a rich country, I am often intrigued by the perspective that my childhood gave me.
Take textbooks, which are pretty rare in many Cuban schools. Students often share them, passing them along as relics. (They cant photocopy them, [...]
Depardieu: Actor & Foodie
Gerard Depardieu’s My Cookbook has been around for a few years—four to be exact. Its not standard practice to review a book so long after publication, not when there hasnt been a new edition. But having just read it, I believe Depardieus book merits one more mention in the press.
I have always respected Depardi-eu as [...]
Think before you speak
Its official. Far from bei-ng being reduced to zero, the cost of attending UTM is actually going up. Students (see article on the cover page) will now have to pay 5.2% more for residence, 4.1% more for food and 3 % more for parking.
UTM is not alone in rising costs. Calgary officials recently proposed tuition [...]
You can’t handle the truth
Last weeks editorial, as well as the news article UTMSU denies a student attendance at CFS meeting, caused quite a stir: we received over 1,000 hits on our website on Monday alone, had a few students comment on our blog, and were even quoted on the Macleans oncampus site. We also received a letter [...]
Here we go again
This week, I had to make a decision that may on the surface seem unethical. It concerns The Medium and the UTMSU. It also concerns journalism ethics and affirmative action, although the people involved would probably hesitate it to call it that.
For those who havent read the article on page 2, heres a rundown: our [...]
