Mainland Chinese call it liusi, a quiet way of acknowledging the events that occurred in Beijing on June 4, 1989. liusi literally translates as "six four," in reference to the fourth day of the sixth month of the year. In the West, we call it the Tiananmen Square Massacre–in which "massacre" denotes the savage crushing… Continue reading 06-04-1989
Month: June 2001
How to get some free money
By Barb Wright
On Fri. June 15, students will be rushing to the university’s Awards and Financial Aid office to hand in their applications for undergraduate student awards. There are hundreds of awards waiting for all different types of students–this translates into free money for those who qualify.However, that grade point average boost you’re expecting from this spring… Continue reading How to get some free money
Our very own House of Lords
There are weeks when the idiocy of the world that surrounds me is such that I can only shake my head and say "Argh!"Last week, I received literature from no less than four hate groups seeking publicity, sympathy or support. The first was a white supremacist group, followed by an anti-Semitic council. Next up was… Continue reading Our very own House of Lords
Proud Joe
In an era of plastic smiles and press agents, Joe Clark is one politician who has the balls to do what he feels and say what he thinks.Written off many times as washed up, out of touch, bland and nothing more than a burnt out career politician, Clark has more lives than a cat and… Continue reading Proud Joe
Center of the World shoots blanks
By Natalie Sit
For a purportedly erotic movie, The Center of the World is strangely anti-climactic. Despite all the action on screen, which might get male pulses racing, the rest of us are left neither hot nor bothered. In a culture where baring all is fine, there’s little left to the imagination. Richard (Peter Sarsgaard) is a rich… Continue reading Center of the World shoots blanks
But Mulder, you don’t have dandruff
By Natalie Sit
Evolution is a movie that even Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day would enjoy. Sure, he’d dismiss the evolution talk but there’d be plenty of humour for him to giggle at. The movie opens with a meteor hurtling towards Earth. Once the meteor crashes, Ira (David Duchovny) and Harry (Orlando Jones) run out and secure the… Continue reading But Mulder, you don’t have dandruff
Childhood punk dreams
Imagine a fresh-faced know-it-all coming out of high school groovin’ to the likes of Snoop Doggy Dogg, Econoline Crush and Robbie Williams. One night, a good friend put on a NOFX CD in his truck and the ignorant little asshole opened up his mind to punk rock. It’s a common story of a young suburbanite… Continue reading Childhood punk dreams
The guts of punk
By Вen Li
Despite recovering from a night of karaoke to songs by James Brown, Cyndi Lauper and Sammy Davis Jr., vocalist Mark Atkins says he and his band Guttermouth are happily on the road again in this year’s Punk-O-Rama tour. "We’ve been touring for almost a month now in the US," says Atkins over the phone. "Almost… Continue reading The guts of punk
The rise and fall of indie
By James Keller
From a cell phone in a Queen’s Street Italian restaurant, Toronto-native and Canadian indie-rock legend Ron Hawkins is at times difficult to hear. His voice tends to get lost under the bustle of waiters, other patrons and a very subtle irony. “I live in Kensington Market in Toronto which is a very cool and artistic… Continue reading The rise and fall of indie
New weapons for the arsenal
Dan Vanhooren is a happy man, all things considered. After a season riddled with injuries and bad luck, the second-year Dinos’ mens basketball Head Coach has a couple of highly-touted new recruits joining the fold next season. Calgary native Chris Wright, a forward from William Aberhart High School, and Mark Gillirie, a guard from Ladysmith,… Continue reading New weapons for the arsenal