Letters to the Editor – August 31, 2011
Excalibur is keeping the school safe
It’s more than just a book
Libraries give more to the community than just a book to borrow, but a social institution where people go to for free knowledge
Your student life has an expiry date
Behind the demonstrations, petitions, workshops, and homemade pamphlets are the faces of passionate people who care about what they do. They come together to build a voice, just like how you heard the voice vouch for an endangered campus eatery.
[Streeters] What do you think about Rob Ford's proposal to cut funds for libraries?
He’s taking away from what our younger generations are going to be experiencing when it comes to what a public library feels like.
Forget soccer hooligans, our hockey fans know how to riot
Like most people, I have never really been in a fight, caused damage to public property, or vandalized a washroom stall. However, unlike many in Vancouver, I also would never incite a riot.
Cut Vancouver Canucks fans some slack
But c’mon, shouldn’t we be the least bit understanding? Those Canucks fans are showing exactly the hockey passion that we, as Canadians, generally pride ourselves on. Of course when we lose such an important game our reaction isn’t going to be great, and last night’s game was heartbreaking.
SlutWalk: the word, the reaction, the movement
It seems the world’s taken the idea for a bit of a walk. From one dumb comment sprang a global movement that shows no signs of stopping. And it all started with that word, “slut”.
Security infomercial solves all York’s campus safety problems
Campus crime down a whopping 95 per cent after York administration releases new security infomercial on YouTube