Am I making you uncomfortable?
“Many religions do not support gay rights, and therefore that should be also considered, as no one wants to make an environment an uncomfortable one to be in.” These are the wise words of a female...
View ArticlePhilosophy doesn’t make money so it shouldn’t be a major
China’s Ministry of Education announced last week that it’s planning on phasing out majors at its universities that produce unemployable graduates. Unemployable, in the Ministry’s definition, is any...
View ArticleMake Education a Right
Things are not looking good for students these days. Tuition fees are higher than they have ever been, and the average student graduates with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. It‘s almost as though...
View ArticleKeeping books on the shelves
Even in Canada, freedom should not be taken for granted. Schools and libraries have always been under attack and asked to remove books from the shelves because of the stories on their pages.
View ArticleLU’s first cancer awareness day
On leap day last week, representatives from the Regional Cancer Care center were on campus to educate students and faculty about what they can do to be proactive about the various forms of cancer.
View ArticleReport recommends sweeping provincial public service reforms
Jon Pukila The long-awaited Drummond Report, officially known as the Report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, was released on Feb. 15. Commissioned by former TD Bank Chief...
View Article“Honour your word”
Progress through student protest, gains support of Nishnawbe Aski Nation By Stephanie Simko Staff Writer Students have been camping in the waiting room of President Brian Stephenson’s office since the...
View ArticleMAJOR CHANGES TO ONTARIO PSE EXPECTED IN NEXT 6 MONTHS
Minister Brad Duguid meets with members of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario in August. (Photo by Halley Requena-Silva/Courtesy the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario)...
View ArticleHealthy education
By Joshua Parry Orillia Bureau Chief Today’s world is continually shrinking as globalization forces take root in our modern society. Ken Robinson points out that our education system is based upon the...
View ArticleThe cost of learning
Examining high tuition rates By Amanda Gallo, Staff Writer Education is by and large considered to be a highly valuable investment. But it’s also a costly one in a variety of aspects: in time, effort,...
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