Welcome back from reading week — it’s Bison Briefs!
Basketball The men’s basketball team finished their season on Feb. 11 with an 88-65 loss to the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. The Bisons outscored their…
February 2010
The age of things
Two hundred kilometers north of Winnipeg is Nopiming Provincial Park, a place full of backwater camping and hiking trails, and, as it happens, precambrian rocks…
Who will rescue the rescuer?
For anyone who questions the inherent goodness at the core of the human spirit, the story of Faron Hall should quiet their doubts. This man,…
Freestyle spending
According to The Vancouver Poverty Olympics, a group of citizens who oppose the 2010 winter games, Vancouver’s lavish spending in order to host the Olympic…
Letters to the Editor – Feb. 24, 2010
YOU STINK AND I’M GETTING SICK It just happened again. My attempt at being a good and successful student is being thwarted by the guy…
Animal rights activism gone awry
I had a laugh when a fictitious animal rights activist sprayed red paint all over Samantha’s crisp white fur coat in Sex and the City….
American intervention in Yemen
Following the failed terrorist bombing onboard a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day, the United States has seized the opportunity to further…
Why our generation must support Palestine
Last week, the Manitoban printed an article by Spencer Fernando titled “Why our generation must support Israel.” Amidst the various boilerplate Zionist arguments, Fernando calls…
Give Up Now
The only way to avoid the crushing moment-to-moment parade of utter hopelessness that is “life” is to give up now. Believe me, it is beautiful…
Just don’t call it “Alt-country”
“Yacht rock.” “No Wave.” “Late-Baroque contrapunctual Galante.” “Miami Booty Bass.” People – usually non-musicians – seem to possess a near-militant will to categorize music into…