October 2011


Shift in research funding

In Canada there has been a relatively recent shift in research funding, with more emphasis on applied, industry-driven research and less on basic, exploratory research….



Breaking Bad vs. The Wire

Earlier this month AMC’s critically acclaimed drama Breaking Bad concluded its fourth and, if you believe its creators, second-to-last season. As many viewers have grown…


Movie Review: Wiebo’s War

Written and directed by David York, Wiebo’s War is documentary film detailing Wiebo Ludwig’s twenty-year struggle against the oil and gas industry in northern Alberta….


Puerto Rican coqui frogs

This week I have been bitten by fire ants, termites and a cactus. Now that I’ve got all that out of the way, I hope…


Protest sparks persecution

Twenty-five people, mostly of the Coptic Christian faith, have died and hundreds were left injured during a violent sectarian clash that erupted on the night…


Smokers: easy political scapegoats

WATERLOO (CUP) — This December will mark the tenth anniversary of the government of Canada forcing cigarette producers to place a label containing a graphic…