Movembertainment
Now that Movember is coming to a close, I thought I would search for a few good films where moustaches make the character and therefore…
November 2011
Europe must federalize
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CUP) — There is only one proper remedy to what ails Europe, and it is certainly not tripling tuition fees and cutting pensions…
A lack of focus
Anarchists can be a funny lot. Just when you think you have them pegged — distrust of authority, distaste for hierarchy, a far-more-than-healthy suspicion of…
It’s what’s on the outside that counts
Like the great debates of human history, the secret to confidence and success is argued as though divided into two mutually exclusive camps. “Clothing makes…
U of M celebrates 96th Rhodes Scholar
The University of Manitoba celebrated its 96th student receiving the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship last week. Mark Hearson, who is in his fifth year of civil…
Blue and Golden
At the beginning of the 2011 season, there wasn’t an unlikelier team to reach the Grey Cup than the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. They finished the…
Winnipeg’s first-ever We Day celebrates youth activism
On Nov. 23, 16,000 youth gathered at the MTS Centre to witness Winnipeg’s first We Day, an initiative of the charity Free the Children to…
international news briefs
Arab League puts sanctions on Syria On Nov. 27 the Arab League approved economic sanctions on Syria to try and end its violent response to…
Gonzo winter sports
It’s that time again, Winnipeggers. The snowy weather our city is famous for has arrived. It will be cold, windy and melancholic for the next…
The new era of NHL discipline
Brendan Shanahan’s reign as the NHL’s chief disciplinarian, which started earlier this summer when he took over from Colin Campbell, has received positive reactions from…