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Dear Samantha Lockhart,
I am an international PhD student at the University of Manitoba. Recently I have had a chance to go through your article entitled “Putting an end to Apathy” published in the Manitoban. Since I have been associated with charity organizations working in the majority of the world, I can understand very well the message you have conveyed to the people through your article. You are a keen observer and have been able to go deep into the crux of the matter. I really liked the article and do hope that you would continue to write the similar thought-provoking articles in the time to come.
Best wishes,
Sudhanshu Shekhar
PhD Scholar, Infection & Immunity
Faculty of Medicine
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A close look at the Engineering Society’s Red Loin Publication Sex, fun, entertainment or offensive information – just what is in the Engineering Society’s Red Lion/Loin publications? Some have suggested that these are for entertainment only and those offended should simply not read the publications. Others have stated that these publications are offensive. The debate should not center on these differing views. Rather, consideration needs to be placed on the University of Manitoba campus where these publications were produced and disseminated. The campus is a place of work and learning where many public events and gatherings are held. As a community, we need to consider whether the Red Lion/Loin publications are respectful of or detract from this environment. The controversy...
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Once again, more letters than we had room for in the print edition!
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RE: Liberals want abortion and contraceptives included in G8 health initiative The exclusion of contraception and abortion in an initiative aimed at improving women and children’s health is tragically ironic. This motion is a pathetically unambiguous reflection of Conservative Christian beliefs. In fact, women’s health and maternal health are not exclusive and offering reproductive autonomy is critical in maintaining female wellbeing. The implementation of contraceptive education and provision should be reason enough as it directly improves quality of life by reducing the spread of HIV and STIs. Moreover, households in many developing countries do not have the economic capability to support additional children. By offering contraception, we are providing measures to counteract this overpopulation. In addition, it is a misconception...
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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 who took the cubicle across from me. The stink is killing me.. I can handle that he threw his bag down on the desk-top without regard for the noise it makes. I can handle the crunching of papers and plastic bags that echo’s within the cubicles as he riffles through his pack to get his books. I can even handle the annoying buzz of his cell phone buzzing from another text message (though, just barely). But what I can’t handle is the smell…. Maybe he misread the label on the AXE deodorant spray that he...
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This executive needs to realize that participation in student government is negligible, and winning an election with a low voter turnout does not give you any moral right to make broad decisions on behalf of ~25,000 people that erode our basic rights.
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Tories Do Bluegrass, Greens Twist and Shout I am pleased to read the responses from the Campus Green members and supporters detailing their tribulations against the Conservative Government during their spontaneous, grass-roots protest in December and I am delighted to see their passionate interest in the environment. While no specifics on environmental policy will be discussed in the following response, nonetheless a few points must be made. While it made my day to see two comment pieces from Mr. Beddome and Ms. Beaudette in the last volume of The Manitoban, along with another letter to the editor from Mr. Weinberg published online, it is surprising they chose to submit a total of three responses to one article. Given their stance...
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Letters to the Editor
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RE: Fair Trade coffee, a great way to make a difference (Dec. 2, 2009) Thank you for your recent article on Fair Trade. It's always good to see people advocating for coffee-farming families. Fair Trade is a great way for consumers to get involved and address the historic problems associated with the coffee trade. Though Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, organic and other certification schemes go a long way to providing a more equitable price for coffee, they do not answer the biggest challenge many of these families confront the singular reliance on coffee for income. The economy in most coffee communities is completely dependent on the coffee trade. In addition to providing a more equitable price, emphasis must be...
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Perhaps it would be RESPONSIBLE to publish an article on this subject by someone with both the medical qualifications and research information necessary to truly inform your readership.
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RE: Parking at the U of M Regarding [Jeff Hadley’s Comment of October 28, 2009:][1] Nobody owes you a parking spot. Jeff Palmer RE: Bison Rec Review: Zumba: Not livin’ up to ‘Zumba-dy’s’ expectations. I beg to differ with Ms. Blakley’s [interpretation of Zumba][2]. I was first introduced to Zumba at the University of Manitoba in the Fall of 2008 and since then I have experienced Zumba classes in facilities all over Winnipeg. Zumba is one exhilarating hour of caloric-burning, muscle-pumping, body-energergizing movements. The routines feature fast and slow rhythms combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat- Add Latin flavor and international zest into the combination and you have Zumba: the best workout party around. That’s right…...
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Ineffective Tuition Fee Campaigns The CFS, through ex UMSU President Jonny Sopotiuk, repeatedly makes calls for the province to make tuition free (as recently as a press release on September 29th and on their [targetpoverta.ca][1] website). Whenever you talk to anyone from these circles about fees, you typically hear the repeated phrase, “well in Europe post secondary education is free.” What people consistently neglect to mention is that those Europeans pay a lot more taxes. Free education is not free. The money has to come from somewhere! Sweden and Denmark are regularly used as comparisons against our tuition fees. But people neglect to mention that they also have the highest net income taxes in the world. While Canada’s net income...
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Feel Good Letter of the Month Hi, my name is Caitlin Howard and I am a first year student at the U of M. I was just emailing you because I was wondering if I would be able to get a little thank you letter posted in the Manitoban. On Wednesday, October 7, I was really nervous because i was writing my first midterm (It's kind of lame, but I'm new to this whole university thing). Anyways my head was in the clouds and when I was washing my hands in the downstairs bathroom of Tier, I took off my rings, which one of them was my grad present, and one was from my sister. After washing my hands I...
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RE: Ask a health and fitness specialist, Sept. 14, 2009 Ben Hodges's [weight loss advice is based][1] on the failed conventional wisdom that weight loss is simply a matter of burning more calories than you eat. The workings of the human body are a bit more sophisticated. Your body balances energy intake with expenditure; changing one will change the other. The more calories you burn, the more calories your body will demand. Likewise, the more calories you eat, the more calories your body will burn. The reverse is also true: if you eat less, your body will burn less. You simply can't trick your body into losing weight by such a crude method. Obesity is a hormonal problem, caused by...
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RE: ISRAEL: BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OR APARTHEID COLONY (Sept 16) Fadi Ennab’s inflammatory, response-imploring article appears to attack this summer’s Israel Pavilion for not recognizing the plight of the Palestinians, apparently oblivious to Folklorama’s cardinal policy of being culture-based and apolitical. It would also be incongruous for the Israel Pavilion, produced by Winnipeg’s Jewish community, to depict anything other than Jewish Israeli culture, because that is the culture shared by Jewish communities worldwide and their brethren who have returned to Israel. The fact that there are no Arab pavilions, the logical venue to celebrate Arab or Palestinian culture, is not the fault of Israel Pavilion organizers. Nonetheless, despite Ennab’s reference to Folklorama, it is clear Winnipeg’s multi-cultural festival is used as...