This election is about us
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN I can’t escape from Donald Trump. No matter how hard I try, the star of everyone’s new favourite television series, ‘U.S. Elections 2016’, follows me like a shadow. Such is life in our instantaneous electronic universe. YouTube is recommending me Trump joke videos (or should I say Drumpf?), the evening news is […]
Lawyer warns of systemic racism fuelling the security state
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While some Canadians may find the niqab an infringement on Canadian culture, legal scholar and activist Azeezah Kanji sees the recent election debate as one of the latest examples of a deeply entrenched system of institutionalized racism. Two weeks ago, University of Toronto’s Hart House hosted its annual Hancock Lecture, given by […]
Conference tackles the spectre of environmental refugees
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN What happens to a nation if it’s submerged under water? What happens if 50 million, or maybe 1 billion, people begin to migrate because of environmental devastation? How would the world respond to a climate crisis that affects the entire planet? These were just a few questions experts and researchers sought to […]
Provincial budget talks met with protest in Hamilton
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While government bureaucrats recessed in the warm east ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel downtown Hamilton, union workers, labour activists and other protestors raged outside in the freezing cold against the Ontario government’s new austerity measures. Last Monday, officials from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs hosted a public hearing so […]
Exploration into the unknown brings travellers to Death Cafe
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN It was the first time Debbie had left her house since the ‘90s. As someone who suffers from agoraphobia, a fear of crowded spaces, overcoming her fear to attend the Death Café meant more than most could ever understand. Debbie was not the only existential traveller to come to discuss the philosophies […]
Politicians reassure Burlington residents that Canada is ready for refugees
NEEDS FEATURED IMAGE BEFORE PUBLISHING. BY JAKE HRIBLJAN Liberal politicians and Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring reassured residents at a public forum last week that Canada is ready for an influx of 25,000 Syrian refugees. Mayor Rick Goldring organized the event, held at Mainway Auditorium, in response to what he called “a flood of emails” he […]
Should Trudeau legalize pot?
The Trudeau Liberals captured a majority government two weeks ago, primarily on the wave of support for their many campaign promises. One, the legalization of marijuana, has been hotly debated for many years. Is legalization a victory for personal liberty, or an act best left undone? JAKE HRIBLJAN The late, great philosopher Terence McKenna once […]
‘Cracked’ shines a new light on dementia
STORY BY JAKE HRIBLJAN University researchers from York, U of T and Waterloo have collaborated with artists to create an innovative play that puts audiences directly into the experience of dementia. Cracked: New Light on Dementia was put together by researchers Sherry Dupuis, Christine Jonas-Simpson, Pia Kontos, Gail Mitchell, and director/playwright Julia Gray. The performance is […]
The impact of international students on Sheridan and the economy
STORY BY JAKE HRIBLJAN During the 2014-’15 year at Sheridan College, a total of 38,413 students were enrolled full time. Of those students, 6,609 were international students. Despite the fact they represented only 17% of the student body, international students accounted for almost half (45.7%) of Sheridan’s tuition revenue. This might come as a surprise to some […]
If Harper wants to end terrorism, he should stop participating in it
EDITORIAL BY JAKE HRIBLJAN Terror. What images come to mind at the sound of that word? September 11th, George W. Bush’s declaration of the “War on Terror”, al-Qaida, the Islamic State: these images pour in before the last “r” can be uttered. Politicians, both Canadian and American, bombard us with warnings of terrorists in the Middle […]