Drop Fees protest attendance dips
Students skip Day of Action
by Sophia Costomiris, News Editor
On Thursday afternoon, students from across the Greater Toronto Area gathered at Queen's Park as part of the Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS) Day of Action.
1 CommentMen in black: SMC costume controversy
SMCSU Commissioner apologizes
by Brandon W. Bailey, Staff Writer
On October 29th, the Victoria University Students' Administrative Council, the University College Literary and Athletic Society, and the St. Michael's College Student Union collaborated to organize the "Nightmare on Peter Street" club night at Mansion & Loft. With attendance figures exceeding 1500 students, the night was viewed by the three student councils as a success. However, a Facebook message sent out the next morning stirred a great deal of controversy.
"Sex work can be safe work"
Sex professionals challenge Canada's anti-prostitution laws, demanding respect for their Charter rights
by Betina Alonso, News Editor
Canada's anti-prostitution laws are under fire, as two sex workers and a dominatrix claim that the current laws deny sex professionals their Charter rights under the Canadian Constitution.
by Patrick Baud, Staff Writer
Liberals and New Democrats who represent 20 rural ridings joined Conservative MPs on Wednesday to send a private member's bill which would abolish the federal long-gun registry to committee.
by Geoffrey Balin, The Brock Press (Brock University)
ST. CATHARINES (CUP) - The Ontario government is expected to record a deficit of nearly $25 billion this fiscal year as a result of increased spending and declining tax revenues.
November 11
Attend UofT's Service of Remembrance at the Soldier's Tower from 10 to 11am Attend a performance of Sartre's No Exit at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, at 8pmby Matteo Pirri
Irvine, United States Researchers at Irvine University in California have conducted a study which suggests that bad driving may be genetic. Using a simulated driving test, the study revealed that people with a specific gene variant did 20 per cent worse than those people that did not have the gene. According to the study, the people with the gene type were also more likely to not learn from their previous driving mistakes. Roughly 1 in 3 Americans have the gene trait which inhibits brain cell communication when completing tasks. The driving test was conducted on 29 people, seven of whom had the gene variant.
