Kike Like Me examines Jewish identity By Lindsey Rivait Arts Editor April 2, 2008 Fed up with constantly being asked if he was Jewish based on his name and appearance, Toronto filmmaker and writer Jamie Kastner examines identity in his film, Kike Like Me.  The film, which premiered at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, shows Kastner traveling the world to find the meaning of being Jewish.
Kike Like Me has received criticism over the use of the derogatory name for Jewish people, but Kastner decided to go with it anyway. >> | A celebration of poetry By Lindsey Rivait Arts Editor April 2, 2008 With National Novel Writing Month far behind us, it’s time to step up and celebrate a different form: poetry. April is National Poetry Month, and this year marks its tenth anniversary in Canada.
 Originally, National Poetry Month began in the US as an effort from the Academy of American Poets to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry. >>
 | | Campus Kiss | | Local artists help Smash the Glass By Kate Hargreaves Lance Writer April 2, 2008 Last April when female musicians took to the stage for the first ever Smash the Glass show, Windsor took notice. The event was such a great success that organizer Sonia Nizzer felt she owed it to the community to bring it back this year, bigger and better than before.
Nizzer, 19, a women’s studies and social work major at the University of Windsor, was inspired to create the event when she learned about the glass ceiling phenomenon in one of her classes. The idea describes an invisible barrier that stops qualified women from advancing in their fields solely because of their gender.
This glass ceiling is most recognizable in the business world, but can also been seen in the generally male-dominated music scene. >> |
