The voter's how-to: your guide to the polls By Sheena Brennan Lance Writer October 8, 2008 Canada’s 40th general election takes place on Oct. 14, and while some of you are still getting well versed on the platforms, what might be even more important to consider is how to place your vote. Many students at the University of Windsor are not from the Windsor area, but are still eligible to vote here.
The right to vote in the upcoming federal election is a proud moment for many Canadian citizens. Yet studies show that in the 2000 federal election, only 25 per cent of young electors voted. Not only does voting give someone a chance to be heard, but it can help support the party. Each party receives $1.75 for every vote they receive the previous year. This is possible as long as they receive at least two per cent of the national votes cast or five percent of the eligible votes cast in the ridings in which they ran candidates. >> | Windsor votes: getting to know Windsor West By Mallory Daragon
Lance Writer October 8, 2008 Brian Masse, Larry Horwitz, John Esposito and Lisa Lumley—if these names sound familiar to you, I can offer the following clarification: either you are aware of the upcoming election on Oct. 14, and the Windsor West candidates, or you’re experiencing subliminal memory recall from the lawn signs your car whizzes by every day.
Either way, the following should serve as a timely information session for those casting a ballot in Windsor West.
The New Democratic Party
Brian Masse, the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate, is the current Member of Parliament (MP) representing Windsor West. He was first elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2004 and 2006.
Masse was born and raised in the south and west ends of Windsor. He attended Wilfrid Laurier University, graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, and a minor in history. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Where have all the honeybees gone? By Desiree Chevalier Lance Writer October 8, 2008 Most people think of honeybees in two capacities: as bringers of honey and as the noble providers of the Burt’s Bee’s line of beeswax-based beauty products. Fewer people probably think of the important role that bees play in the food that we eat.
 According to Zac Browning, the vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation, “every third bit we consume in our diet is dependent on a honeybee to pollinate that food.” That’s difficult news to swallow in the face of the recent honeybee decline. Normally, a dependence upon bees to pollinate the food that we eat hasn’t been a major problem. However, in recent years, beekeepers have noticed huge numbers of their bees leaving their colonies and simply never returning; their absence leaves the queen and any young left in the nest behind to perish. The causes of this decline are considered manifold and although scientists are frantically studying the stresses that may affect bees in an effort to at least slow the progression of the decline, a complete understanding of the factors killing the bees still eludes even the most knowledgeable of experts. >> |
