I hate hockey By Greg Whitfield
The Cord Weekly (Wilfred Laurier University) November 26, 2008 WATERLOO (CUP) – I have a confession to make. I’m probably not a good Canadian. In fact, I’m something of a traitor. Not because of those pictures I took of Michaëlle Jean getting out of her limo à la Britney, or for those secrets I sold to the North Koreans. No, this is much, much worse.
My friends, I hate hockey.
I’ll stay here while I wait for the authorities to arrive.
But see, it’s not my fault. I’m the victim in all this. It’s you who are to blame; you who have been so thoroughly duped by the NHL that you think watching opposing bands of goons sliding around chasing after a rubber puck with long wooden sticks is a nice way to spend an evening.
It’s the country that’s crazy – I’m the sane one.
Now, before I write you all off as duped loons, I guess it’s only sporting that I give you a chance to defend yourselves.
But since I’m kinda busy, and don’t really have time to hear successive lectures on the balletic grace of the forecheck, I’m going to go ahead and explain why most of the arguments that might vindicate your obsession are empty and unconvincing. >> | Environmentalism: the ultimate luxury By David O'Neil
The Peak (Simon Fraser University) November 26, 2008 BURNABY (CUP) – Environmental issues enjoyed a prominent place on the campaign trail during the recent Canadian and American elections.
In Canada, voters rejected Liberal leader Stéphane Dion’s “green shift,” while in the U.S., voters supported Barack Obama, who made a cap-and-trade carbon-credit system a central plank of his policy platform.
The last president who made environmental policy a central focus of his campaign was Bush the Elder in 1988. He ran as the “environmental president,” lambasting Michael Dukakis for the wretched state of Boston harbour. And to his credit, the first President Bush did pass the Clean Air Act in 1990.
However, when the recession of the early ‘90s hit (a phenomenon which swept Bush from office), mainstream political discussion about environmental concerns disappeared. More pressing economic matters took precedence over long-term environmental concerns, and a collective forgetfulness descended upon the United States for some time. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | One down, eleven to go By Jordan Ferguson
Online Editor November 26, 2008 Kanye West's new album 808s and Heartbreak dropped today, debuting his new...I don't know what style. After a couple cursory browses of the album, I don't think it's a stretch to say I think the best thing about the album is the cover art, by graf-legend/toy designer/fine artist KAWS.
I certainly understand the emotional timbre of the album. Ending his relationship with his fiance, as well as the tragic accidental death of his mother guaranteed West would be in a bad mood when it came time to release an album. But the approach he's taken, while not without promise [I'm thinking here of album opener 'Say You Will' and to a lesser extent current single 'Heartless'. But Yeezy can express his dismay that people consider Auto-Tune wack all he wants, that don't change the fact that it's wack. Or worse, overdone. T-Pain and Akon done milked that heifer for all she's got.
But I understand, he needs to do this, it's just his way. He's not the sort of artist to suffer privately, and hip-hop isn't the sort of musical culture that would allow him the luxury to do so even if he wanted to. >> |
