Google vs. China
Google is in the news once again.
Their announcement demanding that China stop censoring Internet searches or risk a complete pullout by Google sent shockwaves throughout the online world on Wednesday. Google made precedent by standing up to the communist regime, in a move which many are calling the popular website a “champion of free speech”.
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Another Strike Looms Ahead for Ontario
In December, London residents rejoiced as news broke that the month-long LTC bus strike was finally over. Less than a month later, the Ontario DriveTest centres reopened their doors after a four-month long strike. Now, it seems as if Ontario is about to face another strike, one that has the potential to interrupt the education [...]
Read more →A Crackdown on Corporate Corruption
One of the most contentious topics in examining corporate responsibility is the difficulty that governments face in enacting legislation to punish both government officials and corporate firms that succumb to bribery in the course of their operations. The global crackdown, initiated by the U.S. after a series of questionable business transactions between American and Chinese [...]
Read more →Democracy Takes a Blow
Stephen Harper has prorogued Parliament the second time in as many years, and it looks like no one appreciates his latest move.
Suspending Parliament until March in the hope that the Olympics would distract the public from the Afghan detainee inquiry does not sit well with the populace, with an EKOS poll revealing that 63%; of [...]
Reading Between the Lines
I think the most dreaded period of a university student’s academic year is the beginning of a new term. It isn’t the revival of learning and the realization of the work that will accompany that I fear, because in all honestly I love the clean slate a new school term offers: new professors, new material, [...]
Read more →No Matter How they Spin It
Copenhagen’s done and gone. We still have nothing in the form of a binding legal agreement to provide a foundation for the international community to work to keep global temperatures below a certain point. There are no agreements about the distribution of funds to developing countries so they can develop green technology as they progress. [...]
Read more →Peeping-Google?
In several countries around the world, Google is being put on trial for breeches of privacy issues concerning the newly updated feature: Street View. This feature which started only in major American cities has now been expanded to almost all the developed world. It effectively shows users exactly what any street looks like from the [...]
Read more →The Importance of Being Earnest (with yourself)
You may have gotten all your midterms out of the way, but December exams are coming up in two weeks. If you’re like me, you’ve been busy studying almost every weekend and can’t always make the time to hang out with your friends and their socially acceptable schedules and courseloads. Obviously maintaining that average is [...]
Read more →A Diversion with a Purpose
On a slightly more personal note, Shane Koyczan is my new hero. He also happens to be a spoken-word artist and musician from Penticton, BC, who writes in such a frank, tongue-in-cheek, yet thought provoking way that you can’t help but appreciate it. Sometimes political, sometimes romantic, sometimes a story set to rhythm and melody, [...]
Read more →Who’s Creeping You?
During O-week, froshies were told to protect their information and themselves by being careful about what they posted on Facebook. University administration warned students about the information strangers could get through pictures, wall posts, and even groups. It wasn’t anything we haven’t heard before. In fact, the same spiel has been told to us over [...]
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