Open Space: Slutty costumes? Yes, pleaseSlutty costumes are a rite of passage into womanhood. Wearing a provocative costume is something all women do at some point in their lives. And why not? The other 364 days of our lives we’re forced to conform and wear what’s generally acceptable in society. Halloween is supposed to be an escape from that. It’s […] Continue Reading |
Todd bullied even after her suicideAfter the tragic death of Amanda Todd, a young BC girl who recently committed suicide after being bullied, many have claimed that she deserved it based on some of her alleged actions. This is a logical fallacy and it’s time for people to reevaluate their current perspectives on what justifies bullying, as well as how […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: White washedMy sociology textbook covers a touchy subject, maybe the touchiest yet for social beings: the question of what whiteness is, and the emergence of white-as-race. We are beginning to get a grip. It really bothers me that we continue to blame the “white” man for rampaging his way across the globe. I had hoped when […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusDig deep: The first story in our October 5, 1992 issue was about how there was a movie called Digger being filmed in the Camosun parking lot. Now, this one may not have turned into a time-tested classic, but it did boast at least one big name. Yes, for a period in 1992, the one […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Down with taxpayer-funded vanityIf a cyclist gets into an accident and cracks their head open because they decided to not wear a helmet, we all pay, and it’s time people realized that. Some people are strongly opposed to wearing a bicycle helmet. They attribute many reasons to their displeasure with noggin fortification, citing such ridiculous claims as longing […] Continue Reading |
Christy Clark’s conditions for Enbridge pipeline good for B.C.BURNABY (CUP) — Recently, in response to both the Alberta and federal governments pushing for B.C. to allow Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline to be built through the province, the B.C. government issued a set of five criteria that the project must meet in order for the province to allow it. These criteria aim to do […] Continue Reading |
Opponents of no-zero marking fail to see the benefitsREGINA (CUP) — As the no-zero policy gains popularity, zero is becoming the most difficult grade for students to attain. For anyone unclear of the concept, the no-zero policy is a recent trend in schools that attempts to hold students accountable for their work and set the real criteria for grading. What this has brought […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Gamers should respect artists’ visionsArt has always been open to interpretation, but what happens when that art is also a consumer product? This is what is happening with the recently released Mass Effect 3 video game, the concluding chapter to a space-opera trilogy by Canadian studio BioWare. A furor has sprung up over the ending of the game, with […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Legal system needs to punish animal abusersOur legal system is pathetic. In 2009, two island men, David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham, starved an old horse named Jalupae nearly to death on Whiffin’s farm in Saanichton. Then the horse was strung up by a rope to an excavator and hung. But a judge has recently found that the hanging was humane and […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Texting and driving needs stiffer punishmentA lot of drivers have this narcissistic notion that they are the best drivers in the world. It’s as if they believe Jeff Gordon taught them to drive, when, realistically, most drivers behave as if they’ve ingested Charlie Sheen’s tiger blood. Worse yet, some of these same people text behind the wheel, when the vehicle’s […] Continue Reading |
