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‘My City’ • photo dennis maitland
Made in Detroit
Detroit artists tell the real story of living in the ‘D’ after half-time H.G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER nyone grabbing a pint at Windsor’s Phog Lounge lately may notice photos covering the walls of a man wearing a rabbit mask smoking and swigging out of a bottle of malt liquor in...
A plate from page 81 of Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb; An American Slave (1849), by Henry Bibb © the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Newspapers gave a Voice of the Fugitive
Technology brings the work of the first African-American newspaper editors in North America back to life “One morning about 2 o’clock, I took leave of my little family and started for Canada. This was almost like tearing off the limbs from my body. When we were about to separate, Malinda...
Online censorship is ██████ and SOPA will ████ everyone █████
Stop Online Piracy Act may █████ the Internet and will ████ whistle-blowing and █████ free speech H. G. Watson FEATURES REPORTER Jan. 18 may be infamously known as the day we couldn’t wiki as Wikipedia, along with many other popular websites, “blacked out” it’s services in protest of the Stop...
12-Month Canuck
One man’s goal to live Canadian for a yea Andrea Keelan FEATURES REPORTER s 2011 comes to a close, so too does Vancouverite Darren Barefoot’s yearlong challenge to consume strictly Canadian goods. Barefoot, 37, is a writer and marketer who is interested in the origins of the products he consumes....
Homeless person
Walk in our shoes
The Homeless Coalition of Windsor-Essex County details community resources Andrea Keelan FEATURES WRITER he different stories and situations infused in the homeless community were revealed during a walking tour of local resources for last week’s Homeless Awareness Week. In Windsor-Essex, 10 per cent of the population, including 16 per cent...
Pay attention: Understanding adult ADHD
Pay attention: Understanding adult ADHD
Andrea Keelan FEATURES REPORTER magine your everyday life was full of constant distractions; as flicking through the channels on a television. This is a reality for many adults suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Growing up, most people probably recall at least one kid in his or her class that...
Beautiful death
UWindsor professor emeritus Peter Sale discusses the disappearance of coral reefs Andrea Keelan FEATURES REPORTER oral reefs may become the first ecosystem to become extinct because of environmental negligence, according to a noted ecologist and University of Windsor professor emeritus. On Nov. 3, approximately 130 students and Windsor residents attended...
Ford City a model T(own)
Groups bring change to historic neighbourhood Andrea Keelan FEATURES WRITER Windsor’s Ford City neighbourhood may bring to mind a number of negative perceptions about its residents and community, but local groups and the University of Windsor are attempting to revitalize this once thriving area. Through the Community-University Partnership at the...
International student advisor Enrique Chacon is one of four UWindsor recruiting representatives travelling to India and Bangladesh • photo m.n. malik
Chacon challenges the competition
Drive for new students reaches international proportions Andrea Keelan FEATURES WRITER University of Windsor faculty and staff left Monday to India and Bangladesh for a two-week recruitment trip aimed at expanding the university’s intake of international students. Although the university has participated in these recruitment trips annually since 1998, this...
VON goes vogue
Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR or those who couldn’t make it up the 401 for Toronto’s LG Fashion Week last week, VON rolled out the catwalk at the St.Clair Center for the Arts last Thursday. Featuring a mix of local boutiques and designers, the show acted as a fundraising initiative of...
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