editorial
OPINION: Harper government muzzles public servants
It’s about time that something has been done to stop the muzzling of public servants when their work appears to run afoul of government platforms....
Do You Concur? Selling it with sex
There’s a saying that’s been going around the Internet for the past while and it’s quite apt: “If your product was any good, you wouldn’t need sexism to sell it.”...
EDITORIAL: re: Open letter to The Lance and UWindsor students
This is an open letter to the student body generally, and more specifically UWSA 2013 election president candidate Priya Das and her campaign regarding the allegations Das and her campaign have levied against our media organization and your campus newspaper, The Lance....
LETTER: Why OUSA is important to UWindsor
Since our founding in 1992, when a number of student associations decided to establish a new form of student advocacy organization, our guiding principles have been to advocate for a more affordable, accountable, accessible and high quality post-secondary education system. ...
LETTER: What kind of education are you paying for?
The cost of education is rising and student debt is soaring right along with it. Commentators are starting to caution about students so burdened by debt that they put off starting a family or buying a home because they simply can’t afford it. So, isn’t it time we asked ourselves what we expect to get out of our education? ...
Do You Concur? Amanda Palmer and the art of caring
Amanda Palmer speaks of times where fans have graciously offered her band food, a place to sleep, and instruments to practice on— all implied that they only asked for her music in return. But is giving a person something physical, like a bed, the same as giving someone an abstraction, like friendship (or, to quote Palmer, “love”)?...
OPINION: Is it wrong to hold a teen dance below a strip club?
Last week, Windsor strip club Studio 4 was told by city bylaw enforcers it’s not be allowed to host a March 16 teen dance for 14-18-year-olds in its basement....
OPINION: Kinder Surprise for girls
As Kinder Surprise are illegal in the United States (as the federal government believes Kinder Surprise are apt for drug smuggling), the decision to market a sister product to girls undoubtedly occurred in their North York, Ont. boardroom....
OPINION: A new pub should be on campus
Let's all hope that the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance doesn't purchase Ali Babba's restaurant on University Avenue as the new student pub....
LETTER: Idle No More acknowledgement
I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the Ottawa RCMP in aiding our group through this predicament. Corp. Tim Tong and Const. Barclay Macleod took notice of our group, especially the young children and babies, and went above and beyond the call of duty in assisting....