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Controversial proposal aims to stop feticide in Canada
Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 in the news Read more...A recently published article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has called for a ban on disclosing the sex of fetuses to expectant parents until the 30-week mark has passed.
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Ode to a peacock
Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 in the inside Read more...“The Case for Saving Ugly Buildings,” a recent article published on the website of The Atlantic Cities, uses an image of Robarts Library as its lead photograph, and derides our beloved Fort Book as “oppressive, [a] stone Transformer with little…
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Aggressor gives us the breakdown
Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 in the inside Read more...In light of the upcoming release of their new album Beyond All Reckoning, the newspaper sat down with Harut Savchenko, Chris Stephenson and Brian Stephenson of Ontario’s heavy metal band, Aggressor, to discuss the finer things in life: beer, climbing…
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Artists rethink Black History Month in 28 Days
Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 in the arts Read more...As February 2012 approaches, many cultural institutions are preparing for the upcoming Black History Month. On the U of T campus, the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery is currently showing 28 Days: Reimagining Black History Month. The works come together to…
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A tale of three cities
In cities across Canada, the gap between haves and have-nots has grown steadily over the last two decades; Toronto is no exception. In the fourth… Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 -
Student study depicts child soldiers as victims and criminals
Published in 2007, Ishmael Beah’s Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier shocked readers worldwide. Beah’s autobiography tells the story of his teenage years… Written on Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00 -
Diplomat relays story of captivity to Drake audience
Robert Fowler, Canada's longest serving ambassador to the United Nations, was sent to Niger in 2008 as the Special Envoy to the Secretary General with… Written on Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
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A case for Cage at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
When Werner Herzog's wonderfully titled The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, starring Nicolas Cage, premiered at TIFF in 2009, critics were quick to… Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 -
Aggressor gives us the breakdown
In light of the upcoming release of their new album Beyond All Reckoning, the newspaper sat down with Harut Savchenko, Chris Stephenson and Brian Stephenson… Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 -
Ode to a peacock
“The Case for Saving Ugly Buildings,” a recent article published on the website of The Atlantic Cities, uses an image of Robarts Library as its… Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00
the arts
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Who's Tyranno-sorry now?
If it is true that we only hurt the ones we love, and a dog is man's best friend, then it makes perfect sense that… Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00 -
For once Coriolanus draws in the common citizens
Film adaptations of Shakespeare have become a category unto themselves. His plays have been brought to the screen over 400 times in film's short history.… Written on Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00 -
Unframed honesty: Rodrigo Echeverria Noriega at Oz Studios
Oz Studios is an inconspicuous, small gallery space on Ossington Avenue. This quaint little space is just enough to host the solo show by Mexican… Written on Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
the campus comment
If Robarts weren't full of books, what could we do with the building?
"We should turn it into a music auditorium."
Seun, Communications, Culture, and Information Technology Major