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The world today is facing a global economic crisis, stirring up predictions of apocalyptic collapse. However, unlike a zombie attack or meteor hit, the way to prepare for an economic apocalypse is to be armed with facts, both knowing the reality of the global economy and the proposals for avoiding the end of times.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 04:33

Predictions for demise

December 21, 2012 will almost certainly come and pass without the supposed reckoning doomsayers have predicted, but a more respected source of knowledge has nonetheless beset the earth with several striking prophecies of doom. Science, the ultimate authority on all things physical has been saying it for years: we are not long for this world.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 03:37

Apocalyptic training

Let’s face it: the end of days is nearing. Don’t believe people who say that we are basing our panic on a misunderstanding about Mayan stargazing, or that we, as Earth’s overlords, are too big to fail. The hard fact is that our sin and depravity will soon become a faint stain on Earth’s otherwise…
Thursday, 06 December 2012 06:32

The debate: A hard cell

Prison labour dates back to the 1820s in the United States, where the incarcerated produced goods for the public sector, helping governments cover prison costs and companies make profits. After slavery was abolished following the US Civil War in the 1860s, prison labour was contracted out to private companies for resource extraction, which fueled industrialization…
Friday, 30 November 2012 06:33

Sport film shows women fighting for change

On Wednesday, November 28, The Boxing Girls of Kabul screened in the Hart House library. Directed by Ariel Nasr, the film was shown in celebration of 40 years of women participating at Hart House and was the last instalment of this fall’s Conscious Activism Documentary Series. Following the film, special guests Jonathon Power, Dr. Cathy…
On Monday, November 26, over one hundred people representing three generations gathered in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health auditorium to give peace a chance -- by giving health a chance. Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin gave a lecture titled “Ask: How are you? NOT Who are you?” as the first in what will become…
Friday, 30 November 2012 06:12

The debate: Waging war in Gaza

In November, Israel led an airstrike campaign known as Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip following escalated rocket attacks from Hamas. Up until last week, Israel targeted over 1500 Hamas’ military sites and leaders a in the densely populated region. The UN estimates that over 100 Palestinians have died from the campaign, and…
XPACE Cultural Center, currently located at 58 Ossington Avenue, will hold its last event on the trendy Ossington strip on November 24, as they prepare for their move to Dundas Street West and Lansdowne Avenue. Attributed to a climax in desirability, XPACE’s current location is rapidly becoming a stylish neighborhood for new condos, chic restaurants…
Telling a story is more than relaying facts. For many, storytelling is a way to honour a shared cultural heritage or offer an alternative perspective on a familiar topic. It may take the form of a personal anecdote or stand-up comedy routine.
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