(Evelien Heijselaar)
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Scoring top athletes not main goal
Students come to Queen’s because they’re offered a high-quality education and the opportunity to pursue their interests and talents. Discrimination based on those interests and skills will have a polarizing effect and bring the University’s priorities into question.
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Muted protest to power grab in Pakistan
Hopes of democratic progress in Pakistan were dashed last week when President Pervez Musharraf—who is also the leader of the country’s military—suspended the country’s constitution and declared a state of emergency. The country has faced significant turmoil in the last month following the return of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who had been exiled in Dubai but had pledged to run in the election slated for this January.
Signed Editorial
Ti(red) of the consumer cause
Rubber bracelets, an iPod and a T-shirt—is this an ensemble that can save the world? Somehow the current trend of shopping for “The Cause” comes across as counter-intuitive to say the least. As if companies tagging products with specific colours to symbolise causes and cures could elevate the great North American trend to meaningful levels. Buying a red iPod translates into $10 going towards The Global Fund to Fight Aids. Cool. I can buy Kleenex to support breast cancer. Right on.
