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Balance salt and sensibility

Many Canadian food manufacturers who are under political pressure to reduce the salt content of their products believe Canadian consumers are to blame for the prevalence of salty foods, the Globe and Mail reported Nov. 19.

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Probation doesn’t compute

Queen’s Computing Students’ Association (COMPSA) will have its Orientation Week autonomy put on probation in Sept. 2010. COMPSA will instead be integrated with the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS)’s Orientation Week. Acting Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Dean (Studies) Hugh Horton said COMPSA lost its independent orientation week privileges due to past problems with the Academic Orientation Committee (AOC), a board made up of faculty, staff and students.

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Home, sweet home

As the temperature continues to drop and flu season begins to settle in, precautionary actions against the H1N1 virus become ever more prevalent in the minds of the general public. But as November rolls slowly to an end, I’m becoming more and more weary of another kind of virus: homesickness, an affliction I am prone to catching around this time of year (and I doubt that I’m alone on this one).

Previously in Editorials

November 20, 2009

Marginalized by media

Jen Kwok’s “Date An Asian” may have been meant as a playful song, but its critique of mainstream North American culture rings true. “Where my Punjabis at? Where my Filipinos at? Where my bubble tea-drinkers at?” Kwok croons in her self-described Mariah Carey-esque video.

November 20, 2009

TTC prices a fare raise

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is planning to increase its fares starting in Jan. 2010, the Globe and Mail reported Nov. 16. If the fee increase is approved, individual adult fares will rise from $2.75 to $3.00. The TTC is also putting forth a motion to extend discounted rates for high school students to include university and college students.

November 20, 2009

No denial for civilian trial

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Obama administration plans to prosecute Khalid Shaekh Mohammed, the brains behind the operation of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the New York Times reported Nov. 14.

November 13, 2009

Prisons need professionals

Canada’s federal prisons are experiencing a shortage of mentalhealth professionals, CBC News reported Nov. 9. Fewer health professionals means initiatives that are important, but not urgent—like rehabilitation programs—tend to be overlooked at the expense of more pressing problems like suicide attempts.

November 13, 2009

A score for social studies

The Ontario Ministry of Education will introduce five new social sciences and humanities courses into the high school curriculum starting September 2011. The courses include gender studies, world cultures, human dynamics, and separate equity studies classes for the college/university and workplace tracks.