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Tag: politics

College Governance 101

Posted on: March 4, 2013 Last updated on: March 8, 2013 Written by: Vahini Comments: 2
It’s election season (or rather, month)! The most wonderful time of year (or the most riveting). If there is any point in the year that you really see the full extent of how many different structures and political bodies there…
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The politics of protest, power, and communication

Posted on: February 2, 2012 Last updated on: February 2, 2012 Written by: jennifer Comments: 0
“What are human rights? What is human dignity?…” And so began a panel discussion titled, “The Politics of Protest“, hosted by the Women and Gender Studies Students’ Union last Thursday at New College’s William Doo Auditorium. I don’t tend to…
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The First Family Now Looks Like My Family

Posted on: November 17, 2008 Last updated on: November 17, 2008 Written by: Liesl
…and not just in term of skin colour. They’ve got a Mom, two girls and a Dad, like mine. The only difference is that their Dad is going to be the next president, and mine did not live to see…
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DROP FEES while I drop in a dazed heap onto the floor

Posted on: November 10, 2008 Last updated on: November 10, 2008 Written by: Liesl
I am still slightly frazzled upon returning (to the library? Not like I was here before) from the rally. I’m not even sure why, as I was not one of the can’t-imagine-how-hard-they-must-be-working organizers keeping students in the right spots, handing…
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The Cynics’ Vote

Posted on: October 11, 2008 Last updated on: March 2, 2021 Written by: Liesl
Everyone everywhere is using all kinds of superlatives to describe the upcoming U.S. election; ‘groundbreaking’, ‘exciting’, ‘historic’… The only word that sums it up for me is ‘nail-biting’, maybe even ‘terrifying’. At time passes, the issues facing the planet are…
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