Revised conflict of interest bylaw would “silence students,” Snoddon says. Jon Pukila The Argus The Lakehead University Student Union intends to make a legal challenge to the courts on Monday, April 30th regarding a recent bylaw change on Lakehead University’s Board of Governors. The bylaw change, passed on January 27th, redefines the nature of conflicts [...]
Director Steven Ackroyd motioned to censure Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Daenis Camire at the LUSU Board on Mar. 15. As there was no seconder, the motion did not pass. However, Camire came well-prepared to the meeting to present several of his own concerns.
Liberal MP Justin Trudeau will challenge Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau to a boxing match at Ottawa’s Hampton Inn Convention Centre. The match is the main event of Fight for The Cure, an annual charity boxing event and fundraiser for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Proceeds raised will go towards cancer research.
People from across the region, province, country, and North America gathered in the C.J. Saunders Fieldhouse to celebrate the kick-off to the Powwow season. The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) hosted hundreds of guests at its annual Powwow during the weekend of Mar. 17 and 18. This year’s theme, New Beginnings, symbolizes what students have experienced and accomplished throughout the academic year.
Do you have a tattoo? Perhaps one that you cherish immensely and show off to anyone willing to look? Or maybe you do everything you can to hide that regrettable atrocity, and have even considered a costly removal process? Perhaps you’re someone who hasn’t even contemplated getting yourself permanently inked due to the many perceived downfalls – but chances are you know someone who has paid an artist big bucks to puncture their skin with an inked-up needle.
Revised conflict of interest bylaw would “silence students,” Snoddon says. Jon Pukila The Argus The Lakehead University Student Union intends to make a legal challenge to the courts on Monday, April 30th regarding a recent bylaw change on Lakehead University’s Board of Governors. The bylaw change, passed on January 27th, redefines the nature of conflicts [...]
Deal would see over 6 acres of LU property leased between LU and Thunder Bay Country Club Jon Pukila The Argus “Be it resolved that LUSU formally and publically oppose the proposal for Lakehead University to lease land to the Thunder Bay Country Club. In addition, be it further resolved that if the University goes [...]
On April 5, Act Out! LUSU centre directors have organized an action-packed event to inspire and inform youth. Crammed with presentations, performances, discussions, and demonstrations, the one-day conference will challenge participants to think critically and realize their potentials to engage in change.
Heads were shaved and hair extensions were given. It was one hell of a birthday party, and all for a good cause. Monday saw hundreds of people crowd the Agora for a charity fundraiser called Bronwyn versus the Beast. The event raised funds for the treatment of local leukemia patient Bronwyn Huffman.
The Canadian Authors Association (CAA) is a national organization that promotes writers across Canada, as well as encourages the recognition of works of literary and artistic merit. The organization celebrated its ninetieth year, as well as its 25th year involved with the Public Rights Commission, which is responsible for ensuring yearly payments to Canadian writers whose books have been circulated within the public library system. CAA works to promote fair and equitable treatment of writers and to raise awareness of Canada’s writing and publishing environment.
Amy Szybalski Arts & Culture Editor Approaching the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on the 29th was a different experience for a concert-goer in T-Bay. Half an hour before the show, and the parking lot was packed; there were four transport trucks, and four big buses outside (presumably to transport the band and all their stuff), [...]
Hollywood is out of ideas. Go to any movie theatre in the summer and all you will see are sequels, prequels, reinventions, and re-imaginations of your favourite, or your grandfather’s favourite story.
I sat in my treehouse at midnight to listen to Break It Yourself, the fourth solo release by Andrew Bird. Darkness and rustling leaves provided the perfect backdrop to the album, which crafts an old-time sound by focusing on two-part harmonies and using violins, bells, or whistling for melodies.
It is strange that the death of a person that I never met can affect me strongly and can make me wish for one more wicked solo to fly from his saxophone. Clarence Clemmons always seemed to be a fixture in the music in my house. From the time I was born we listened to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and what always stuck out for me were the amazing sax solos that would come ripping out of nowhere.
This is your last chance! Take in Magnus while you can. The Long Weekend runs from April 6 and to April 21. There’s no doubt that Magnus has produced huge hits this year, and if you’ve been keeping up with my reviews and previews, you’ll know I was not disappointed. Magnus has had a successful ruby anniversary year, and here’s to hoping they’ll go out with a bang this weekend.
Disgraced hockey coach Graham James received a two-year sentence for sexual assault against former Calgary Flames player Theoren Fleury and his cousin Todd Holt on Tuesday. The assaults took place when James was Fleury and Holt’s junior coach in the 80s and 90s. James pleaded guilty in December. A third charge of sexual assault against Ottawa lawyer Greg Gilhooly was stayed, however.
Sean Payton became head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 2006, in the wake of an abysmal 3-13 season and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. He took over a franchise that, like their city, was broken, dejected, and without hope.
Dear Sports Medicine Council,
I am a 27 year old accountant and avid runner. I have recently begun training for the ironman competition. With the warm weather we have been having I have moved my workouts outside and have been running hills like Dufferin St. and Golf Links Road. As you can see, my workouts have been much more intense compared to running on a treadmill with a 5% incline. Overall my body has responded well. I am feeling stronger and running longer. The only issue is a bit of swelling and this nagging pain in my right ankle, especially when I first wake up in the morning. At first I thought that maybe I just needed a new pair of runners, but once I got a new pair, I figured I just needed to break them in. It has been a few weeks and the pain is still there. What can I do?
The New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers engaged in a bit of old ultra-violence on Mar. 19. Twelve gloves dropped from the hands of six men, who got into three fights, all before three seconds ticked off the game clock. The crowd erupted, the announcers shouted, the players on the benches banged their sticks. The willing combatants swung at each other for a about a minute, and then sat in the penalty box for five.
Ten members of the Lakehead wrestling team traveled to Brock University to compete in the Canadian Junior and Senior National Wrestling Championships on Mar. 15. The event attracts the best in Canada.
Well folks, another year has gone by. Much like my non-student friends, who can never seem to fathom that the semester has entered its final stages, I can’t really understand how the month of March has already come to a close and April is beginning. Somewhere, deep down, I’m still waiting for February to start.
The snow has melted, the temperature is climbing, and Thunder Bay’s long winter is finally coming to an end. If you’re finishing your last year of high school, this means that prom is right around the corner and, as we all know, prom is a very important event.
A couple of weeks ago I decided to take an absence from social media. I wasn’t trying to make any kind of statement, I merely had a mountain of work to do and I decided the needless amounts of procrastination Facebook can provide me with was best left alone for the time being.
This will be the last editorial that I write for The Argus as editor-in-chief. Starting Friday of last week (this article went to print on Thursday), I have accepted a position on the LUSU board of directors. When I applied for editor last winter, I had laid out a ten point plan on making The Argus efficient, effective, and relevant — both to Lakehead University students and to the residents of Thunder Bay. I’m happy to say that, through my tenure as editor, much of what I set out to do has been realized.
Social activism is a lot more than watching a half hour video and reposting it everywhere you can think of. Much like a toilet sees an explosion of vomit after a St. Patrick ’s Day party, my social media sphere was caked in “activist” vomit masquerading as the half-hour “Kony 2012” mini-documentary.
This is my sister Alissa. In 2004, she was killed by a drunk driver when she was seven years old. I want my story about drinking and driving to be different so that people our age finally get the message that our actions do have consequences. I’m not going to be shoving statistics down your throat. I am just going to tell you my story and how drinking and driving has completely altered my life.
Dear Amy, why do those stupid ends of power cords (you know what I mean, like the little accordion part), stop working at the most inconvenient time possible, like when you’re trying to finish your stupid essay?!?
There are many ways of getting information around to students regarding events, textbooks for sale, concerts, properties for rent, and more. The ways in which we communicate these ideas to inform students is an important part of the university because students need to stay updated constantly on what is going on to be a part of the university community.
One of the biggest myths that I continually encounter as an activist comes from what I assume to be well-meaning left-leaning individuals who believe that voting for the NDP is the only act necessary to bring about radical social change in this country. As you can imagine, this belief is immensely frustrating to someone like me. Unfortunately, for many years, it was a difficult one to dispel because of one man: Jack Layton.
Dear Sports Medicine Council,
I am a 27 year old accountant and avid runner. I have recently begun training for the ironman competition. With the warm weather we have been having I have moved my workouts outside and have been running hills like Dufferin St. and Golf Links Road. As you can see, my workouts have been much more intense compared to running on a treadmill with a 5% incline. Overall my body has responded well. I am feeling stronger and running longer. The only issue is a bit of swelling and this nagging pain in my right ankle, especially when I first wake up in the morning. At first I thought that maybe I just needed a new pair of runners, but once I got a new pair, I figured I just needed to break them in. It has been a few weeks and the pain is still there. What can I do?
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