RE: “A matter of moral equivalency”
The desire of Iran to obtain a nuclear arsenal is a foregone conclusion. Let’s have a closer look at the nuclear program in Iran to examine the evidence
Letters to the Editor
February 7, 2012
Letters to the Editor: EA and Steam, Canadian national identity
Letters to the editor for the week of November 13, 2011
November 14, 2011
September 26, 2011
September 19, 2011
GIC Farewell
It’s been a while. In fact, one of my greatest regrets of this semester is not getting more updates into the Argus, but c’est la vie.
April 11, 2011
An Italian Club for Lakehead
Lakehead University has a very strong and expanding Italian program. The program began as two Italian courses offered to beginning speakers. However, as of the fall of 2011, one can make Italian their minor with the completion of all four first and second year level Italian courses.
April 6, 2011
Another controversial decision by the Outpost…
To begin with, I will remain anonymous and tell you that in my five years of full-time studies at Lakehead, this is my very first article submitted to the Argus. That being said, if we assume that university is society’s cradle for perpetuation of knowledge and reasoning, there exists a great injustice imparted upon its students. Allow me to elaborate.
April 4, 2011
Seeing Green
My name is Scot Kyle and I am the Green Party candidate for Thunder Bay – Superior North. Since I’ve grown up in Thunder Bay and my immediate and extended families continue to reside here, I have a vested interest in the city and surrounding region. Let me put it this way: I’ve seen many changes through the years, not all of which I’m all that pleased with, but since action says more than words sometimes, I figured this was a good time to throw my hat in the ring.
April 4, 2011
Making Lakehead Smile
“You’re Gorgeous, Stop Checking” was written on a girl’s bathroom mirror. “You are… accomplished, beautiful, unique, resilient, loved” was written, accompanied by many other inspiring adjectives, on the freedom of speech board. If you looked hard enough, you could see messages from the mysterious “Lakehead Smiles” all over campus. Even on Facebook, they are asking [...]
April 4, 2011
Pot: calling the kettle black
In a follow-up to the ‘Marijuana article stirs online controversy’ article, we would like to assure readers that all of the information presented within the article came from reliable and credible sources, including documentation from Health Canada, other recognized health organizations and the textbook Focus on Health, Second Canadian Edition by Hahn, Payne, Gallant and Fletcher ©2006.
April 4, 2011
True Justified Belief
We are said to all be ironists. Looking at the development of science, we claim to have knowledge of the world, an objective truth. Yet we also know that our knowledge of the world is fallible; we are prone to making error. The development of scientific theory contains falsifiability, meaning we accept that theories can be disproven by observation or experiment.
April 4, 2011
Reading for the season of cynicism
Election season is upon us; yawn. While the media pathetically slobber away at the flaccid cock of public attention in the vain hope of getting us up, those with a guilty conscience pretend to care out of civic duty. I propose two books for you in this season of cynicism: Harperland, a critical look at Harper’s rise to power and what he’s done with it, and Spanking the Donkey, a political outsider’s dissection of the 2004 American Presidential race.
March 28, 2011
Free quality software does exist!
At the dawn of the computer age, the software industry was born. But what is software? Software is a virtual tool that interacts with the real hardware components of a computer. Ever since its humble beginnings, software companies wanted to make money out of selling pretty much nothing to the consumer. All the software giants like Microsoft, Oracel, and Adobe over-valued their virtual products – “virtual” meaning something that is not real, but may portray qualities of the real.
March 28, 2011
Religion Compassion Philosophy
Philosophical analysis of religion can seem to some like a meticulous attempt to harm those with faith. Most philosophers, however, do not have this intention, for they strive to an ethical obligation of non-malfeasance – the duty not to cause harm.
March 28, 2011
Amazing Race
I would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who participated in LUSU’s first Amazing Food Race. Thank you to the LUSU Events Committee and Neva Bassingthwaite for all your hard work organizing the event and also to all the Lakehead students who participated, we couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks [...]
March 21, 2011
Building Bridges with the ESS
I’ll gladly have a beer with you; because it’s too easy to insult someone from behind a computer screen, and because you’ve missed my point (though a few statements from your response certainly reinforced it), and anyway, I’d like to clear things up, peaceably.
March 21, 2011
Islamic Awareness and Philosophy
Last week’s Islamic Awareness Days succeeded in providing education of Islamic beliefs, practices and traditions. Lakehead’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) coordinated a documentary, lecture, and dinner with a presentation by a student speaker from the University of Edmonton. Brother Harith Al-Shiraidah has a degree in religious studies and is currently finishing a degree specifically on [...]
March 21, 2011
Today’s youth making a better tomorrow
If you want to be part of a group that brings about positive change within your community and the world, you need to be part of the Thunder Bay Rotaract Club.
March 21, 2011
Ye Olde Weekly Rant
I guess I didn’t follow up on my last real editorial for three weeks because it sucks. It sucks to talk about the future of humanity right now. I have to say that watching what’s happening in Japan, I felt nearly nothing.
March 21, 2011
Quick! Call the cops! A guy fell in the lobby!
On March 7th, I made a stop at the TD bank on Memorial. As I rounded the corner, I saw, through the door, a man lying on the floor with his head under the first ATM. There was another man over top him, tapping him roughly on the shoulder. I opened the door and heard the standing man tell the man on the floor that he fell and he needs to get up.
March 14, 2011
