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VANCOUVER (CUP) – Despite a downpour of rain, Vancouver’s Day of Action was in full swing on Feb. 7. Organized by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the event was staged to campaign for the federal government to reduce tuition fees by 10 per cent, increase funding for post-secondary education, give grants rather than loans, and reinstate free college-based secondary education for adults.
Students raised “Reduce Student Fees” signs, and used Kraft Dinner boxes as noisemakers. Enormous papier-mâché heads of Steven Harper and other government officials with embellishments such as devil’s horns were flaunted.
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This spring, Trinity Western University’s English Department will be hosting “Though a Glass Darkly: Suffering, the Sacred, and the Sublime.” This conference on Christianity and literature will take place on May 10-12.
The conference will be hosted in conjunction with The Conference on Christianity and Literature. It will feature approximately 80 guest lecturers including five keynote speakers, making it one of the largest of its kind ever hosted at TWU.
Dr. Richard Kearney of Boston College is one well-known intellectual who will be acting as a keynote speaker. Author of more than 20 books on European philosophy, Kearney is “one of the most significant philosophers of our lifetime,” said Dr. Holly Nelson, who is organizing the conference along with Prof. Jennifer Doede.
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The possibility of a student representative on Trinity Western University’s Board of Governors may not be too far off in the future, as the board seeks to conclude a review of its governance structure by early fall 2007.
Most recently, the board met with TWU president Dr. Jonathan Raymond, members of the President’s Cabinet, and representatives from the student, staff, and faculty associations, for a training workshop on Carver Policy Governance.
According to its website, the Carver model is “designed to empower boards of directors to fulfill their obligation of accountability for the organizations they govern.”
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What is “academia?” Perhaps the answer to this question may depend on who is being asked. One definition I found is, “the milieu or interests of a university, college, or academy.”
Within the context of my studies here at Trinity Western University I prefer a more specific definition, something along the lines of, “the realm where the life of the mind and that of the heart intersect.” It is with this personal definition in mind that I begin my confession.
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Do arguments for truth have relevance for today’s culture? Does applying method to language through systematic frameworks legitimately persuade an individual, or is the intentional manipulation of language violate the integrity of truth and meaning?
It seems that truth can fluctuate according to its cultural climate. With the progression of time, language acquires new frameworks of meaning, constantly morphing: discarding superfluity and creating new expressions. Does this mean that truth also changes? The relationship between meaning and language remains a seemingly irreconcilable stalemate.
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The debate over religion and free speech has erupted on YouTube. Nick Gisburne, an atheist on YouTube, recently published a video entitled “Islamic Teachings: Cruelty From the Qur’an.” YouTube staff took down the video, citing its “inappropriate nature,” and both of Gisburne’s YouTube accounts were permanently disabled.
This situation has provided an opportunity to examine the implications of “new media” for the old conflict between religious freedom and freedom of speech. It also shows us the need to articulate a space on the internet for the public good, and how in the absence of any real constitution, basic human decency can go a long way.
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WINNIPEG (CUP) — The environmental sustainability of university campuses is becoming an important issue, and universities across the country are taking on a wide array of initiatives to achieve that goal. Recently, both major Saskatchewan universities announced projects that will go a long way toward reducing energy consumption on campus.
“It’s becoming increasingly clear that globally, sustainability is the issue of this generation. And I believe that universities are a very logical starting point,” said Margret Asmuss, sustainability co-ordinator at the University of Saskatchewan. “We have a lot of influence . . . we have much of the best research capacity in the country, and so if universities can’t do it, nobody can.”
