In October 2007, Mr. Samuel Golubchuk, age 84, was admitted to Winnipeg’s Grace Hospital with pneumonia. The infection was treated and brought under control, but the ordeal left him weaker than before. His recovery was slow, especially given that in 2003 he fell down some stairs, and sustained physical and mental injuries.

Many people view globalization as the process of a shrinking and homogenizing world. I disagree. When I think about globalization, I think of the hybridization of shared cultures and an expansion of the world. My immigration experience has shown me this.

One effect of globalization is increased media. This has enabled the sharing of cultures and opportunities through books, news reports and movies. Twenty years ago, my family and I immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong. Before immigrating, my parents had done extensive research through media on the different opportunities and education offered in both Canada and the U.S. The media also expands the world to prospective immigrants by making different possibilities accessible to them.

On March 3, the doors to the Lower Cafeteria were finally opened after months of anticipation and planning, and after almost three weeks in business it is busier than ever. Despite its changes, student opinions vary on the updated space.

Hilary McPherson, fourth-year student and head supervisor, was part of the intense planning that went on behind the scenes in order to get the new and improved cafeteria in working order.
McPherson and co-workers spent nearly 70 hours planning and serving the students during last week, she said.

Recently, I single-handedly attempted to bring Logic back into the Internet.

Yes, you can stop laughing, now. I was sincere! The quixotic quest began in a popular online forum, rife with fairly well-educated late-teens and twenty-somethings. I picked my target: a topic promisingly (in truth, sarcastically) entitled “Why Evolution is Stupid!” As expected, the battle lines were drawn: a motley assortment of Creationists versus an uneasy coalition of atheists and agnostics. A few attempted some sort of logical debate, which was good enough for me to charge in, guns blazing.

MH: As a goalie, what is the biggest difference between playing roller hockey compared to ice hockey?

MR:The speed of the game. In ice you have to move side to side a lot faster. Also, the puck is easier to lift in inline so you have to worry about the shooter going up high.

MH: Will the Green Bay Packers make the playoffs without Brett Favre?

MR: I think they can. The NFC is a really weak conference.

MH: Which team improved the most after this year’s NHL trade deadline?

Apathy in education

Jolene Hildebrand

Almost every adult in my family is employed in the education system, so I’ve overheard many conversations about students and school. This conversation typically revolves around parents interfering with teachers or administrators for their child’s sake – asking teachers to give higher marks because their child deserved it or refusing to believe their child was guilty of any misconduct. Increasingly, however, the issue of parental interference has expanded beyond grade school and extended to higher education, resulting in students’ apathetic attitude towards their education.

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Man of the Shroud: Suzanna Cailliou reads one of the dozens of posters exploring the Shroud of Turin. The displays included guest lecturers and a full-sized replica of the original relic.

The Spartans men’s basketball team seems to have finally taken a turn for the better. After a season in which the team was plagued with bad news, the Spartans recently announced the hiring of their new head coach Scott Allen. The Spartans also confirmed that 6′6″ Abbotsford native Jacob Doerksen, a former CIS Championship Tournament All-Star and 2006 CIS Rookie of the Year, has committed to play for TWU for the upcoming 2008-2009 campaign. Columbia Bible College’s All-Star guard Louis Hurd will also be joining the Spartans fold this upcoming season.