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Trinity Western University’s Laurentian Leadership Centre has been taking students deep into the core of Canada’s politics for five years. Now, the LLC will be receiving national attention of its own. On March 11 and 12, independent film company 90th Parallel filmed the extension campus for a documentary on the “GenNext” movement and how they are sparking a reformation in Canada.
Kevin Newman, anchor of Global National, interviewed various students and program director Dr. Janet Epp Buckingham.
Filmmakers also taped a class and some informal discussions.
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March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Syphilis rates soaring
WINNIPEG (CUP) — Since 1997, the incidence of syphilis infections in Canada has increased nine-fold, according to a new report from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Data found that the rate of infection rose to 3.5 per 100,000 in 2004 from 0.4 per 100,000 in 1997.
While the rate of infection is increasing in both males and females, men accounted for 88 per cent of reported cases in 2004.
Over the past 10 years, syphilis outbreaks have been reported in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, according to the 2004 Canadian STI Surveillance Report.
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Reactions to the recent firing of Spartans Men’s head basketball coach Stan Peters, and the subsequent lawsuit, have sparked numerous opinions from within the Trinity Western University campus. But the issue has found itself at the center of attention outside the school as well, as blogs and Internet forums present public opinion on the controversy.
Canadian Hoops Talk, a forum for Canadian basketball fans, has over three pages of discussion from contributors located across the country. This incident has also been discussed on the CIS blog, among others.
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After over a month of legal disputes, Stan Peters, former Spartans men’s basketball head coach, and Trinity Western University “have reached a mutually agreeable settlement” of their lawsuit, said a press release issued by the university on Friday.
Peters filed a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit in early February. According to The Province, the 47-year-old coach “claims that the manner of the termination was ‘callous and insensitive’ and without cause and reasonable notice” in legal documents.
Mid-season terminations are “highly unusual,” said a statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court.
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Scared of public speaking? Want to persuade others? Then Trinity Western University’s newly formed Toastmasters Club may be the right place for you. Held each Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in RNT 125, the club is part of an international organization that helps its members improve their speaking and leadership skills.
“You learn how to speak in public in a friendly atmosphere,” said Francisco Grajales, the organizer of the club.
Toastmasters helps its members give prepared speeches, impromptu speeches and everything in between. Grajales joined the club to develop his impromptu speeches.
