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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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February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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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February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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.”
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February 8, 2007 | 1 Comment
Generation Y is known as the technological generation. Our world has become increasingly complicated, and we are the first generation to intuitively navigate the complexities of a technological world. Described as an inherently skeptical generation obsessed with change, Gen Y has more educational opportunities and financial support than any preceding generation.
But has infinite access to information and technology created a cultural climate that values speed and flexibility, yet has lost the appreciation for reflection and meditation?
