February 2012
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Restoring Democracy to UTSU Elections
theideajournal:
BERNARDA GOSPIC/THE VARSITY
On a recent trip to Montreal I had the privilege to hear Beryl Wasjman speak. He commented on the theme of the conference, “Information is the new currency of International Relations” and argued that, “Disinformation was and always will be the currency of politics.” There are few places where this claim holds as much truth as U of T student...
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“There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do...”
– Neil Gaiman
Growing older, but never getting any wiser.
Replacements for 'Cool Story, Bro' →
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Fascinating discourse, chum
Riveting fable, comrade
Intriguing anecdote, brethren
Perpetuating argument, colleague
Sweet saga, yo
Waste of time, jerk
Spellbinding reiteration there, my chummy
Phantasmagorical novelization, oh great one
Interesting intellect, imbecile
Trepidating bore, fetus
Ballin’ gossip, dawg
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Mahalo.
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“We have heard stories as first years of alleged...”
– Angelo Mateo on Trinity College Electoral Policy
I find it so weird but so awesome that my comments are published online for the TCM.
(via theideajournal)
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Watchkohenari:
This report by Matthew Lee about Shavendra Silva, a Sri Lankan war criminal who has now become an advisor on peacekeeping to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is worth your six minutes this morning.
There has been very little press on Silva — or the massacres in Sri Lanka in 2009, really — but, as Lee argues, this move into the UN peacekeeping apparatus by a war criminal who is...
“This heart within me I can feel, and I judge it exists. This world I can touch,...”
– Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (via st0nefoxx)
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“Suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not...”
– Jeremy Lin
“I like stories. Storytelling is a fundamental element of what makes us human. It...”
– Angelo Mateo
“Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.”
– Janis Joplin
… HOLLA HUMANITIES STUDENTS
(via cleverandundercover)
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I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I WILL NOT DROP OUT OF ECO100. I WILL NOT GO TO ECO MAN. I...
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“This ECO100 course is harder than an MBA-Mickey-Mouse Economics course.”
– Prof Furlong #uoftproblems
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