three wise monkeys

By Oliver Whitehead

The Harper government’s latest move to deny support to film and television programming that it deems offensive is an assault on the values of civilization.

As such, of course, it is nothing new; the Harper Conservatives have merely taken their modest place in a long but dismal line of authority figures whose fear and suspicion of the power of creativity has stifled the expression of original ideas for centuries.
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Apr 11th, 2007
Gazette ’spoof’ angers readers

By Bob Klanac

The student Gazette’s annual April Fool’s Day parody issue has drawn widespread anger for comments about women and other groups, and the condemnation of University of Western Ontario President Paul Davenport.

In a statement released Wednesday, Davenport said he was offended by material in the issue and he will be looking for ways to ensure the Gazette and University Students’ Council, owner of the paper, prevent such articles from appearing in the future.
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By Stephen Poloz

Have you ever looked at one of those satellite photos of the earth, taken at night? It is truly a remarkable sight, and full of economic meaning, besides.

What most people see when they look at these photos is the lights – literally billions of them. Of course, they also see massive areas of darkness. But what an economist sees is not the lights, but a map of economic activity. Dense clusters indicate intense economic activity. The photo reveals what might be referred to as economic gravity.
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Thu, February 8, 2007
The cash-strapped research institute is in merger talks.
By JOHN MINER, SUN MEDIA

Canada’s only independent research institute is talking merger with the University of Western Ontario after running into financial difficulty.

The board of the Robarts Research Institute, based in London, decided to approach UWO because research grants weren’t covering its costs.
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