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BUSU Election Coverage, 2012

The Brock Press will feature two weeks of candidate coverage for the 2012 BUSU election. Feb. 7: President and Vice President, University Affairs Feb. 14: Vice President, Student Services and Vice President, Finance and Administration Full story

  • ob Occupy Brock

    Sept. 17, 2011, was the date the first major Occupy movement officially began, with protestors in New York City occupying Zuccotti Park. Following Occupy Wall Street, people across the globe began their own movements and protests, in countries such as Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Mexico and Canada.

  • gogreen Have a Green Idea?

    This February, BUSU is looking to make Brock more environmentally conscious by starting new "Go Green" initiatives.   The Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) will be asking students to share their ideas of potential new green initiatives to start at Brock.

  • CandC Connecting today, conquering tomorrow

    As post-secondary students, we spend a significant portion of our time furthering our education and contemplating our futures. Each day we become more and more aware that a world of opportunities awaits us, and that we are the ones who will be able to make differences and leave our mark with the skills that we have acquired.

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News

  • ob Occupy Brock

    Sept. 17, 2011, was the date the first major Occupy movement officially began, with protestors in New York City occupying Zuccotti Park. Following Occupy Wall Street, people across the globe began their own movements and protests, in countries such as Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Mexico and Canada.

  • Transit Regional Transit’s slow start

    Niagara Regional Transit is off to a slow start, only earning half the revenue that was predicted during its first few months of service. The inter-municipality system, which connects St. Catharines, Welland, Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Port Colborne, began its trial in September, and since then has only seen about a quarter of the ridership that was initially expected.

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Opinion

  • sh Drop it like it’s hot

    OTTAWA (CUP) — Dear Mr. Harper, I've always been a big fan of your policies, and I can't tell you how excited I was on May 2 when I watched the final numbers roll in and you gained a majority government. But, it was on Dec. 11, 2011, that you won a very special place in my heart.

  • MT Reviving Thatcher

    Margaret "Maggie" Thatcher was a lot of things during her reign as Prime Minister – a wife, mother and leader; she was an role model, not just for all the women in Britain, but a worldly figure to all females. But for some she was a "monster", and even during her occupation as Education Secretary, she received the nickname "Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher" because she went against the distribution of milk for school children at a certain age.

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Sports

  • HF The Family Business

    It's not uncommon for family members to pursue similar careers. It makes perfect sense. Family connections provide expertise, experience and network connections through which to get your foot in the door. There are so many people whose first employment opportunity comes from a parent or adult relative.

  • CB Da mystery of Chess Boxing

    Chess and Boxing seemingly exist at opposite ends of the athletic spectrum. Correction – Chess and Boxing definitely exist at opposite ends of the athletic spectrum. The game of kings and the sweet science share more in common than one would think, though.

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Arts and Life

  • starbucks A cup of coffee and a side of comfort

    Every morning, when Dave Pennetta arrives at work, he opens up The Daily Grind that he owns and operates at Brock University, prepares for the day ahead and greets the parade of familiar faces who stop by for their morning Starbucks fix. Pennetta, who you have surely seen before as you were passing through Plaza or occupying a seat in The Daily Grind, opened up the coffee hub within Brock alongside his brother Robert Pennetta in 2004, and purposely designed it to make customers feel as though they are at home.

  • cohen Born with the gift of a golden voice

    "Well my friends are all gone, and my hair is grey/I ache in the places I used to play," sang Leonard Cohen in 1988 on the I'm Your Man album – the eighth release from Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and author. "Tower of Song" would proceed to be covered by numerous other artists, including fellow Canadian, Martha Wainwright, on the sound track that accompanied the 2005 documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.

  • cv Cynics should learn how to stuff their face with cupcakes and reclaim V-Day

    Valentine's Day is fast approaching and hard to ignore. Whether you are in a relationship, overwhelmed with the amount of public displays of affection, or content with spending your time cuddling your cats, you still have an opinion on V-Day. While at a local bar on a Friday evening, people expressed their thoughts on the subject.

  • CN Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

    Album Review

    Attack on Memory, the second proper release from Cloud Nothings shows the growth and maturity of lead singer Dylan Baldi thanks to the help of famed album producer Steve Albini (the man behind the boards for Nirvana's In Utero and The Pixies' Surfer Rosa).

  • NS Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy

    Album Review

    On Jan. 24, alternative trio, Nada Surf released their seventh full-length album entitled, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy. The band, which consists of Matthew Caws on guitar and vocals, Ira Elliot on drums and back up vocals and Daniel Lorca on bass and back up vocals, have been playing together since 1992.

  • LOG Lamb of God- Resolution

    Album Review

    Resolution, Lamb of God's seventh studio album, is a very solid effort from the Richmond, Virginia natives. I'm going to say this up front: fans of Lamb of God, if you have not heard this album, get it immediately; and for fans of metal music in general, also get this album immediately.

Focus

  • Camera City to install cameras Downtown

    Visitors to the Downtown area of St. Catharines will soon have the NRP keeping an eye on them – whether they like it or not. The St. Catharines City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 16 to install 22 security cameras in the area around Ontario, St.

  • MP Brock entrepreneurs pitch for the next big thing

    The Model Dragon It seems like it has gotten to the point where reality television has permeated our societal consciousness so that what once was seen as impractical to you or I can now easily be understood as a possible reality. Now that we've been berated by television ideals, our collective conscious realizes that if we wanted to, we could travel to the outback and "survive" (unless you get caught in a fire, or get bitten by a snake or something, then sorry), make our tattoo's a la Miami/L.

  • intern Conflicted intern-ally

    TORONTO (CUP) — Internships can put some real world experience on your resumé and even land you a job, but some employers see them as an opportunity to get work done cheap. With students desperate to build their portfolios, working for little or no money can seem like a viable option.