It may have looked like a makeshift snow fort, but the clearing below the Canadian Tire Bridge on Brock's campus served a much more important purpose- protecting three Brock students from the elements, day and night. As part of the 5 Days for the Homeless program, Noor Mufti, Jake Morrison and Ted Soepboer lived and slept outside last week, from March 10-14, to raise money in support of homeless youth.
The safety and security of Brock's older classrooms has been called into question recently, when an incident took place in Thistle Hall 242 last Monday that could have proven serious were it not for the quick response of a professor and his students. Professor Robert Koehn of the economics department was lecturing the afternoon of March 10 when the heavy framing around the chalkboard on the rear wall came loose from its fastenings and threatened to fall.
To those familiar with contemporary Canadian literature, Leonard Cohen has certainly reached the ranks of household name. With a career spanning decades, and admirers ranging from the likes of Bob Dylan to Rufus Wainwright, Cohen, 73, was accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Madonna, John Mellancamp, The Ventures, and the Dave Clark Five on March 10 in Clevland, Ohio.
Though not considered a part of the regular weather patterns, tax season still rears its head every year, blowing up a storm of receipts and earning statements - and the eye of it all touches down with uninhibited fury in the hours leading up to midnight on April 30.
The Manitoban (University of Manitoba) WINNIPEG (CUP) - Since 1997, the incidence of syphilis infections in Canada has increased nine-fold, according to a new report. Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) found that the rate of infection rose to 3.
