Archive for January, 2010

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Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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Dangers of a single story

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

by Shayna Stock
THE SASQUATCH
Dec/Jan 2009
(Vol I No. 6)

“It is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person without engaging with all of the stories of that place and that person.”
-Chimamanda Adichie
I recently watched a lecture by novelist Chimamanda Adichie that brought new light to my understanding of the power of stories. Adichie spoke [...]

KerPlunk!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Political reform is a little like that game from the 1970s…

Apollo green

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

What environmentalists can learn from astronauts

No one puts baby in a corner

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Local eating starts early

U of S hopes to produce medical isotopes

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Proposed nuclear research reactor awaits federal government’s decision

What if they held an election and no one showed up?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Voter apathy in civic elections: why do so few of us participate?

Sweeping carbon under the rug

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Carbon capture and storage could drastically reduce CO2 emissions, but at what cost?

Between two enemies

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Author and Afghan parliamentarian Malalai Joya pulls no punches

The story-keeper’s story

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Author Thelma Poirier helps revive Lakota culture