The duck is an animal that has conquered land, water, and air. Dr. Jessica Riddell posits that it is from hence that the duck derives its association with the English student, the jack of all trades within the university.
When the manager of one of British Columbia’s largest meat processing plants discovered that a sample of his product was contaminated with E. coli 157 strain, he “crumpled [the lab results] and threw it into [the] garbage.” This is the claim of Daniel Land, a former employee of Pitt Meadows Meats Ltd. who was responsible within the corporation for quality [...]
If you were asked to name ten Canadian authors, could you do it? Margaret Atwood, and... Unfortunately, in the classroom, baby Canada still favors Mother England and its commanding brother down south over its own literature.
Juno Award Winning Folk Musician Jayme Stone Performs at B.U.
Once-defunct club is back to discuss IngLit and loving it
In last March’s race for the SRC’s presidential slot Paige Johnson emerged as the clear winner, outrunning her nearest opponent by 100 votes. Now that her place as SRC President has been secured, Johnson’s focus has shifted to realizing her plans for the upcoming year. Johnson states that the SRC’s greatest goal is to synchronize itself with the wishes of [...]
Study shows correlation between participation in sports and success in life for women
Why your midterms are potentially more disastrous than the predictions for the end of the world
“Think Global, Drink Local” is a campaign currently being run by Bishop’s students. While advising university students to “drink locally” may provoke a spur of unwanted on-campus partying, the actual aim of the movement is to promote the consumption of local, rather than bottled, water. In the effort to decrease the sale of bottled water on campus, Maude Barlow, water [...]
New study suggests that relaxation is essential to well-being. A new study suggests that members of the work force are happiest on the weekends. Although this conclusion is about as surprising as January snow, the survey, published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, also illuminates who this shift in mood affects and why it [...]
