Vancouver’s abandonment of its Olympics mascots

As of Sunday, February 28, the Vancouver Olympic games came to a close with a spectacular, albeit quirky, closing ceremonies showcasing some standard Canadian stereotypes and previewing what Russia will have in...

The Underdog vs. the Olympian

In the Men’s Slalom on Whistler Creekside, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong completed the course  21.29 seconds behind eventual gold medalist Giuliano Razzoli of Italy. The Snow Leopard was greeted by a thunderous applause as he crossed the finish line to earn...

The Responsibility with Replays

When I was ten years old I won a pair of hockey tickets on the radio. And not just any tickets – seats at game one of the second round of the playoffs between my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues. The Leafs were outmatched by the Blues and had to come out...

Olympics 2010: Uniting the community

The weeks leading up to the Olympics, the streets of Surrey, British Columbia,  were dull and everywhere you looked everyone was busy minding their own business,  whether it’s work, or for students like me, panicking as the date for midterms start creeping up on...

An Olympic-sized Accomplishment for Vancouver

The city of Vancouver, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, should be highly praised for their successful efforts in being innovative yet environmentally friendly and sustainable.  Let’s take transportation...

Canadian Pride runs through the streets of downtown Vancouver

As we enter the final day of the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver, it seems that this venture of ours has transformed the city into an amazing gallery of patriotism. Thanks to the arrival of 82 very diverse nations...

Chinese New Year in 2010

"This year’s Chinese New Year was on February 14th, (the year of tiger), but Chinese New Year is not only “a one day thing”, it is one week before and after the New Year. Chinese people started buying things a week early and preparing for the coming year. Everything...

Olympic Security Screening an Issue?

On Monday, February 15th, 2010 the Vancouver Olympics Integrated Security Unit failed to stop “an unidentified object [which] went through the pedestrian screening area” (RCMP Cpl. Darren Anderson) at BC Place...

Olympic Concert Lineup Madness – Deadmau5

Just three days removed from the Alexisonfire incident at Live City Yaletown in downtown Vancouver, Canadian musical phenomenon Joel  Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5, was set to perform. This would be the only concert Deadmau5 would be performing within the Olympic...

Senior Citizens Request a Senior Friendly Computer

On my travels a few weeks ago I saw my mother, Joyce Spataro and aunt, Elaine Smith. Unprompted by me they started talking about how much they dislike their computers.  My short video raises a lot of...

A New Catchphrase for Chinese Netizens--70 Kmh

The term “70 Kmh” has become a catchphrase on line recently in China. It involves a deadly car accident occurred in Hangzhou, a city south of Shanghai. On May 7th a pedestrian was hit and killed while crossing the crosswalk by a modified red Mitsubishi Evo sports car...

SFU welcomes the arrival of The Blue Dragon

The last season of Robert Lepage’s Dragon Trilogy locates itself as one of spring happenings at SFU . Lepage's characters are known to be travelers who embrace the unknown.  “The Blue Dragon" centers around the life of a contemporary artist who fulfils him dream of...

What isn't bought with Green, ends up in Green Bins

North American culture in my opinion is powered by consumerism. Whether it is the jobs we do, the things we eat or the material things we want, they are all related to the consumption of money. We work to gain money to be spent on food, to afford shelter and for whatever we...

Violent Car Accident Shakes Up the Night

On saturday night, residents and commuters near Stanley Park Causeway witnessed horror as a car was torn to pieces after the driver, a young man on his way to Stanley Park with his frends, lost control of his...

SFU welcomes the arrival of The Blue Dragon

The last season of Robert Lepage’s Dragon Trilogy locates itself as one of spring happenings at SFU . Lepage's characters are known to be travelers who embrace the unknown.  “The Blue Dragon" centers around the life of a contemporary artist who fulfils him dream of...

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