by Jake Howell, Associate Editor
I would like to preface this article by saying this first and foremost: I thought The Hurt Locker was an incredible movie. I did, I really did. It was well written, tense, and exciting. It "blew me away," so to speak. But Avatar was something special. Avatar changed the game. Let me explain.
2 Commentsby Cameron Kroetsch, Staff Writer
Spring is in the air, and I'm thinking about ... graduation? Really, it's right around the corner, I promise. In fact, right now I'm replaying my ceremonious walk across the lawn of Kings College circle, and my brief moments on the Con Hall stage.
Our Olympic spirit
With glowing hearts, we saw the rise... of something. What was it?
by Christopher Mastropietro
First, a confession: I screamed myself hoarse when Sidney Crosby scored that goal. You remember that goal? That instant legend shot past Ryan Miller that put us over the record for gold medals won at a winter games? I basked in the afterglow of that goal with the rest of the country for at least two days.
by Stephen Bank, Staff Writer
There isn't much to say about the 2010 budget, indeed, the 2010 budget was designed so that there wouldn't much to say about it. There's nothing in the budget that makes a good sound bite for the Opposition, and there won't be an election over the budget either. On the other hand, there's nothing for the government to brag about to Canadians. Eliminating tariffs on manufacturing imports is a good idea, but even the president of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association couldn't work up any enthusiasm about it.
by Dev Shahani, Staff Writer
The whores of Sumer: At the temple of the Goddess Inanna, the sacred duty of the priestesses was to give themselves up to Sumerians in order to ensure the fertility of their lands. The High Priestess played her part in this charade when, every New Year, she would legitimize the King's claim to power by selecting him as her Dumuzid, the shepherd-boy chosen by the Goddess to consummate with and rule the lands.
