The travels of Justin

I have invited a good friend of mine, heading into TRU’s journalism program, to write a little bit about a subject close to his heart: El Salvador. He’ll be my first guest blogger, and I’m really looking forward to reading what he has to share.

Today, Google News served up this CTV story titled: “Bush chided Harper on missile defence: CP report”. The report reads like we should all be shocked that Bush may have spoken to a Canadian other than the Prime Minister. Whoop de doo. While I’m very interested in international politics and relations, I fail to understand [...]

Wordpress, the free software that I use to manage this site, just released a new version. After all these months, I still feel bad that I’ve never bothered to customize the design, considering I’ve been building websites since 1999. Oh well, at this moment in time, I’d rather focus on more important pursuits.
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As a student, it’s hard to avoid hearing the enless complaints about the rising cost of tuition. Our school newpaper regularly features the topic, as one might expect, while mainstream media continues to report complaints from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and their respective member organizations. While the CFS would like to have tution [...]

Thank you Diamond Council. What would we do without you?

Sad news today about the passing of dramatist Arthur Miller. In my previous life in theatre, I found his writing very powerful and effective. Like well-writen novels, his plays operate at many levels, providing entertainment to the masses and food for thought to anyone interested; a quick trip to the theatre will show that not [...]