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Battling for change

February 4, 1998

By Caroline Alphonso Two thousand students and education activists gathered at King and Bay Sts. and stopped traffic last Wednesday. Students marched and chanted, “People. United. We’ll never be defeated.” As the speeched died down, a few students walked into the CIBC lobby. About 200 students followed their lead for a sit-in that dwindled to […]

The power of protest

February 4, 1998

In 1996, Serbian opposition parties managed to overthrow the communists in municipal elections in most Serbian cities. However, the joy of Serbian citizens was short-lived as the communist regime annulled the election results. University students in Serbia rose up in defense of democracy. This is the story of their struggle recounted by Budimir Markovic, one of the initiators of the protest

“Don’t call me George”

February 4, 1998

“I used to come into work every morning to a man who would greet me by saying, ‘Good morning, you black bastard,’” recalls Grizzle

Opinions of the entertainment world

February 4, 1998

Jill Koskitalo explains her strange attraction to the stage and why she wants to act (for free)

Leafs suck, now that’s entertainment

January 27, 1998

So the leafs suck again this season. Well, maybe not suck - they have won three games in a row - but they’re mediocre at best.

Rams bounced by last year’s champs

January 27, 1998

The men’s hockey team were unable to stay out of the penalty box last Saturday losing 7-3 to the Guelph Gryphons, last year’s national champions and the number nine team in the country.

Weasel Badgers out of playoffs

January 27, 1998

Do or die doubleheader for hockey rams as they try to...

Two Flicks from Down Undah

January 27, 1998

There’s water, boats, and mushy love stuff going on, but it’s not Titanic.

Landmines…the war continues

January 27, 1998

Two years ago, a young man died because he was thirsty. On his way to a well near his home, he stepped on a landmine. Both his legs were blown away and he died lying in a dusty pool of blood.

Get Up, Stand Up … Join Up

January 27, 1998

Toronto Action for Social Change (TASC) lives by their motto to “build communities and end injustice through non-violent resistance.”

Rebel Yell

January 27, 1998

30 years of rocking the boat

Learn to walk the line

January 27, 1998

As the gap of the inequality widens in Canada and abroad, more and more people are taking to the streets in protest.

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