Remembering LGBTQ youth
A large crowd gathered around the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street Oct. 20 for a vigil to remember the suicides of several lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth.
The event came less than a week after the suicide of Jamie Hubley, a gay 15-year-old who took his own life, a decision influenced by being bullied at school. Hubley was a grade 10 student at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School in Kanata.
Libyans celebrate the death of a dictator
Jane Gerster caught up with protesters celebrating Gadhafi's demise.
To occupy the park or the ballot box?
Just two weeks after Ontario saw its lowest voter turnout since Confederation in 1867, Ottawa joined in on the Occupy Wall Street movement — a contrast, and a different kind of political involvement that represents a trend in young people, as some political scientists see it.
Robert Drummond, a political science professor from York University, said this attitude shows that young people in Canada are generally less interested and turned off from governmental politics. This is worrying, he said.
Windsor introduces bilingual political science degree
Come September, students at the the University of Windsor will have the option to take up to 14 new courses political science courses — in French.
Windsor play inspired by Kajouji’s final moments
Two University of Windsor drama students are raising awareness about teen suicide with the production of their original theatrical play. Their inspiration: Nadia Kajouji.
