Monday, February 4th, 2008 | Volume 97, Number 33
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Pleasure rooted in perception

You’re pondering the wine selection at the SAQ for your date at l’Academie. A $10 bottle sounds appealing, but tonight is special. You pick up a $20 red. As you’re drinking the wine, you can’t believe how much better it is than the cheap stuff you usually buy.

Jail politicians who ignore science: Suzuki

David Suzuki delivered a scathing and powerful speech to a packed house at McGill Thursday night, calling on young people and business leaders to reverse the demise of ecology at the hand of shortsighted economic theory.

Locked-out Petro-Canada workers call for boycott

Employees at a Montreal oil refinery are calling on the public to boycott Petro-Canada in support of the 260 workers locked out since November.

Athletes fault tiered funding structure

With the tiered organization of McGill Varsity sports now under review, many student athletes are questioning whether the current funding structure is fair and adequate for chronically underfunded teams.

A few violent images

A few nights ago, I received a text message from a friend in Kenya. Afraid of being attacked by members of the Kikuyu community, one of Kenya’s largest ethnic groups, he was fleeing his home. “Am ok,” it read. “There were revenge attacks from Kikuyus, as the place is predominantly Kikuyu. Looking for another house. ”

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