University briefs from elsewhere in Canada

University briefs from elsewhere in Canada

by | Mar 7, 2013 | News

University of Regina to designate 10 gender-neutral washrooms SASKATCHEWAN — After two years of campaigning, University of Regina (UR) Pride has succeeded in having 10 gender-neutral washrooms assigned across the campus. “The premise of the washrooms would be that...

One night in a Toronto student sex party

by | Feb 14, 2013 | Culture

TORONTO (CUP) —Everyone is naked. As the DJ spins music on the first floor of Oasis Aqua Lounge in downtown Toronto, a few men in their 20s sprint from the pool to the hot tub without bathing suits. One floor above them, two women — also naked — are perched on a sex...

Me, my mom and Alzheimer’s

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Features

OTTAWA (CUP) — Some of my peers are motivated in university by grades, future salaries or parental pressure. I’m motivated by something else — the desire to make something of myself early enough in my life that my mom will remember it. When your mom loses her memory...

Tips for thrift shopping

by | Jan 17, 2013 | Culture

WESTMINSTER (CUP) — Shopping second-hand is not only easy on your wallet, it is also a great way to express your individual style. Gone are the days when hand-me-downs were forced upon you, oppressing your freedom of personal expression. Today’s hand-me-downs are...

TransLink to slap toll on Jeff Bridges

by | Jan 14, 2013 | Humour

BURNABY (CUP HUMOUR) — Despite taking heat over increasing tolls on major Lower Mainland roads in the fall of 2012, transportation giant TransLink has said that it is planning to toll even more bridges this year. In a plan sure to spark controversy, TransLink’s board...