Lauren Jewett The Silhouette In October 2010, Richmond, BC became the first city in Canada to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores. In September, Toronto followed suit, taking steps to eliminate ‘puppy mills’ and reduce animal cruelty. Puppy mills are breeding facilities that force large numbers of dogs to live […]
Amanda Teseo Silhouette Staff Often a dreaded conversation theme that inevitably arises between a couple, monogamy is a celebrated yet controversial topic of discussion. Some cultures have strict social rules on monogamy. Many people hold strong and often heartfelt views on the morality of monogamous relationships. At the beginning of this year, a French pork […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor Blood-spattered zombie decorations hang menacingly from front doors and familiar Halloween tunes echo eerily in the ears of eager trick or treaters. Rowdy jokesters plot to rob unsuspecting youngsters of their Halloween loot. Halloween is in the air. Recent figures on consumer behaviour for the Halloween have many spooked...for all […]
Jonathon Fairclough Production Editor The first week of my European odyssey had gone exceptionally well. I had a job, a temporary place to stay and, most importantly, I had left the home life behind. The worry of school, dread of the future, problems with friends and females were all on a four-month hiatus. But that […]
Nolan Matthews The Silhouette This month’s Spin magazine, appropriately titled “The Dance Issue,” has proclaimed that we are in the middle of an electronic music revolution. They‘re right. Dance mu- sic has reached a critical point of commercial success in North America, with Skrillex and Deadmau5 leading the movement. Much of the popular electronic mu- […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor After four weeks of non-stop protesting, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have shown no sign of letting up. In fact, the protests seem to be spreading like surface mold, already establishing presence in over 50 American cities, gaining international interest. The movement is rumoured to hit Toronto within days, and there’s […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor Montreal’s Malajube is currently one of the most internationally successful francophone bands touring today. De- spite constant pressure to conform to the norms of a predominately English- speaking industry, Malajube has prov- en time and again that it can assert its dedication to the French-Canadian language and culture. Vestiges of its […]
Imran Motala The Silhouette Culture Days is a nation-wide, three- day event that takes place across many different venues around Canada. Established in 2008 by The Canadian Art Summit and inspired by Québec’s own 15-year-old annual cultural event, Journées de la Culture, Culture Days is meant to unite Cana- dians, joining our spirits and […]
Justin Trudeau held a Q&A session at McMaster on Oct. 12 Kacper Niburksi Assistant News Editor While disco fever may have died with the 80’s, it seems that Trudeau-mania is still very much alive. Justin Trudeau, son of the late prime minster Pierre Trudeau, MP of Papineau, Quebec since 2008 and current Liberal critic for […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor The red sea has combed over the province again, though this time, it’s only a minor flooding. Dalton McGunity and the Liberals scored a minority parliamentary caucus on Oct. 7, just shy one seat to a majority. While that may come as a disappointment to some, the Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale (ADFW) riding […]
