Browsing Tag James Plett
Writing without reading
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By James Plett As young scholars we try to imagine that we’re cloistered in this magnificent ivory tower on top of this God-forsaken mountain, when in reality, we totally aren’t. Managing both a social life and a work life (both in Skyrim and in the ‘real world’) with school isn’t easy. For the first few weeks of class, it’s OK to be a bit unbalanced — more...
Obama tough on budget
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[caption id="attachment_56579" align="alignright" width="300" caption="nasa hq photo / Flickr"] [/caption] By James Plett The Peak has obtained a transcript of a private speech given by President Barack Obama at the White House yesterday. In it Obama outlines a strategy that is set to tackle rising debt. It’s not going to be easy — doing the right thing more...
So you’re going bald
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By James Plett Odds are if you’re reading this, you’re either balding and in denial, balding and not in denial, or some kind of hairy freak, doomed to never have to crane your head in weird directions to see how thin things have really gotten. It starts harmlessly enough — you see a photo of the back of your head and see more scalp than you’re used to. “Hey, more...
Obama continues winning streak
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy James PlettJOHN MORRISON IIIIn a move that stunned political observers on campus, U.S. President Barack Obama was acclaimed as the SFSS health science representative late last week. Obama is said to have been granted the position due to both his extraordinary efforts towards strengthening world peace, as well as his charismatic and down-to-earth approach to dealing more...
Just how sexist is the NDP?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy James PlettFor those who havent been paying attention to Vancouver municipal politics (which, lets face it, is nearly everybody), Gregor Robertson won the nomination race to be Vision Vancouvers mayoral candidate. Things were initially complicated by the fact that Robertson is currently also the sitting NDP MLA for Vancouver-Fairview. Obviously it would be a total more...
Plett to Amir: Man up
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy James PlettWhat happened to Mr. Amir was unfortunate at best [An open letter to U.S. Homeland Security, January 8, 2007], but I think there are a couple of points that he may have neglected to notice. First off, Muhammad makes a point to mention that he is pulled aside by a couple of YVR personnel what he may fail to realise is that these men are doing their fucking more...
