Learning to take a joke

We have a sense of Humour too

By Marie King

Amongst all the depressing, boring, or overwhelming news stories that flood your newsfeed each day, it can be important to take a break and maybe get some fresh perspective. While perusing this issue you may notice a new section we’ve added. The Humour section is the Muse’s attempt at some satirical news a la the Onion.

Occupied

Occupy movement spreads through NL

By Marie King

One of the biggest pieces of news this week was the Occupy Newfoundland movement. It started on Saturday and has had a rippling effect across campus and the city.

A very merry election night

Wrapping up an issue on election night

By Marie King

Production night at the Muse was in full swing as election results started coming in on Tuesday night. As the paper was being laid out and edited, the PCs were celebrating their majority government.

You say goodbye, I say hello

By Marie King

The time has come to say goodbye to a summer that never really happened and hello to a new school year—and the first issue of volume 62 of the Muse.

Farewell is not goodbye

By James McDonald

At the beginning of May 2010, I inherited an office. It’s a cute little spot with a nice view of the library and Prince Philip Drive, and plenty of space to hash out the week’s most pertinent news. In this space, my staff and I had our share of successes and struggles: we tried to get out to more of...

Student to student

By James McDonald

This month, I got to talk to you outside of page 2. Because of my duties at the Muse, I rarely get to venture out and talk to groups of people about why I love working for this paper and why I know it's important to Memorial University. In March, we ran a referendum. (I'm sure I told you about...

Fighting the fight

By James McDonald

When I was younger, I can remember saying that I didn't understand why there was a black history month. In a liberally-minded community in Southern Ontario, the majority of outward prejudice towards other ethnicities had been eliminated, so I thought a month just to celebrate being black wasn't fair. As a freckled, Casperesque child, I thought “Where is my month?”...

Sending out an SOS

By James McDonald

I have to ask you a favour. The Muse has been around for 61 years. We've been reporting on issues to empower and to inform students, and we love doing it. Unfortunately, the Muse needs your help. Currently, we receive $2 per student per term, and we're asking that it be raised to $4 per student per term. With this...

Looks are important too

By James McDonald

My motto has always been “fashion over function.” Needless to say, it doesn't work as well in a Newfoundland winter. Wearing tight jeans is far more impractical than wearing jeans and long johns—too impractical to justify. (My hipsterized self will have to be subdued until our seemingly never-ending winter decides to let up.) That said, sometimes it's important to focus...

Concerning new reality

By James McDonald

Over the last three months, we've all learned to cope without Metrobus. We've walked uphill, (literally both ways,) we've carpooled, we've micromanaged our schedules so they coincide with rides. For many of us, we can now live without the service, one that, according to many riders, should have been deemed essential. With all the money the city has saved, little...

Radio is killing the radio star

By James McDonald

How many people listen to mainstream radio and actually enjoy it? Now that I'm getting rides to school from my lovely coworker—thanks, Metrobus—I've been listening to top 40 and morning shows regularly. It had been years since I heard the 8:00 am banter and, let me tell you, I wasn't missing much. The announcers tend to joke and ramble on...

A slippery slope

By James McDonald

It's not much fun walking to school. With the busses still out on strike and plenty of snow and ice on the ground, I have to wonder when getting to school will not seem like a chore. I'm sure typical Newfoundland blizzards are on their way, and I'm sure the sidewalks are not going to all be magically clear this...

Decide to be merry

By James McDonald

Every year, I drink too much egg nog. I'm one of those people that waits for the first of November in unbelievable anticipation. Hallowe'en is over. The air is getting colder and the sky is getting darker. The only way to stay warm and jolly is to smother myself in lights, carols, and a pile of gingerbread. My tree has...

Salt in the wound

The Editor's Desk

By James McDonald

Snow is the worst. The day of the first snowfall only reiterated why Metrobus needs to get back on the streets. Heidi Murphy, business manager of the Muse, has taken the good samaritan role by picking me up every morning, now that the busses can't transport me from downtown to MUN. November 23 saw the first major snowfall in St....

Mindful of emissions

By James McDonald

It's a convenient coincidence that the Metrobus transit strike is continuing into our tenth issue, our green issue. Last week, I discussed the political side of transit strikes, but there is a far greater burden students and Metrobus passengers must bear during this bus-less time. The amount of emissions in transporting students to and from campus by bus is obviously...