April 2011 Archive

1May 5, 2011
A Home of Art: The Collection of Gary Low

For many people today, choosing home décor is as simple as going to the nearest Ikea. For Mr. Gary Low, long time visual-arts teacher at Earl Haig, the process is…
1May 5, 2011
A How-to Guide to Affordable Theater in Toronto

For a significant percentage of young people, trips to the theater occur only in the context of class excursions. There is a tendency to view plays as being financially inaccessible…
0May 5, 2011
Disability is Possibility

There are hundreds of great schools in Toronto but the curriculum in very few can compare to the life-changing work that is done at Bloorview Kids Rehab Centre. Every year…
1May 5, 2011
From Silent Films To 3D: The Movie Goer’s Search For Entertainment

These days, there are so many easy and convenient ways to watch movies. You can go to a movie theatre, watch online, buy a movie on TV, rent a DVD,…
0May 5, 2011
G20 Summit: A Violation of Civil Rights

One billion dollars, twenty thousand police officers, and over ten thousand unsatisfied protesters left last June’s G20 summit unresolved in Toronto. Those who protested peacefully accuse Toronto police officers of…
0May 8, 2011
Horoscopes: Tactics To Stay Focused

Aries (03/21-04/19) As the first House in the year, you are adventurous, passionate, and a perfectionist, always trying to be the fastest and best, so being impatient will cause you…
0May 5, 2011
Is Religion Still A Force For Good?

During a wave of violence against Christians in the Middle East, an explosion on New Year’s Day 2011 outside a Coptic church in Egypt killed at least 21 and injured…
1May 5, 2011
Jersey Shore: The Epitome of Trash TV

Jersey Shore promotes excessive alcohol consumption, unnecessary violence, and embarrassing stupidity (“A crow comes and it starts quacking at us… or not quacking, what does a crow do?”, “That’s why…
0May 5, 2011
New Culinary Arts Program at Earl Haig

New to Earl Haig this year, Culinary Arts is a technology course in which students learn the skills of cooking and baking. When it was announced that the course would…
3May 5, 2011
Science is an Art: A Look at High School Education

Throughout my high school career, I have been puzzled by the seemingly clear and concrete line readily drawn by staff and students alike between the arts and the sciences. The…
0May 5, 2011
The Cost of Education

A natural course of action for many high school students is to pursue a higher education. Over the past few decades, the number of prospective post-secondary students has steadily been…
0May 5, 2011
The Demonization of Chechnya

On January 24th 2011, a suicide bomber killed 35 people in a blatant act of terrorism at Russia’s busiest international terminal – Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. The attack, which U.S. President…
0May 5, 2011
The Divide

Does the presence of two separate educational programs in Earl Haig: The Claude Watson Arts Program and the standard Collegiate Program, have the overall effect of separating students from one…
0May 5, 2011
The Truth About Facebook

“On March 15, 2011, Facebook will be shut down forever.” This rumour spread faster than wildfire after it was posted on the Weekly World News, the self-proclaimed “most reliable” Internet…
1May 5, 2011
The Voice of the Voiceless

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. –Voltaire The ongoing case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has attracted media attention for almost three decades…
0May 5, 2011
The Who, What and Where of American Gun Control

Gun control is a sensitive issue in the United States. From the National Rifle Association to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, many groups have drastically different opinions on who…
1May 5, 2011
Turning the Page and Finding a Screen

Books are an essential part of our lives. Even if you’re not a reader, chances are you know someone who is, and even if you claim not to like books,…