Issue 11
Doublethink
NOTE: If you are easily offended or prone to violence, please do not read this article!!!! Or at least read it right till the end. If you stop half way through you’ll get the wrong idea completely.
Most of us believe in evolution, right? But do we walk the talk?
Our public health system allows people with hereditary diseases to stay alive and pass on their body’s problems to the next generation.
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Please buy me!
You see them as you ride the bus to work; they stare at you as you drive through the city; they greet you as you open up your email; and they are even in your home. There is no escaping them.
Even reclusives like me cannot help but be exposed to advertising in the modern world. On billboards, in newspapers and magazines, on TV, online, in public bathrooms, on taxis and buses, and every space in between, ads are everywhere. I even discovered one on my coffee cup the ot ... Read More >> |
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Show me the money! After nine years of fiscal prudency, Finance Minister Michael Cullen last month embarked on his ninth budget with tax cuts being the main focal point. The rainy day that Dr. Cullen had been saving for finally emerged (coincidently with election year) in the form of skyrocketing costs of living and the threat of an economic recession. With expectations running high, much to the chagrin of Dr. Cullen, the government unveiled its master plan to alleviate the financial burden for households – ... Read More >> |
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The forgotten candidate
The US election has been in full swing for a while now, and although there may be only three names on the news, they are certainly not the only names on the ballot card.
According to Roger Calero, the idea US citizens can only vote for either the Democratic or Republican parties is simply an illusion, and he should know, he is the Socialist Workers Party candidate for US President.
Calero, who visited AUT on May 20, says while it is falsely but widely as ... Read More >> |
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So Close, Yet So Far for AUT Youth Innovators!
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Three weeks ago, Team Sustainable Systems, AUT’s National Microsoft
Imagine Cup 2008 team, must have been feeling ‘So close, yet so far’
within their hearts, as the winners for this year’s competition were
announced.
“It has been a long journey within a month, with us working our
ideas from scratch to an actual product that is workable and should be
ready for commercialisati ... Read More >> |
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Folding for those less fortunate
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One thousand origami paper cranes will be sent to the victims of the
China earthquake to express the sympathy and best wishes of Chinese
students at AUT.
The AUT Chinese Centre is calling out to all students and staff to
make a paper crane and send their compassion to those in need in China.
Chinese Students Advisor Marlene Lu says a Chinese businessman will
purchase the 1000 paper cranes. |
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AUT Under Review Eight operational reviews at AUT since October have cut 45 full-time jobs – with 14 more pending. Areas being reviewed include programmes, departments or whole schools at the university. With the possibility of more reviews on the way and a possible change in teaching style for AUT, some lecturers are concerned.
The AUT chair of the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE), John Prince, says there is a “range of feelings” among sta ... Read More >> |
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