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The Disenlightenment? Skepticism and Preposterous Claims in the Digital Age
By: Rowan Dunne Anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, believers that shapeshifting reptiles rule the world! We aren’t just living in an era of high skepticism, it seems there’s no limit to the outrageous concepts and theories some people will believe these days. This semester I will be looking into what underlies the incredulity that seems to be pervasive in contemporary society. It is an especially timely topic given the COVID-19 pandemic and reactions to the measures imposed to counter it such as lockdowns, mask-wearing, and social distancing. Why given, all our scientific knowledge and capacity to acquire and crunch data are we so
Discussing Anti-Black Racism on Campus
By: Donneyha Ellis A series of racially charged incidents, the establishment of an Anti-Black racism task force, the sudden departure of the University of Windsor’s Vice-President of Student Experience. It would appear there’s a problem with racism at UWindsor. This semester I will be taking a look at the systematic and systemic racism at the University of Windsor. My reporting will cover the broad efforts administration is undertaking, such as the work of the Anti-Black Racism task force. I will assess its effectiveness in combating not just overt anti-black racism, but also the microaggressions Black students face on campus. Racism
WindsorWrites @ UWindsor
By Julienne Rousseau They laugh, they cry, they argue and, every year, a group of students at the University of Windsor see the product of their labours literally come off the presses. They are in Marty Gervais’s Publishing Practicum course. This semester I am following the students in the Publishing Practicum as they work with a Canadian author to edit and publish a book of poetry from start to finish. My stories will document this process, with all its trials, tribulations and successes. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, running a practicum course like this is, to say the least, challenging.
Renaming Macdonald Hall: Progressive or a disservice to our national history?
By: Rowan Dunne The name of 'Canada's first prime minister could come down from a University of Windsor student residence. Advocates of the renaming of Sir John A. Macdonald Hall view Macdonald's character as questionable and his decisions during his term of leadership to be deplorable. A UWindsor alumnus launched a petition who believes that the name of the hall should be changed because he does not feel that Macdonald was a respectable man, primarily due to his involvement with the creation of the residential school system and the oppression and abuse of Indigenous people. The petition's success and the
Technology in the classroom: Distraction or Discussion?
By Julienne Rousseau Among the challenges, the University of Windsor students face under COVID-19 restrictions is dealing with the variations among professors’ technological competencies. Some professors are pros on Blackboard, others obvious rookies who only used it for the bare minimum pre-COVID. Flashy, PowerPoint slides, or Prezis, stand out for some professors while others use no technology beyond that which puts the professor in front of students virtually. Dr. Rob Nelson is one of the latter types and is unapologetic. “I would say that every other professor I know would be horrified to admit to anyone that they don’t