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Current Issue =95 April 10, 2008 to April 23, 2008 = =95 No=20 186

Commercial Drive=20

Magpie=20 is closing after 14 years

By Kevin Potvin

The Commercial Drive institution finally succumbs to the = internet=20 and usurious credit cards

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Sports

A=20 hockey night in Canada to remember

By Kevin Potvin

A weird confluence of rare events took place this week, = something=20 we'll likely never see again

China

China=20 and Tibet is more than a little like Canada and Quebec =

By Kevin Potvin

And those who criticize China today run the risk of = double=20 standards

Protest

Riot=20 101

By Tavis W Dodds

Two dozen arrested UBC students part of disturbing larger = picture=20

War

More=20 than just insidious spamming

By Diane Walsh

We live with being watched in ever more penetrating ways =

Racism

What=20 Daniel says

By Les Brown

Racial superiority in surprising places

Racism

Huge= =20 differences revealed in ethnic groups=C3 incomes =

By Tanyss Knowles

Economic racism in Canada is the unacknowledged other = side of the=20 same coin

Protest

I,=20 Terrorist

Tavis W Dodds

Pacifism is still an extreme radicalism

Film

Turne= r's=20 Movies

Vantage Point

Misterios de Ultratumba

Lett= ers=20

Environment

Carbon=20 taxes will inevitably lead to state encouragement of driving =

By Kevin Potvin

State laws about gambling were also originally meant to = curtail=20 it, and now look how the state pushes it to new heights

Quotes of the week

They said What?!

Two tits up!

Gene Siskel

m= ore=20

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Riot=20 101

By Tavis W Dodds

More=20 than just insidious spamming

By Diane Walsh

What=20 Daniel says

By Les Brown

Huge= =20 differences revealed in ethnic groups=C3 incomes =

By Tanyss Knowles

I,=20 Terrorist

Tavis W Dodds

Turne= r's=20 Movies

Vantage Point

Misterios de Ultratumba

Lett= ers=20

Carbon=20 taxes will inevitably lead to state encouragement of driving =

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They said What?!

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Riot=20 101

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More=20 than just insidious spamming

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What=20 Daniel says

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Huge= =20 differences revealed in ethnic groups=C3­ incomes =

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I,=20 Terrorist

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Turne= r's=20 Movies

Vantage Point

Misterios de Ultratumba

Lett= ers=20

Carbon=20 taxes will inevitably lead to state encouragement of driving =

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They said What?!

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