The Gazette - Friday, January 31, 2003

Can a "heart of gold" win over voters?

"This is a party interested in you," declared Jack Layton, the charismatic Toronto city councillor. "It's time to end the senseless quest towards the militarism in this world."

Whether it's time for peace or not, one thing is for sure – it's Jack Layton time on the national stage.

Liberal election platform calls for tuition freeze

The provincial Liberal party released its election platform yesterday, proposing an immediate tuition freeze and help for needy students, among other commitments.

Marie Bountrogianni, Liberal critic for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, said the platform is the result of public concern and not pressure from lobby groups.

Study says boys may actually be literate

Boys are dumb – or so girls say anyway. However, a recent study on boys and literacy suggests boys are merely interested in different texts than girls.

"Traditionally, boys are not interested in literacy," said Kathy Sanford, assistant professor of education at the University of Victoria and co-author of the study entitled Morphing Literacy: Boys Reshaping Their Literacy.

Grits propose Double cohort refund

With the double cohort lurking around the corner, the call for an application fee refund is raising the hopes of many high school students.

According to Marie Bountrogianni, member of provincial parliament for the Hamilton Mountain riding and post-secondary education critic for the Liberal Party, university applications are something students should not have to pay for.

A stroke of literary genius

A Western father and daughter team have joined literary forces on a book about strokes.

Vladamir Hachinski, professor of clinical neurological sciences at Western, and his daughter Larissa Hachinski, a Western graduate of oral history, have collaborated on a book to inform Canadians about strokes.

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