By Mary Chan
The Students’ Union allocated a total of $23,000 toward government lobbying efforts at Tuesday night’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting. The money was approved in two motions, one of which earmarked $15,000 for the Tuition Action Committee. "TAC is back," said SU Vice-president External Nassr Awada. "Our issue’s still the same. Our issue is that tuition… Continue reading SU spends $23,000 to lobby province
By Bonnie Leung
Science and engineering research in Alberta is getting a $500 million boost. However, student leaders doubt students will actually see any of the money from the provincial government’s new endowment fund for research in science and engineering. "This endowment will help us to attract investment, recruit top researchers from around the world and give our… Continue reading Science research gets $500M
Last year’s epic battle over tuition seems like a distant memory as the University of Calgary Board of Governors prepares to vote on next year’s tuition increase. The BoG meets this Friday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Blue Room of the Dining Centre. A vote on the proposed 5.15 per cent tuition increase… Continue reading Students prepare for tuition fight
By David Kenney
Thirteen years and nine albums later, Blue Rodeo is, well, still blue. On The Days Inbetween, Canada’s favourite balladeers breeze by with many last-dance sleepers for the loved and the jaded. Unlike 1997’s Tremolo though, not all is sad or weepy. Days sees the boys kick up a rockabilly fuss loaded with spite and puss.… Continue reading The Days Inbetween — Blue Rodeo
Do not be fooled by Scritti Politti’s cool sounding rhyming name or by the very cool looking package of their fourth album Anomie & Bonhomie. This is one book that can not be judged by its cover. Scritti Pollitti (led by English singer Green Gartside) is in its third decade of searching for a hit… Continue reading Anomie & Bonhomie — Scritti Politti
By Dave Kenney
Stuck in lame-date limbo? Then The Uptown may have your gig. From Feb. 10 to June 14 the historic Calgary theatre will be showcasing a kaiediscope of music/performance art. No top-40 crap here though. Instead catch folk, zydeco, jazz, classical guitar, dance, and comedy. "The idea behind these concerts is simple: everybody wins!" says enthusiastic… Continue reading Eclectic Series
Students with an extra $50 in their pockets can now witness the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of Holst’s The Planets from the Jack Singer Concert Hall’s choir loft. A special offer from the CPO will allow students to enjoy the last five concerts of this season’s Classics Series. The upcoming concerts present an eclectic repertoire… Continue reading The symphony, cheap
By Justin Lee
Hollywood hasn’t exactly had the greatest success with sequels, particularly in the comedy genre. The majority of comedic sequels strive to one-up the original by trying to create a bigger, better and funnier version of its predecessor. However, many times the end result is an over-the-top, pathetic attempt to suck in fans of the original… Continue reading Next Friday fails to deliver a punch
Simpatico is a prize-winning horse, a symbol of beauty and prosperity, which contrasts this film’s characters, whose sin-filled pasts come back to haunt them. Unfortunately, the only other thing haunting about Simpatico is the wasted two hours it takes to watch it. Completely devoid of intelligence, wit or insight, Simpatico is a truly dismal film.… Continue reading Simpatico delivers shallow characters
By Justin Lee
Nupanella. The name rolls off your tongue all smooth like silk. The same could be said about the vocal delivery of Rockabye, the central force behind local hip-hop duo Nupanella. Rockabye Together with the rhythmic flow of fellow mc AAnalyst, quench the never-ending thirst of heads searching for true hip-hop. Meanwhile, producers/sound scientists Prizo and… Continue reading Nupanella: Nummy