By Toby White
Mark Counsell is a man on a mission. The Students’ Union Operations and Finance Commissioner wants to review the levies students contribute to through their SU fees. To begin, he is proposing a referendum to remove the $2 per semester levy students pay to Career Services. Counsell feels Career Services should be paid for by… Continue reading MORE BANG FOR YOUR SU BUCK
By Вen Li
Anthrax. To most, the word "Anthrax" now conjures images of terrorism, sickness and death. This old, oft-cited, but rarely seen disease made headlines recently as a potential terrorist weapon, with the worst possibility being thousands of deaths in mere minutes using crop dusters. But is anthrax really the threat that some media outlets suggest? Or… Continue reading This page has Anthrax on it
By James Keller
One of Canada’s rising rock acts isn’t as Canadian as it might first appear. According to Big Wreck guitarist Brian Doherty, only a quarter of the band, frontman Ian Thornley, is from the Great White North. The rest, which includes New Yorkers Doherty and drummer Forrest Williams, and Boston bassist David Henning, are living the… Continue reading The red and white… and blue?
By Ken Clarke
In commemoration of three decades in the business, Alligator Records amassed a wide assortment of blues flavours and styles in 30th Anniversary Collection.A few of the numerous highlights include blistering guitar from Johnny Winter, soulful harp from Junior Wells and a previously unreleased, live cooker from Albert Collins and The Icebreakers. Of course, this double… Continue reading 30th Anniversary collection
"It’s funny, but it’s reality," says actress Devona Reid. "It’s a brutal reality." The University of Calgary’s drama department will soon open its 35th season with Michel Tremblay’s groundbreaking play, Les Belles-Soeurs. Originally written in Joual, Quebec’s working class dialect, and then translated and performed in Enlgish, Tremblay’s play was the first to detail the… Continue reading Humour and feminism in Joual
By Justin Enns
All reputable video stores have a foreign film section. And because I’m sick of blockbuster Hollywood movies, I find myself going towards that section more and more. What do I find? Well, I find movies from Italy, France, Canada, China, and so on. Wait, did I say Canada? Yes, I did. Films from Quebec are… Continue reading Unexplored keys to culture
By James Keller
When in Rome… Okay, so the Rheostatics apparently aren’t media scholars. Even so, you’d think it was a matter of common sense to know that if you’re getting free press from someone, you should probably take it. I’m no expert–well, in a number of ways, being in the biz and all, I sort of am–but… Continue reading Giant steps in the wrong direction
Ahh, Shakespeare. Love, romance, humour and characters who never get tongue-tied. Ever wished that could be your life? Maybe you need lessons from Benedick and Beatrice. As characters in William Shakespeare’s last comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, they’re sworn enemies, without a single civil word between them. Theatre Junction’s version of Much Ado About Nothing,… Continue reading Shakespearean gossip queens
Everybody has a mother, and that might just be the reason director Gail Hanrahan believes Alberta Theatre Project’s new play, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, will be a success. Written by French Canadian Michel Tremblay, the play is about the relationship between the author and his late mother. It spans his life between… Continue reading The pleasure of French Canadian theatre
After 13 years, a chapter in independent Canadian music is coming to an end. Hailing from Alberta, the smalls have finally decided that it’s time to throw in the towel as a band. It all started in 1988 when members of the smalls met while studying jazz at Grant MacEwan College. Soon, the band became… Continue reading No small goodbye