Kananaskis Country will soon come alive with politicians, media and protestors as the G8 Summit rolls into town. To better inform the public of the issues, the Parkland Institute and the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation put together Talking G8: The Travelling Road Show, a globalization workshop to be held throughout Alberta.“The Travelling Road Show… Continue reading G8 Road Show to hit University of Calgary
Month: May 2002
Business school renamed
By Вen Li
The U of C’s Faculty of Management became the Haskayne School of Business on Tue., May 28, 2002. About two hundred local business leaders and members of the campus community honoured Richard Haskayne for his charitable and other contributions to the university and the community.“He’s been active in business for the past four decades,” said… Continue reading Business school renamed
Cricket in danger
Riley Park has multiple uses. Kids splash in the wading pool, adults sunbathe and on Monday evenings and weekend afternoons, white-clad men flit across the pitch playing cricket. This activity may be in jeopardy."What was being proposed was a larger parks depot, but that’s a side issue," said Don Patrician of the Department of Programs… Continue reading Cricket in danger
Letter: Lottery Board back in business
By Murray Smith
In 2002/03, over $1.2 billion from the Alberta Lottery Fund will be allocated to community, not-for-profit, and priority public and community-based initiatives throughout the province.A portion of Alberta Lottery Fund revenues are distributed through foundations and granting programs, one of which was the Community Lottery Board (CLB) Program. The decision to discontinue the CLB Program… Continue reading Letter: Lottery Board back in business
Letter:Uncovering the liberal manifesto
It’s so sad to see an editorialist eat rhetoric. Sadder to see him spit it out. In case you haven’t heard, there are four basic "media taboos" held sacrosanct by media watchdogs, whomever they may be. Again, for those of you who haven’t heard, a "taboo" is a subject of discussion to be suppressed or… Continue reading Letter:Uncovering the liberal manifesto
God gets voted off the island
By James Keller
After months of lies, betrayal, deception, backstabbing and ultimately winning $1 million in the third installment of Survivor, Vecepia Towery avowed that, among other things, she was thankful to God for her victory as the ultimate survivor."It was all him," she proclaimed, at the heel of a long victory speech during the final minutes of… Continue reading God gets voted off the island
For the love of money
Moola, moola, moola.Moola is fun. People work for moola. They spend countless years in school to get jobs that will earn a lot of moola. They marry for moola. Like Jordy Birch said, "if you have moola everything is good and everybody’s your friend." Apparently, even though the age-old saying goes "money can’t buy you… Continue reading For the love of money
Out for the count
I remember running into him at the Calgary Stampede. I must have been 12 or 13, and I couldn’t believe my luck. Here, right in front of me, stood a mountain of a man: the improbable Davey Boy Smith.Smith was wrestling as the "British Bulldog" back then, earning his money in Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling… Continue reading Out for the count
Headstrong, Self-titled
By Kyle Young
This CD belongs in your collection now, so you won’t have to go digging through HMV later when they’re selling out venues down the road.Even if this release had been their third or fourth, Headstrong’s self-titled debut would still manage to impress. With a heavy rock sound reminiscent of Rage Against The Machine, minus the… Continue reading Headstrong, Self-titled
Velvet Empire, Self-titled
By Eric Fung
Pop music has never been so bland. Velvet Empire and their self-titled debut are products of the Canadian reality TV series Popstars, which follows “the creation of a male/female pop super-group.”Average in every respect, Velvet Empire has no chance of attaining popstar status. There is no doubt they sing and dance decently and their image… Continue reading Velvet Empire, Self-titled