By Mike Hallman
It’s the start of the year. Frosh wander around lost, fourth-years go on 11-day benders, profs get their first tantalizing glance at the young, fresh meat once again filling their classrooms, and rez rats still make an effort to attend class in clothes other than pyjamas. It’s also time for another Overflow. For those of… Continue reading Fun without the sun
By Josh LaVoie
In the land of punk there is a distinct division between groups. You’ve got your old school punks who have been enjoying the scene in some cases since the early ’80s. Then, you’ve got your new school punks whose interest was spurred when Blink 182 made it big in the late ’90s. The second group… Continue reading Strung Out plays MacEwan Ballroom and speaks to us
Seven thousand three hundred people at a sold-out show. Not bad for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, an organization that sat in artistic limbo for months last year as it struggled to keep afloat financially. Musicians had nowhere to play while a skeleton administrative crew worked against time and the odds to prepare a plan for… Continue reading Mozart returns to the mountain and Beethoven hits the bottle
By Alan Cho
I can’t help but be disappointed by the lack of robots. It’s ridiculous, but when I heard about the new exhibit at the Nickle Arts, one born from an unholy collaboration between artists and computer scientists, I expected robots. But there are no transforming engines of destruction, not even a pitiful, break dancing Urkel-bot. Instead,… Continue reading i-Works fuses art and multimedia
An otherwise normal beginning to the school year was loudly interrupted by the screaming guitars, crashing drums and powerful vocals of the Swingin’ Utters. It rang through a quiet MacEwan Hall as they got ready for their Mon., Sept. 8 show. Punk rockers for over ten years, the Swingin’ Utters visited Calgray as their third… Continue reading The Swingin’ Utters rock out. Oi!
By Jael Wong
I headed down to Lunchbox Theatre, Mon., Sept. 8 for the very first time to catch The Wild Guys, the company’s latest production. In all my years in Calgary–14 and counting–I had never been to Lunchbox Theatre and, as I soon discovered, I’ve been missing out. It’s interesting I had never been there before, especially… Continue reading Pack a lunch for The Wild Guys
By Jeff Kubik
What if the unthinkable happened? What if Quebec separated and poutine ceased to be a domestic commodity? Where would we go for high-end comedy festivals? What would we do with the tonnes of surplus bilingual cereal boxes? How would we efficiently dispose of Celine Dion? Plan B. Developed during the infamous separatist referendum of the… Continue reading Oui? Non! Merde!
By Todd Penney
The Dinos sure know how to ruin a good party. On Fri., Sept. 5, the Dinos football team was on the West Coast to face the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the T-Birds’ home opener. The Dinos were coming off a dramatic one point win over arch rival University of Alberta Golden Bears while… Continue reading Dinos ground T-Birds
By Russ Dyck
Classes were back in session Mon., Sept. 8, but long before we began filling the cheap, plastic lecture hall seats, the Dinos women’s soccer team was selected and anxiously awaiting the start of the 2003/04 season. Before we look forward to the upcoming season, let’s take a moment to reflect on the 2002/03 campaign. The… Continue reading Ready to rock
In any sport, a team laden with new talent and fresh faces can be seen in two ways: inexperienced or energized. This year’s Dinos men’s soccer squad falls into the second category. With a roster boasting as many rookies as returning players (14), not to mention eight players who played their rookie campaigns last year,… Continue reading Half veteran, half rookie, all good