By Alan Cho
Being hardcore is more than just flashing double jointed hand gestures to people as you drive your Escalade to a guest appearance on MTV’s Cribs. It’s more than being too high to avoid strutting into a torrent of bullets or slouching against a wall in that oh-so-gangsta-vogue way. Hardcore is achieved through struggle and coming… Continue reading Music Interview: K’Naan a new hardcore
Although typically classified as a hip-hop artist, Buck 65’s music encompasses a diverse range of styles and can veer in nearly any direction. Set to perform at this year’s Calgary Folk Festival, the former Eastern Canadian and current Parisian, credits his small town upbringing for his wide range of influences.“I grew up in a small… Continue reading Music Interview: Buck 65 ain’t no holla back girl
The hare pranced around the tortoise gleefully when he accepted the challenge. Of course the hare would beat the slow plodding turtle. On the day of the race the hare sprinted off, leaving the tortoise in the dust. Tired out and very much in the lead, the hare decided to take a nap. Moving at… Continue reading Music Interview: Tortoise slowly saves rock
By Chris Tait
“Speed up,” a voice crackled over the on-board CB. “Please speed up, lead car.”This was a striking introduction to the product of hundreds of sleep-deprived and malnourished hours spent by students on the University of Calgary Solar Car Team.I have been invited by the team to ride along as an embedded member, providing full photographic… Continue reading The long road home
The music industry is a lot like a soap opera. You’re always confronted with phenomenal new bands who spring out of nowhere like new romances. It’s ripe with high profile feuds and break ups to keep you on your toes and it’s even full of bungling do-gooders who end up causing more problems than they… Continue reading The Gauntlet versus copy protection
Someone has switched on the light at the end of whatever tunnel the University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team is in. The astounding Whit Hornsberger has been granted another year of eligibility with Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The point guard was forced to miss the majority of what would have been his fifth season following… Continue reading Dinos git Whit for one more season
It’s a sport of crushed ribs and severed ears, broken bones and bruised egos. But at the Calgary Stampede, one of the world’s major rodeos, the stakes are too high to stay away. As if it wasn’t enough to be Canada’s largest annual event, the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede July 7-16, smashed attendance records on… Continue reading Stampede round-up 2005
Campus Security came under fire last month for a security advisory sent to University of Calgary members.The advisory, sent Wed., Jun. 15, warned campus members of a suspicious black male in Social Sciences and the Education Tower. He was described as being in his mid 20s.The advisory was criticized by graduate students for not identifying… Continue reading Security advisory knocked
By Emily Senger
The University of Calgary Faculty of Engineering received the largest single donation in U of C history last month. A total of $50 million was granted to the faculty, with $25 million donated by Ontario philanthropist Seymore Schulich, and $25 million from the Alberta government’s Access to the Future Fund. In honour of Schulich’s gift,… Continue reading $50 million donated to Engineering
By Chris Tait
Chris Tait has been given the special privilege of being embedded with the University of Calgary’s Solar Team in their attempt to race from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta. Join him and follow the story as he reports on the daily lives of those involved in the race. Keep checking gauntlet.ucalgary.ca for regular updates. “Speed… Continue reading Embedded