Month: February 2012

By Susan Anderson

The University of Calgary is developing a new, contemporary sign system to replace older signage across campus to improve navigation and create consistency. Third-year english major Katie Macleod, an exchange student from the United Kingdom, thinks new signs will help students find their way around campus. “I got lost so many times,” said Macleod. Cygnus,… Continue reading New signs point the way for U of C

By Eric Mathison

Julian sat on the second floor of the Taylor Family Digital Library. He had been there nine hours, was planning to stay until the building closed, go home to study until the early morning, maybe sleep for a couple hours, then return to campus to write his engineering final. Two days before, he had spent… Continue reading The future of perfection

By Manal Sheikh

Like many works of romantic fiction inspired by a true story, Michael Sucsy’s The Vow is a strange mix of the expected generic love-drama formula, with a bit of gritty reality added in. Starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, two of Hollywood’s go-to romantic leads, the film follows a young married couple through the trauma… Continue reading Film review: The Vow

By Chad Utke

It’s that red-carpet-and-celluloid time of year again — the Academy Awards are set to honour films that were a cut above the rest. 2011 was an odd year for the film industry — there were plenty of watchable movies, but very few great ones that will go down as timeless pieces of art. One of… Continue reading 2011 in film

By Nicole Dionne

When your car is broken, you see a mechanic. When your computer is broken, you ask your most tech-savvy friend to take a look. When you want to know more about climate change, you probably wouldn’t think to talk to a doctor. “People ask me, ‘You’re a cardiologist, why are you writing a book about… Continue reading “Climate change for dummies”

By Andrea Llewellyn

Sue Johanson is well aware that she is shocking and entertaining as an 81-year-old sex educator, but listen up — though her message may be simple, youth have a lot to learn. Johanson sums it up succinctly: “Know what you are doing. Think ahead, plan ahead, never let sex just happen, and always practice saf-er… Continue reading Talking sex with Sue

By Pauline Anunciacion

When you were born, you were given a name– it identifies you and acknowledges your existence to society. But what if your own name was denied you? U of C grad Andrew Kooman’s play She Has a Name brings forth the intertwined stories of a sex worker and a lawyer to a Canadian audience, highlighting… Continue reading She Has a Name and a story, too

By Laura Bardsley

Although age has brought Dylan Khotin-Foote, the indie artist formerly known as HAPPY TRENDY, to a trendier, albeit questionably happier stage in his musical career, his pre-2010 project Kumon Plaza has not been left behind. Instead, Khotin-Foote works malleability into his booking process — if the show offers more dance-pop acts, he’ll perform a Kumon… Continue reading HAPPY TRENDY and Kumon Plaza are synth-born kin

By Pauline Anunciacion

You actually know All Time Low– you just don’t know it yet. You’ve probably seen some incarnation of them back in high school, in the form of teenage hopefuls rocking out in their garage and badgering you to check out their new gig. This Baltimore-based four-piece is fashioned from the same pop-punk cloth. For lead… Continue reading A Baltimore boy’s best-kept secrets: All Time Low hit the road

By Wyatt Anton

On Feb. 7, the ridiculously dressed and afro-ed one-half of LMFAO took Calgary for a shuffle. Minus co-conspirator SkyBlu, who dropped the Canadian leg of the tour due to back issues, RedFoo, fresh off a Super Bowl performance and obviously suffering vocally from a hangover still managed to keep the energy high and the crowd… Continue reading Concert review: LMFAO’s not sorry for party rocking