By Sean Willett
The University of Calgary’s MacKimmie Library Tower will house unusual residents this summer. A mating couple of peregrine falcons have taken roost on the roof of the tower, where they will be raising their chicks over the next four months. Callie and Gary, the two falcons nesting on top of the library tower, are regular… Continue reading Family of falcons make MacKimmie a summer home
Registering for the proper courses can be difficult for new university students. Over the spring and summer, high school students that are newly accepted to the University of Calgary must begin planning their degree. On May 14, New Student Registration Assistance opened to help new students transition from high school to university. A team of… Continue reading U of C students get help with registration
The Alberta Court of Appeal has sided with Keith and Steven Pridgen’s plea for freedom of speech after being disciplined by the University of Calgary for criticizing a professor for inaccuracies of information. On May 9, 2012, the Court upheld that the students acted within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. After the Pridgens were… Continue reading Pridgen brothers’ case dismissed by court
The new model copyright agreement proposed by Access Copyright, a corporation set up to protect intellectual property, is causing discussion and uncertainty within universities across Canada. As of April 16, 2012, Access Copyright and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada decided upon a new model agreement, which is causing concern regarding whether the… Continue reading Debating new copyright laws
By Mike Leung
It is fair to say that the Vancouver Canucks have had very successful regular seasons, finishing at or near the top of the standings the last two years. Unfortunately for the Canucks, it is the playoffs, not the regular season, that decide who walks away with Lord Stanley’s Cup. Vancouver has failed to win a… Continue reading 41 years and counting
By Taylor McKee
For anyone doubting the calibre of football talent produced by head coach Blake Nill and the University of Calgary Dinos, the 2012 Canadian Football League draft was proof for the contrary. For the past two years, no other university in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport league has produced more CFL draft picks than the U of… Continue reading Dinos roar on draft day
Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and former SikTh frontman Mikee Goodman have come together to form the supergroup Primal Rock Rebellion, with their debut album Awoken Broken. The album itself can be loosely described as melodic metal mixed with a bit of hard rock — it combines elements of Smith’s beautiful guitar riffs with the… Continue reading Spun: Primal Rock Rebellion
Dull, lifeless and tedious are not words that many use to describe the writing of Edgar Allan Poe, the famous poet known for dark works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” However, those words are quite apt to describe James McTeigue’s The Raven, a film that takes the troubled author… Continue reading Film review: The Raven never takes flight
A role that involves improvisation, being called a “lesbian hobbit” by Sacha Baron Cohen and growing out your armpit hair probably wouldn’t tempt your typical Hollywood actress. Yet this unconventional part was eagerly nabbed by funny woman Anna Faris, who’s teaming up with Cohen for his latest farcical film, The Dictator. The movie, which is… Continue reading House bunny to hippie
By Sean Willett
Before anything else is said, it should be noted that Awesomenauts, the second title from Ronimo Games, features the worst voice actor I have ever heard. While most of the voice work ranges from competent to excellent, the voice actor for Lonestar, the game’s cowboy-themed hero, seems to be trying to win a shrieking match… Continue reading Game review: Awesomenauts is awesome