Month: September 2012

By Charis Whitbourne

Calgary is filled with many amazing people with a variety of diverse talents, beliefs and ideas. While meeting them all would probably be impossible, We Should Know Each Other is the perfect party to get acquainted with as many different people as you can.
 WSKEO is a community gathering where all kinds of people from… Continue reading Let me introduce myself

By Sean Sullivan

Journey Prize winning short-story writer C. P. Boyko, author of Blackout, will read from his second collection, Psychology and Other Stories, at Pages on Kensington on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
 The collection of six short stories, none of which are titled “Psychology,” examines the roles psychologists — from forensic psychiatrists to self-help gurus —… Continue reading How does that make you feel?

By McKinley Wiens

Advancement in art comes with advancement in technology — in new media, computers and video screens have become fresh canvases for artists to explore. EMMEDIA, a local electronic media arts centre that provides support and equipment for local artists, will soon be hosting Calgary’s first new media festival, Particle + Wave. The festival will run… Continue reading High-tech high culture

By Joey Maslen

Sustainability is an important issue for most Calgarians. The University of Calgary’s Sustainability Street Team is going green for another year of projects and campaigns to promote sustainable practices.
 Working under the guidance of U of C’s Office of Sustainability, the team of student volunteers will educate peers about sustainable living and participate in various… Continue reading Training to sustain

By Pauline Anunciacion

Adidas partnered with University of Calgary researchers to design a high-performance shoe. The shoe was designed using technology developed at the U of C and was used by athletes at the London Summer Olympics from July 27 to August 12.
 The U of C Kinesiology lab and Adidas produced the Adizero Prime SP to improve… Continue reading U of C research takes big step

By Emily Macphail

Aspiring singers at the 
University of Calgary can be involved in the Idol experience at the sixth annual 
UC Idol, a showcase of student musical talent on Sept. 28.
 Debuting in 2007, the show was initially club-focused — each participant represented a club. It was initially called Club Idol. 
 Around 90 people attended the… Continue reading Making stars out of students

By Caitlin Simpson

“Snap out of it! It’s just a phase! Perk up!” These words of encouragement may seem helpful to someone who is experiencing a moment of sadness. However, for those who are depressed, these words may not resonate.
 According to Health Canada, depression is an illness that affects approximately 7 per cent of Canadians each year… Continue reading Identifying depression through awareness

By Michael Grondin

On September 25, the government of Canada invested just under $1 million to two University of Calgary researchers that are conducting research that looks at improving eye health and nanoparticle toxins.
 The Collaborative Health 
Research Projects Program, a collaboration between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of… Continue reading Federal government invests in U of C research