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By Andy Williams

T he only taboo is hack,” says Jeff Kubik, one of the founders of a new local comedy initiative for the “alternative mind,” Kaboom… Hooray! Kubik, along with fellow comedian Alan Cho, have a very specific idea of what they aim to accomplish with their new project. “When people hear comedy, they see it with… Continue reading Comedians embrace onomatopoeia; hilarity

By Jeff Kubik

As the last semester of the term recedes into the distance, about a quarter of the extant student population is gearing up to slap ties around their necks and mortgages around their credit ratings. And as adulthood creeps forward, more than a few of those would-be cubicle jockies are starting to claw at their skin,… Continue reading Of menopause and mentorship

By Jeff Kubik

The Socratic method is founded on the belief that, together, we can understand our world through careful examination and thoughtful discourse. The only thing of which Socrates was certain, he said, was that he knew nothing. Unfortunately, thousands of years later, the bleeding hearts of the freshly minted student body continue to drown student papers… Continue reading The meta-opinion

By Jeff Kubik

Last month, Premier Ralph Klein declared education the top priority of the latest Conservative mandate. Raising the spectre of a tuition freeze or “something of that nature,” Klein’s new position on education follows the creation of the Advanced Education Ministry days before the last provincial election. For student leaders like the U of C’s Students’… Continue reading Klein’s PSE priority

By Jeff Kubik

“The fact that in a rich province there should be any deficit at all from the provincial grant is already very serious and scandalous.” University of Calgary Faculty Association President Anton Colijn doesn’t mince words when it comes to the current levels of provincial funding for the U of C. Along with university administration and… Continue reading Equal funding?

By Jeff Kubik

“I became aware, as early as my college days, that no opinion, however absurd and incredible can be imagined, that has not been held by one of the philosophers.” –Rene “solipsist extraordinaire” Descartes Tell me I’m not the only one. Tell me I’m not the first to have finished reading Descartes’ Discourse on Method and… Continue reading A shout out to the West’s great minds

By Jeff Kubik and Emily Senger

From closed bovine borders to AISH payments, Alberta’s provincial election has seen hundreds of appeals to voters. Despite the best agenda setting efforts of Alberta’s political parties, four primary issues have dominated the run up to Mon., Nov. 22–chirping, cowboy hat-wearing, not obviously-disabled women notwithstanding. Budget surplus This September, the Progressive-Conservative party announced the retirement… Continue reading We have issues…