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By Veronika Janik

The redevelopment of the MacEwan Ballroom will result not only in a newer facility but also a renaming of the room itself. Molson Canada, the university’s main draft supplier, will provide funding, and to secure this funding and other capital costs from Molson, the Students’ Union will rename it the Molson Ballroom. The predicted expense… Continue reading Molson Ballroom anyone?

By Jenn Olson

“I puked about four or five times all over the QEW,” says Dan Vacons, proudly. “No one in Toronto would look at me. They were all too embarrassed.” Local indie darlings the Dudes have spent the summer shooting their first videos in Toronto and Calgary and are now reminiscing about getting sick out of a… Continue reading Dude! Where’s my pay cheque?

By Kirsten Varsek

A few years ago, while absentmindedly flipping through the pages of an unmemorable magazine at the Vancouver airport, I saw the only member of timeless rap group Swollen Members who had deluded himself enough to embark on a solo career. You know, the one who released that unforgettable video of half-naked girls flouncing around Stanley… Continue reading Toronto Film Fest coverage misses the mark

By Natalie Sit

In response to past election problems, Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston brought proposed election bylaws for first reading to Students’ Legislative Council Tue., Dec. 2. Preston explained each time there is a problem with elections, the SU has only “patched it up with small amendments.” “It was reworked and rewritten to be… Continue reading New election bylaws passed

By Samuel Liaw

Computer viruses slow U of C Early September saw University of Calgary networks hit with e-mail viruses and worms. Many computer networks were shut down. The Gabot worm saturated the campus network with traffic and prevented students from accessing the Infonet. The problem was due to major bugs in Microsoft Windows operating systems. "it must… Continue reading News you missed while studying

By Chris Beauchamp

Five new members were elected to the Student’s Union. Unofficial SU by-election results were announced Fri., Oct. 24. Birju Dattani and Kassim Amery were elected as Academic Commissioners. Janet Downie won the position of Fine Arts Faculty Representative, Jennifer Brause won Social Work Faculty Representative and Heidi Olson won Kinesiology Faculty Representative. Voter turnout was… Continue reading SU by-election results

By Holly Budd

Dear Mom, Jennifer Love Hewitt’s new show Time of Your Life premiered last week. When she was but a pre-teen, having shown some promise as a performer, her mother moved her to Los Angeles so her daughter could fulfill her dreams of stardom. Hmmm, I seem to remember an incident when I was the star… Continue reading Dear Mom: thanks for saying no