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By Paul Robert
Using brawn and brain, six artists will battle it out for exhibition space at the Nickle Arts Museum’s So You Wanna Be an Art Star on April 22. The competition will reward one successful contestant with a solo show in the museum’s Teaching Gallery. Created by Richard Smolinski and Linda Carreiro, this comical critique of… Continue reading Artistic death match comes to Nickle
By Mark Villani
Barclay’s English Premier League As Manchester United reach the end of their “glory, glory” era with star manager Alex Ferguson hanging up his whistle, the Premier League looks wide open this year as a number of teams could make their mark early. With new managers at Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, one can expect… Continue reading European soccer previews
By Taylor McKee
Hockey, and more specifically violence in hockey, will always have a unique place in Canada’s national discussion. The current conversation surrounding head trauma in hockey has been simultaneously heated, divisive, hyperbolic and sincere, but always stems from a passionate– bordering on paternalistic– love for the sport and the wildly subjective views about the ideals that… Continue reading Sportspinion: The NHL needs to fight head shots
By Sydney Stokoe
Those greens of summer / Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah / I got a Nikon camera / I love to take a photograph / So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away.” When a type of film manages to not only be memorialized in song by Paul Simon, but also… Continue reading Kodachrome fades away
By Paul Murphy
The University of Calgary Alumni Association has been trying to reach out to current students before graduation. One of these initiatives is the creation of the Senior Class Ambassadors. These positions have been initiated to recognize students who have shown an exceptional degree of leadership and involvement throughout their degrees. This year Scarlett Crockatt and… Continue reading Alumni Association reaches out to students with senior class ambassador program
By Sarelle Azuelos
The Wildrose Alliance gained some provincial street cred Monday after Paul Hinman won the Calgary-Glenmore byelection. “It didn’t matter who won,” said Duane Bratt, a Mount Royal University political analyst. He said that no matter what the outcome, constituents lost senior cabinet minister and deputy premier Ron Stevens and got a back bench MLA. Only… Continue reading Wildrose takes riding as voters send message to Ed
By Jeremy Zhao
With the Progressive Conservatives on the defense after a turbulent year, the provincial byelection just might be the last thing they want to deal with. Six candidates are vying for the Calgary-Glenmore provincial seat Sept. 24. The space has been vacant since deputy premier Ron Stevens resigned to accept a position on the Alberta Court… Continue reading Candidates battle for conservative stronghold in provincial byelection
By Hoang-Mai Hong
Maybe it’s because of the advent of spring, but movies feel somewhat fresher and wider ranging at this time of year, even if they aren’t. The slate feels as if it’s been wiped clean and expectations are wide open. Or maybe we’re just more tolerant with the prospect of fair weather? Upon closer investigation, overall… Continue reading April films make for a mixed bag
By Hoang-Mai Hong
Emerging from all the hullabaloo and buzz of the Academy Awards, one realizes that other than a few upcoming “majorly anticipated” movies, what else is there? Not that anything else is less than worthy of our collective attention, but there hasn’t been much circulating around other than Watchmen trailers. Well, the Oscars have been awarded… Continue reading Post-Oscar films to enjoy in March
By Hoang-Mai Hong
Hark! Good movies be on the horizon! Almost! It’s getting closer to American Thanksgiving, that time of year when studios begin to roll out their finest fillies for award season. But sadly, it is always darkest before the dawn, and before we can see such gems The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr., and The Road,… Continue reading Spooky flicks send us into winter