You are Tony Kushner, American playwright, socialist, and gay rights activist. Your work deals with serious issues confronting Americans, including the AIDS crisis, the effects of Reganomics, and the enfranchisement of homosexuals. Your work, "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches", which draws from both your Jewish roots and socialist beliefs, has won you numerous awards and… Continue reading Angels in Canada
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Elvis vs. Hitler: Decision 2000
The approaching millennium is rapidly proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that humans are the most dangerous and stupid animal of them all. Although seemingly harmless and undoubtedly vapid, a recent Time Warner on-line poll asking voters to choose their person of the century has touched off a controversy involving four large organized religions,… Continue reading Elvis vs. Hitler: Decision 2000
You can teach someone to believe, but is it right?
By Jan Creaser
I shudder when I hear politicians discuss morals and values. These words ooze from their mouths with such ease no one ever stops to question what particular list of morals and values these people actually follow. With the controversy surrounding the Humanist Association of Canada’s petition to strike God from the constitution, I think we… Continue reading You can teach someone to believe, but is it right?
The Tip-off
• Michael Jordan made sense. Wayne Gretzky made sense. John Elway made sense. Barry Sanders retiring? Doesn’t make sense. Sanders called it quits about half a season before becoming the all-time rushing leader because his team wouldn’t make the right moves to win a championship. Sanders is perfectly healthy and could easily play for a… Continue reading The Tip-off
Carifest ’99
Carifest assaults your senses. Calypso beats capture your ears and invigorate the body and soul. A rainbow of colours invades your vision until all else fades away but the swishing feathers and piercing whistles. This is Carifest. This Saturday’s highly anticipated Sunshine Festival at Prince’s Island Park brings the 18th Annual Caribbean Cultural Festival Week… Continue reading Carifest ’99
My dinner with the Harts
The recent events involving Owen Hart have suddenly thrust the Hart family of Calgary back into the international spotlight. Aside from drawing increased attention, this light distorts perception. Collin Gallant writes about his experience with the Harts as real people.The first time I went to the Hart House I felt a little apprehensive isn’t the… Continue reading My dinner with the Harts
For Chinese, freedom pales in comparison to McNugget
What the West wants for China is not what China wants for itself. For Westerners, Thurs., June 4 marks the 10th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.How many died that day is still argued over, ranging from the state estimate of 274 (36 of which they claim were students) to higher, more sickening numbers in… Continue reading For Chinese, freedom pales in comparison to McNugget
Remembering the nightmare
It is sobering to think anyone can be sent to jail for six years, have his family blacklisted, and be told he can never come back to his home country. It is even more sobering when the crime is simply speaking out for the human rights we take for granted in Canada.On Fri., May 28,… Continue reading Remembering the nightmare
‘Geers tear up Motor City
By Jan Creaser
While little kids may dream of being the next Jacques Villeneuve, University of Calgary engineering students made their dream of building a Formula One-style racecar a reality. The team designed and built the car to compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual Formula sae competition in Detroit May 1923.Two years of intense planning and… Continue reading ‘Geers tear up Motor City
Telus about the U of C
Members of the Calgary community gathered at the Telus Convention Centre Tuesday to hear University of Calgary President Terry White deliver the “University’s Report to the Community.” The address, essentially a “State of the Union” report, outlined various research advances, goals and concerns at the U of C. Of 300 attendees, most were university contributors,… Continue reading Telus about the U of C