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By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Lack of affordable housing takes a lot of the heat as homelessness continues its mercurial rise in Calgary. To educate the public about the causes, consequences and solutions of homelessness, Homeless Awareness Calgary launched Homeless Awareness Week Sep. 14-22. Since 1992, the City of Calgary has conducted a homeless count every two years, documenting the… Continue reading Calgary’s crumbling core community

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

It is sometime between ten and 11 in the morning and I stand in a crush of people in Chatrapati Shivaji International airport waiting to board a plane, which is now pushing five hours late. Directly in front of me stands a young British couple. Behind me stand four more whose ancestors gave this city… Continue reading Those cheeky bastards!

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

The United Nations’ already suspect reputation is receiving further damage as peacekeepers are once again being accused of sexual misconduct. A number of Moroccan peacekeepers were suspended Sat., Jul. 22 pending an investigation into allegations of sexual offences. The soldiers, stationed in the Ivory Coast, have been accused of having sex with a plethora of… Continue reading Peacekeeping forces need watchdog

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

University of Calgary runners can look forward to special treatment as the first running-specific clinic in the country opened up on campus last week. The Running Injury Clinic moved from its previous location in the city to the U of C on Tue., Jun. 5. The clinic, which specializes in pain associated with running and… Continue reading Canada’s only running clinic at U of C

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

The Canada Summer Jobs program received funding after a nervous wait, but concerns remain over whether the program is a viable tool in helping students get career-oriented work in Calgary’s job market. The biggest change in the CSJ program was the mechanism for the allocation of funding. The new system was designed to provide funding… Continue reading Student job program is a go

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Despite finding him to be basically unreadable, I am sickened by the news that a theme park based on the work of Charles Dickens has just been opened. That’s right, a theme park–described by some as being like Disney only dimly lit and painted brown–opened May 25 in Chatham, England, supposedly evoking the world which… Continue reading Tomfoolery, theme parks and Charles Dickens

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Is militant movie-maker Michael Moore a journalist? This question could be dismissed as irrelevant by some if it wasn’t his best chance of avoiding jail. The not-quite-recondite issue of the United States’ absurd health care system is the subject of his newest film, Sicko, some portions of which were filmed in Cuba, landing him in… Continue reading Stupid white men vs. biased white filmmakers

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

University of Calgary students showed their appreciation for this year’s outstanding professors at the Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Awards. The Apr. 23 ceremony recognized the 26 professors and three teaching assistants who were honoured for the exceptional ways they taught their students. These individuals were nominated by members of the student body, the su then… Continue reading Sessional wins award for fourth time

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Insanity, cold sweats, nausea… While all these may seem to be symptoms more akin to rabies than functioning democracy, all are potential results from the recent French election, perhaps to the misfortune of the country. In France’s eminently interesting presidential election on May 6, conservative Nicholas Sarkozy took on socialist Segolene Royal. The election proved… Continue reading Foreign politics are so much cooler than ours