By Kyle Francis
As the old saying goes: A picture is worth a thousand words. This couldn’t be truer than with director Yasuaki Nakajima’s first feature length film, After the Apocalypse, a post apocalyptic drama where all of the people left alive after World War Three have lost the ability to speak. Dialogue, in the minds of many,… Continue reading Filmfest: After The Apocalypse is devestatingly good
By Kyle Francis
From Mikhail Gorbachev to Noam Chomsky, the James S. Palmer lecture series has been bringing great minds to Calgary for nearly a decade. This year Robert Reich, a Vaclev Havel prize winner, published author and former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labour came to lecture on the apparent evils of globalization and technology. In… Continue reading Reich vs. Technoglobozilla
By Kyle Francis
Way off in old Mac Hall, comfortably nestled into a quiet corner is the Counseling and Student Development Centre. Inside, the odd student mills about, filling out forms or looking through information booklets, but space certainly isn’t a precious commodity in this waiting room. The excess of space here isn’t because the services offered in… Continue reading Degree and career counseling in Old Mac Hall
By Kyle Francis
There was once was a Jet Set Satellite. They were a little Winnipeg band spawning a couple of hit singles like “The Best Way to Die” and “Cool Your Jets” way back in 2001 then, they promptly disappeared off the face of the planet. Now, in the grim future of 2004, Jet Set is back… Continue reading Jet Set to rock Calgary
By Kyle Francis
As a rule, universities don’t offer specific career training, but rather tend to focus on the theory of whichever vocation you have chosen to pursue. Although it’s possible that some people are here for the sole purpose of expanding their minds, new post-degree options are becoming available to those of us with an interest in… Continue reading Mount Royal revamps J-school
By Kyle Francis
What do Michael Moore, reality TV, big shiny trucks and zombies all have in common? Somewhere within the Big Secret Theatre, the Obscene but Not Heard sketch- comedy troupe wait with the answer in their new production Fahrenheit 7-11. Having already taken shots at Canadian politics and Cirque De Soleil in their previous plays Cirque… Continue reading Beware Bush, Moore & zombies
By Kyle Francis
If you’re holding this paper in your hands, odds are you’ve been inside the franchise fiasco that is the MacEwan Students center. Every day, people eat, study, meet up with friends and engage in a multitude of other activities in MSC without really appreciating the intricate political clockwork that manages the delicate human resources of… Continue reading Would you like privatization with that?
By Kyle Francis
You really have to hand it to the federal government for taking such good care of our Canadian artists, particularly our recording artists. Without the support and incentive offered for being artistic in Canada , all our rocking favorites like Nickelback and Sum 41 probably would never have left the garage. Unfortunately, a sucky band… Continue reading Marble Index
By Kyle Francis
“Take off, ya’ hoser!” Those words, known to any warm-blooded Canadian as those of Doug and Bob Mackenzie, were written and made famous by Canada’s own Dave Thomas, who made a name for himself on the ever-popular Second City Television. It was through SCTV that Thomas became known for his zany sense of humor, clever… Continue reading From SCTV to the operating room
By Kyle Francis
University is a gateway into a new life for many fledging first years, but it can also be a violent shove into a world of new pressures. Finding your way to class is one thing, but having to worry about whether or not you have enough money to pay for your next meal is quite… Continue reading News Flash: students impoverished by tuition