By Graham Rapson

“It moved! It was alive!” exclaims French animator, comic writer and Academy Award nominee Sylvain Chomet in the foreword of the book The World History of Animation. He recalls a time when he was a young cartoonist working in London, illustrating commercials during the day while working on his own projects in the evening. One… Continue reading Watch me move

By Erin Shumlich

The popularity of the new social media site LikeALittle has skyrocketed after popping onto the University of Calgary scene last year. The site, which encourages users to “flirt anonymously with students on your campus,” has given students the means to procrastinate on essays, waste their Friday nights and avoid talking to peers in real life.… Continue reading Flirting online helps boost self-esteem

By Josh Rose

Nutritous food options in MacHall have always been a concern for students. With options like Pizza 73, Tim Hortons and A&W, students are not always getting the nutrients they need. Fuel for Gold, a recent addition to the MacHall food court community, is trying to provide students with a healthy choice. Fuel for Gold opened… Continue reading Fuel for Gold opens in MacHall

By Manal Sheikh

T adopt-A-Grandparent program has been run by the Calgary Resource Centre for approximately four years. It relies on volunteers to ‘adopt’ a grandparent for the season to provide company and companionship to seniors. The volunteer pays a fee of $100 which goes towards filling a stocking for the grandparent. Volunteers also make once a week… Continue reading Adopt-a-grandparent program makes the holidays better

By Paula Alvarez

Students with legal troubles do not have to go far to receive help. They can use Student Legal Assistance here on campus. Anything from traffic violations, academic appeals or landlord violations can be addressed by law student volunteers at SLA. sla is a nonprofit legal clinic provided by the Students’ Union and the Alberta Law… Continue reading Legal assistance available to students

By Erin Shumlich

Electronic books have become more readily available in recent years. Book lovers across Canada now have access to hundreds of thousands of books available through the internet. Google, the popular search giant, launched a new type of e-book in Canada on Nov. 1, a year after its initial launch in America, and will be in… Continue reading E-books available at U of C bookstore

The N. Murray Edwards Trading and Finance Lab officially opened Nov. 30. The lab will allow students to learn how to use trading systems such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Murrray Edwards — a prominent Calgary business man — donated half a million dollars to the facility. In Wednesday’s grand opening he said, “Through the… Continue reading New trading lab opens in Haskayne

By Susan Anderson

The Haskayne school of business has created a new strategic plan. Within the next five years, Haskayne plans to be one of the top five business schools, in line with the U of C’s strategic plan to be in the top five research universities by 2016. “We have three areas of focus: one is ethical… Continue reading Haskayne creates strategic plan

By Marisa Makin

Holiday parties are inevitable during the Christmas season, which means festive food — all of it being both tasty and fattening. Students seem to have issues getting back on track after so much indulging. U of C resident dietitian Jaspreet Singh acknowledged how students react to the holidays depends on the individual. “It depends on… Continue reading Keeping up with the holidays

By Dominik Matusik

The Republican primaries are fast approaching and so far it’s quite the war of the words over who can act like the most outrageously psychotic extremist. One candidate, at least according to what seems like half the internet, stands above all that. Any discussion related to politics online is almost inevitably going to include a… Continue reading Ron Paul: wrong leader, wrong generation