Five hopeful Students’ Union academic commissioners debated their merits Monday on the stage in the MacEwan Student Centre south courtyard. Moderated by current vice-president academic Pam Weatherbee, the five candidates– Dan Pagan, Christian Louden, Sid Dawud, Ola Mohajer and Nikita Schaloske– discussed their platforms in front of the student crowd. Dawud suggested that the university… Continue reading SU election forums invade Mac Hall – Academic
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Film straddles between love and war
Long have Canadians watched films about American heroism in war, leaving an obvious, unrealized niche in North American cinema. With all the excitement over Paul Gross’ new film, Passchendaele, it is easy to mistakenly believe that the movie has anything at all to do with the infamous Third Battle of Ypres, in which the Canadian… Continue reading Film straddles between love and war
Movie adaptation takes Palahniuk’s words too literally
When best-selling novels are adapted for the big screen, criticisms are sometimes leveled against screenplay writers for diverging too far from the original story. Something always gets lost in the abridgement, rearrangement or direction the film takes contrary to what the author originally intended. Ultimately, the book is usually much better than the film. With… Continue reading Movie adaptation takes Palahniuk’s words too literally
Spun: Archipelagos
Montreal has produced some well put together bands featuring beautiful vocal talent. Unfortunately, like most valuable resources, it eventually ran out. The aptly named Tour EP serves as a promotion for Archipelagos’ summer tour and as a bridge between the band’s 2007 album Battles and Scars and their forthcoming effort expected next year. Weighing in… Continue reading Spun: Archipelagos
A hero’s welcome for the Schulich superstars
Fifteen cars powered only by the sun cruised across the finish line of the North American Solar Challenge at the University of Calgary amid cheering fans from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. Averaging speeds of around 60 kilometres per hour, U of C’s Schulich I crossed the finish line in sixth… Continue reading A hero’s welcome for the Schulich superstars
Race coming to Calgary
Solar-powered cars from all over the continent will again cruise across the finish line at the University of Calgary for the 2008 North American Solar Challenge this summer. With the race finishing in Calgary comes both a sense of having the home team advantage and pressure to perform well. Mechanical manager Leo Marrero explained there… Continue reading Race coming to Calgary
TV airwaves: the way of the future
The technology that promises to open up a new Internet broadband pipe worldwide-dubbed TV white space-has become a hot topic of debate in the United States, pitting computer and Internet technology industries against television broadcasters and manufacturers of wireless audio systems.Specifically, white space refers to the unlicensed portion of the radio spectrum between television channels.… Continue reading TV airwaves: the way of the future
Far from drowning in it
Water in Alberta will be a major concern in the coming years if climate change current environmental practices continue.An International Association of Students in Economics and Business Management seminar held in the University of Calgary’s That Empty Space Thu., Mar. 6 featured several presentations about the effect of human interactions with the environment and what… Continue reading Far from drowning in it
Maximum bandwidth exceeded
I remember watching Saved By the Bell as a kid thinking Zach Morris’ mobile phone was totally awesome. I couldn’t wait until I could have a phone I could carry around wherever I wanted. The brick-sized phone from the early ’90s has since become an icon of the dawning of an era of increased connectivity… Continue reading Maximum bandwidth exceeded
[Cyber]space, the final frontier
The Internet has become one of the most popular media of communication in the world, allowing its users to develop, organize and exchange ideas. It has become a community that has its own dialect and etiquette, rules both written and unwritten. Many have come to love the freedom associated with the Internet. Anyone, anywhere at… Continue reading [Cyber]space, the final frontier