By Fifi Enyi
Calgary’s first taste of a fringe theatre festival will have to wait until next summer due to a shortage of Þnancial support.Calgary Fringe Festival organizers were unable to secure the last $20,000 required to save the festival. An 11th hour appeal to the general public resulted in various individual and corporate donations from both Calgary… Continue reading I know what you’ll do next summer
By Fifi Enyi
Man and the elements will collide this weekend as Filipino Students Association members race across the Glenmore Reservoir at the Alberta Dragon Boat Racing Festival.This is the fifth year the FSA has participated in the race. They view this event as an opportunity to strengthen ties among members and renew cultural awareness."It is a great… Continue reading Enter the dragon boats
By Fifi Enyi
A night of music and culture used to be equated with the mental stimulation of watching a three-hour documentary on the pleasures of embroidery. The University of Calgary Wind Ensemble hopes to be the exception to this rule. An explosion of music and art will collide on Sat., July 3 when the U of C… Continue reading California dreamin’
By Fifi Enyi
The Students’ Legislative Council completed the first reading of its 1999/2000 annual budget Tuesday. “In terms of revenues and expenditures this year’s budget is approximately $5 million; last year’s was approximately $4.7 million,” said Students’ Union President Rob South.The increase represents the adjustment in spending areas of this year’s budget.“In January 2000 students will not… Continue reading SLC budgets for GST on books
By Fifi Enyi
Homestead in the suburbs savedThe City of Calgary Heritage Advisory Board awarded a 1999 Citizens’ Heritage Award to the Alberta Historical Preservation and Rebuilding Society for its work in saving the McPherson farmhouse.The 1910 McPherson farmhouse, located on Sierra Morena Drive S.W., survived due to the efforts of Mabel Smart, daughter of builder Joseph McPherson… Continue reading Snapshots
By Fifi Enyi
Bijou Phillips started out her career as a model. Unlike most models however, she did not turn to acting, the creative outlet that is common-place among the vast majority. Instead Phillips decided to do something better-she became a singer.To most people this would appear a difficult and at best, a challenging career transition.But, in a… Continue reading Remember Wilson Phillips?
By Fifi Enyi
Drugs, sex, money, guns, and profanity is what you would expect from your typical rap cd. Well, Snoop Dogg does not deviate from the norm. What distinguishes this cd from others of its genre is that executive producer, Master P, combines his own musical finesse with that of Snoops’ to yield a more enjoyable and… Continue reading Down wit’ da dog
A stinging wind rips through the downtown core, and Marc groans irritably as his crumpled body trembles with bitter cold. An empty coffee cup catches the occasional flying nickel from sympathizers who briskly rush past the grungy looking man rocking himself against a concrete wall. His fingers and toes have numbed long ago, and his… Continue reading Change a life with action
An Anti-racism Response Training workshop brought together a diverse group of University of Calgary students and non-students on Tue., Feb 6. The workshop’s focus was to help participants develop active responses to racism occurs. U of C’s Exchange and Study Abroad Advisor, Alex Mowat, and coordinator of the off-campus organization (Reach Out Against Racism) Maryam… Continue reading Anti-racism forum