Often in Canadian politics, culture and arts takes a back seat to other issues. However, recent cuts to funding have caused a great deal of indignation in the Canadian arts community and has pushed the question of fiscal support of culture to the front of the debate this election. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has minimized… Continue reading Pack up the paints
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The trouble of being Kanye
What do Pamela Anderson, Jude Law, Lily Allen, Britney Spears, Tommy Lee and now Kanye West have in common? They’ve all been arrested for allegedly assaulting photographers. As of Sept. 11, West can claim membership in the exclusive club of those who have gone on rampages, after he and his bodyguard allegedly smashed a $10,000… Continue reading The trouble of being Kanye
Hockeysaurs take wins against NAIT
In the age of dinosaurs millions of years ago, the Tyrannosaurus Rex reigned supreme. A ferocious predator, the deadly T-Rex knew nothing of mercy, devouring its victims without a care. The University of Calgary women’s hockey team took a cue from their reptilian ancestors against the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks this past weekend… Continue reading Hockeysaurs take wins against NAIT
Selling sex
“What happens in the black market is worth examining because of the way fortunes are made there, lives are ruined there and the vicissitudes of the law can deem one man a gangster or a chief executive (or both). If the market does indeed embody the sum of all human wishes, then the secret ones… Continue reading Selling sex
Students fear safety of urban campus Campus
Train stop. Corner store. Liquor depot. Restaurant. And now, the University of Calgary’s urban campus. Located in the core of Calgary’s East Village, classes will commence at the downtown campus in less than two months, but limited information concerning site logistics, coupled with classes which don’t end until 10 p.m. have some students worried about… Continue reading Students fear safety of urban campus Campus
A reservoir row-off… only in the prairies
The Dinos rowing crew took to the Glenmore Reservoir as hosts of this season’s edition of the Prairie University Championship Sat., Oct. 15. Held in conjunction with the annual Head of the Weasel race, the Prairie Champs saw athletes from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary go head-to-head for land-locked water supremacy… Continue reading A reservoir row-off… only in the prairies
Is Safewalk safe?
By Nicole Kobie
There’s a ray of light on the horizon for Safewalk, amid the dark and ominous budget cuts. In spite of a possible 100 per cent funding cut from the University of Calgary, administration promises to find a way to keep Safewalk operating. The safety program currently receives funding from both the Students’ Union and administration.… Continue reading Is Safewalk safe?
Our wish-list, on-line
By Nicole Kobie
Imagine you won the lottery. What’s the one dream item you’d love to own? If you could buy your friends and family their dream gifts for Christmas, what would they be? And, more importantly, where exactly would you buy it? We all love to dream about the cool stuff we’d buy if we only had… Continue reading Our wish-list, on-line
Unearthing Calgary’s past
By Nicole Kobie
It’s not just a walk in the park. While the surroundings are as beautiful as any inner-city greenspace, graveyards have gravity and serenity. The ground isn’t just grass, it’s a place where someone’s loved one is eternally resting. Union Cemetery–part of what’s commonly called Cemetery Hill–has another feeling about it, one of history. Few other… Continue reading Unearthing Calgary’s past
U of C introduces new wireless network
By Nicole Kobie
There’s something in the air at the University of Calgary.A new wireless ethernet network allows students to access the campus network and the Internet with laptops and pdas without the hassle of cables. The pilot program by Information Technologies is known as AirUC and offers connection points in the ict Building, the Information Commons and… Continue reading U of C introduces new wireless network