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Voting with dollars

By Sarah Dorchak

The origins of the phrase “no shirt, no shoes, no service” actually derives from beachfront businesses that wished to keep sand out of their store and paying customers in. Instituting a dress code, albeit a very casual one, was a sure way to keep customers comfortable without any degenerates roaming through the doors.
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Blackboard to change in summer

By Sarah Dorchak

The University of Calgary plans to change its current learning management system Blackboard to different software over the 2013 spring and summer break. Blackboard 8.0 has been in use since 2008. A committee of IT partners, Library, Teaching and Learning Centre representatives determined the shortlist of programs based on utility, as well as surveyed staff… Continue reading Blackboard to change in summer

Pubic lice declared an endangered species

By Sarah Dorchak

Pubic lice, commonly known as crabs, were declared an endangered species last week. A 2003 study from the Australian Kirby Institute showed pubic lice as the most common sexually transmitted infection in Australia. Now, a mere 10 years later, the Kirby Institute has noted a dramatic decrease in the number of pubic lice infections.
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TFDL offers TeamSpot to help students get along

By Sarah Dorchak

The Taylor Family Digital Library has incorporated the software TeamSpot into its workrooms in an effort to enable more efficient collaboration for students. The TFDL currently offers around 30 workrooms for students, each with a portal for TeamSpot.
 Paul Pival, public services systems librarian at the TFDL, explained that TeamSpot was chosen in an effort… Continue reading TFDL offers TeamSpot to help students get along

Rampant hair loss strikes campus

By Sarah Dorchak

Doctors and scientists alike are baffled at the recent spike in hair loss of University of Calgary students. The praecalvustis epidemic reportedly silently hit the campus in late October, but according to doctors, the disease does not flare up for several weeks.
 “Many students could be carriers without knowing it,” said Dr. Frank Bateman, a… Continue reading Rampant hair loss strikes campus

Aboriginal short films come to Calgary

By Sarah Dorchak

Calgarians are being treated to the best and brightest aboriginal short films this week as part of a collaborative project to bring indigenous arts out west. On October 19 at the Old Y Centre, the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers will present the top shorts from the 2011 imagineNATIVE Festival. CSIF is working with 
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Student Gangnam-styles off TFDL

By Sarah Dorchak

This past Tuesday, University of Calgary student Thomas Milley fell from the second floor of the Taylor Family Digital Library while dancing Gangnam-style. Onlookers were both terrified and unsure as to whether Milley’s fall was part of his bizarre moves. Milley suffered minor injuries.
 “Gangnam Style” is a popular song by Korean artist Psy. Uploaded… Continue reading Student Gangnam-styles off TFDL

Book review: Vanishing and Other Stories

By Sarah Dorchak

Born and raised Calgarian Deborah Willis was recently named the University of Calgary’s writer-in-residence. At only 30 years old, Willis is one of the younger writers to be selected. While only having one published book, a collection of short stories titled Vanishing and Other Stories, she has written for The Walrus, Grain, Prism International and… Continue reading Book review: Vanishing and Other Stories

Book review: The Shore Girl

By Sarah Dorchak

For her first novel, University of Calgary alumna Fran Kimmel delivers an experimental piece of fiction about the life of Rebee Shore. Rebee is a girl from a fragmented family. Her father’s identity is unknown, her mother’s whereabouts are usually a mystery and her interactions with others are hesitant and wary. From the outset, The… Continue reading Book review: The Shore Girl

Film review: What to Expect When You’re Expecting

By Sarah Dorchak

There have been a string of films in the past few years attempting to showcase real-life situations rather than unrealistic scenarios perpetuated by popular culture. These movies, like Knocked Up, Bridesmaids and even Forgetting Sarah Marshall,/ don’t attempt to sugarcoat people’s actions or emotions. “This is life,” these movies proclaim, “it’s dirty, messy, confusing, heart-breaking… Continue reading Film review: What to Expect When You’re Expecting