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Jay-Z, the Stampede and tuition hikes

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

I’ve begun to think the Calgary Stampede might be behind this proposed tuition increase. Jay-Z holds the key to my insight. The latest issue of Esquire magazine carries an article about the astounding crossover success of the rap magnate. In it, writer Lisa Taddeo details that the most important feature of Hova’s ability to succeed… Continue reading Jay-Z, the Stampede and tuition hikes

Security report–EMS nearly bitten

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

It’s clear from the fall semester’s Campus Security reports that students should think twice before trying to return their graduation gowns after too many drinks, or accessorize their costume with a replica gun. In November, CS and the Calgary Police Service searched for a subject reported to have been seen exiting a vehicle and traversing… Continue reading Security report–EMS nearly bitten

Editorial: Effective righting get’s the axe

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

The effective writing requirement was never really to useful. If a student made it through high school English with a fair enough grade than there was no problem and if they didn’t than they simply had to pass one redundant test. Redundant because if the student was so incapable of writing a coherent piece of… Continue reading Editorial: Effective righting get’s the axe

Editorial: Swine flu? What swine flu?

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

It’s a good thing Alberta’s government is as level-headed as it is. Otherwise, this whole H1N1 pandemic fiasco could have become really ridiculous, sending the public reeling and costing the province far more than it can afford. But fortunately our government officials, always looking out for our interests as they are supposed to, recognized the… Continue reading Editorial: Swine flu? What swine flu?

Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quo

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Thirteen years after the controversial Crack Manifesto, which sought a rejuvenation of Latin American Literature, Mexican writer, professor and founding member of the Crack group Eloy Urroz will be holding court in Banff as part of Wordfest Sunday, October 18. Penned by a group of Mexican writers in 1995, the Manifesto was published simultaneously with… Continue reading Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quo

Fagan touches up Jacob Two-Two

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Cary Fagan spent a decade unable to publish a book. Then he published three in one year. Since that initial blitz, the Toronto-based author has penned a plethora of children’s and adult fiction, including the recently released continuation of Mordecai Richler’s Jacob Two-Two series. Fagan notes that writing Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas presented… Continue reading Fagan touches up Jacob Two-Two

Editorial: The great grad student escape

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Unfortunately for students, post-secondary politics are no stranger to bureaucratic labyrinths. The University of Calgary’s Graduate Students’ Association’s ongoing efforts to leave the Canadian Federation of Students is a good demonstration of this. Despite filing a petition with CFS last year, the GSA is back at Stage 1 in their efforts to abandon the national… Continue reading Editorial: The great grad student escape

Research driven to stop suffering

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Twenty-eight years before the date was seared into the American consciousness, Chileans came to know September 11. On that day in 1973 the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet assumed control of the Andean country. Santiago-born University of Calgary political science professor Pablo Policzer has carried that national legacy into his academic work. A 10-year-old… Continue reading Research driven to stop suffering