Results for "RG Scherf"

By Lyndsey Vandament

Appeals exist at the University of Calgary to ensure fairness in university decisions. However, some critics have called the system unfair. “It is generally understood that with the same extenuating circumstance it is easier to win your appeal in the arts and science faculties, for instance, than in engineering,” explained Students’ Union Student Rights Advisor… Continue reading No standard appeal in faculties

By Rob Scherf

Let’s get one thing straight before I start the review: Falling Angels will not surprise you. There is not one twist in its plot and not one character ever progresses past his or her broadly painted stereotype. In fact, astute viewers will even be able to predict Falling Angels’ ending with great accuracy, even before… Continue reading Angels get their wings

By Rob Scherf

Despite its cult status as a transcendent horror movie, it is this reviewer’s opinion that 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is little more than a childish romp through the slasher genre. A shoestring budget–the general-consensus reason for the massacre’s lack of style, form or content–is no excuse to skimp on a decent story and appropriate… Continue reading The Massacre returns

By Lawrence Bailey

The air on campus was heavier than usual in October, as the University of Calgary lost two of its own. University of Calgary students Brian Collins, fifth-year Social Science, and Joah Atkinson, fourth-year Communication and Culture, were killed in a vehicle-pedestrian accident the evening of Tue., Sept. 30. The pair were returning from a U… Continue reading Tragic loss of two students

By Rob Scherf

Kept on a shelf at Miramax for two years to avoid cries of anti-Americanism in the wake of September 11, Buffalo Soldiers is finally seeing release outside its first showing at the Toronto International Film Festival. Set against the backdrop of the crumbling Berlin Wall, the film depicts soldiers behaving very badly and is evidently… Continue reading Buffalo Soldiers up to no good in East Berlin

By Rob Scherf

Now that summer blockbuster season has passed, studios are bringing out their big guns for the upcoming Oscar monsoon. In the next few months, we’re going to see a new Tarantino flick, the conclusions of two of the most high-profile film trilogies in recent memory and what looks to be a halfway-decent samurai movie. It’s… Continue reading No Oscar this time Denzel

By Daorcey Le Bray

For 600 students, the “Megalecture” has arrived at the University of Calgary, with all its benefits and challenges. COMS 363, Professional and Technical Communication, teaches students from Management to Engineering a hands-on and inquiry-based approach to rhetorical theory, writing and presentation skills. Last year, the course, which is required by many degrees, was taught in… Continue reading Prepare for the Megalecture