University’s a time to discover your true passions and to connect with the world around you. Both dance and the dramatic arts offer a buffet of exhilarating experiences sure to delight any explorer’s pallet. The stage is a place where imagination finds a place to take seed and mature, and provides both inspiration and an… Continue reading Theatre and dance kick off the season in September
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A floppy sickness
By Tyler Wolfe
The consortium of television networks, which initially announced that it would bar the Green Party’s Elizabeth May from partaking in the televised debates prior to the October federal election only to “flip-flop” and cave to mounting public outcry, should be ashamed of itself. The move will undermine the familiarity of the current political landscape in… Continue reading A floppy sickness
A crusty ass carbon tax
Stephane Dion’s Green Shift proposal may not only cost him his job, but could also be one of the worst ideas ever developed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Over the last year, the leader of the Liberals Stephane Dion has created a carbon tax plan entitled Green Shift. At the end of the process,… Continue reading A crusty ass carbon tax
Palin and the new American leadership
W e’re dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. No country ever had a greater cause than that.– John McCain “Al-Qaeda terrorists still plan to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he [Obama] is worried that someone won’t read them their rights.”– Sarah Palin These… Continue reading Palin and the new American leadership
Dictating culture to the masses
We’re an entertainment junky culture. From a young age we get addicted to injecting ourselves full of pop fluff, then spend our time looking for the next big fix. Curmudgeons on the right bemoan the lack of morals and values in society while curmudgeons on the left bitch about how this Nintendo generation is unwilling… Continue reading Dictating culture to the masses
Sex sells
I am not sure what upsets me more, the Back Alley advertisement on the back cover of the 2008 University of Calgary agenda or the support of women for the way female sexuality is portrayed in advertising. First of all, without question, the ad is offensive. It features a topless woman, photographed from behind and… Continue reading Sex sells
The colours of fall make for good inspiration
As the leaves turn yellow, students are settling back into their books while artists are picking up their paintbrushes. If you are in need of some artistic enlightenment, head down to one of these great events.While you are getting your classes in order this week, leave time to get your last look at the university’s… Continue reading The colours of fall make for good inspiration
Three’s the charm
There once was a party of three Who fondled each other with glee They kissed and they licked Four breasts and one dick A sexual buffet so free For all the men out there who have threesomes on the mind, this article is for you. The majority of North American men fantasize or have fantasized… Continue reading Three’s the charm
The harm in helping Zimbabwe
Imagine if you can, trying to hunt chipmunks using a slingshot loaded with cottons balls instead of rocks. Canada placing weapons and financial sanctions on Zimbabwe is a similarly ineffective way for Canada to try and help that country. Minister of Foreign Affairs David Emerson announced that Canada is placing targeted sanctions upon Zimbabwe on… Continue reading The harm in helping Zimbabwe
Taking back the night
By Aleesha Bray
Take Back the Night is a truly amazing event that occurs internationally every year and initiates discussion about how violence specifically affects women. It began and is still run by women who feel that safely walking alone at night, without fear, should be an inalienable right and, as women, we are being denied that right… Continue reading Taking back the night