Theatre and dance kick off the season in September

By Nicole Dionne

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

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

Palin and the new American leadership

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

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

By Jordyn Marcellus

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

By Sharla Swanson

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

By Olivia Komorowski

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

The harm in helping Zimbabwe

By Chris Pedersen

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