By Ryan Pike
Dear Nova Scotia, I have been a fan of your province for some time. Both of my parents were raised in Nova Scotia and–as has become a trend lately–moved to Calgary following their graduation from one of your fine universities. I understand that you have become rather annoyed at this trend, so I thought I’d… Continue reading To Nova Scotia, with Love…
As was alluded to last issue, everyone and their dog has a blog, and most of these are incredibly uninteresting, even for the immediate family of their writers. Therefore, as a public service, This Week On The Internet is going to show you how to make a blog that doesn’t suck. 1. Open an account.… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Blog like you’ve never blogged before!
Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last couple of years has probably realized the Internet is probably the most significant step in the last two decades with regards to how we perceive news and the world we live in. However, instantaneous coverage leads to information overload-especially if one takes into account… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: So underground, it’s not mainstream!
By Ryan Pike
The National Hockey League has long been a hotbed of physical violence. In fact, some Flames fans’ fondest memories are of bruiser Tim Hunter trading punches with Oilers strongman Bill Semenko. The average hockey game contains a bevy of pushes, shoves and all manner of stick-work. Unfortunately, sometimes players surpass the acceptable level of violence.… Continue reading Crushing skulls and taking names
The average student is withering away under the dreadful pressure of having to finish four tests, six labs, two art projects and a combined 45 pages of term-papers within the next six weeks- and that’s without discussing the average engineer’s workload. Those poor souls won’t see the beautiful rays of spring sunshine before June. As… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Decrease productivity tenfold!
Type “infidelity” into a Google search and you will find countless sites devoted to supporting victims of affairs as well as aiding them in discovering their partner’s betrayals. Interestingly, more and more of these sites are dedicated to understanding why women cheat and how their partners can catch them. Throughout history, men’s infidelity has often… Continue reading Carnal Knowledge: Screaming infidelities
By Ryan Pike
There are plenty of things to hate about the C-Train. It’s often late, costs too much and is filled with people you would avoid like the plague if you could afford a car. Alderman Ric McIver has pinpointed another thing he hates about the C-Train: sitting. In an effort to cram even more people into… Continue reading The Couch Potato: Do the C-Train shuffle
Editor’s Note: Ændrew came across a copy of Hunter S. Thompson’s “Generation of Swine” during reading break and as such, his writing style- for the moment anyway- is that obnoxious pseudo-gonzo style that every college writer adopts for at least one piece in his career. Our prayers are with Mr. Rininsland and we wish him… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Fear, loathing, Stumbleupon
Everybody’s had one of those “Oh my God, my computer just died” moments, where nothing works and first instinct is to either pummel the thing senseless or curl into fetal position, rocking back and forth whilst sobbing. This is the wrong course of action! The thing’s going to have to get fixed eventually and the… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Troubleshoot Your Cat!
The Campus Crusade for Christ attempted to tackle the heavy moral issue of pornography last week by inviting self-declared recovering sex addict Michael Leahy to speak on the subject. The lecture hall was packed with students unsure of what, exactly, they were about to partake in. The posters advertising the event gave nothing away, simply… Continue reading Carnal Knowledge: Gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to porn