It has only been eight months since Slayer last dropped a tonne of unprincipled decibels on the faithful minions of Calgary; eight months since the world's most grisly band pledged to return to the thrashing masses that bought-out the February show in less than a day. Araya, Hanneman, King and Bostaph-- names that will live in infamy on the Devil's shortlist of gnarly superstars--were here once more, doing a ruthless show on September 11.

The Tragically Hip's auspicious career has never been thoughtfully planned out. Their ever-changing musical style, ranging from Road Apples' blues-inducing riffs to Day for Night's glowing imagery, never alluded to its next destination. Instead, the Hip's music always carries its audience by the hands, sometimes kicking and screaming, arriving somewhere entirely unique, completely unpredictable.

In a recent edition of the Calgary Herald, Sara MacIntyre, a graduate student in Political Science, complained bitterly that upon arriving from Western Ontario she discovered that she could not enjoy a Big Rock beer at the Den on campus. No Traditional, no Grasshöpper, no Warthog. Why? Because the Students' Union executive banned Big Rock products. In a secret deal, the su handed a monopoly to Molson, an "eastern behemoth," to use Ms. MacIntyre's words.

My God, can't that damn alarm clock shut up! What time is it? 9:47 a.m. Is it Monday today? Feels like Monday. Man my head hurts--I think I've got class in ten minutes. Hmm, I'm having some serious trouble opening my left eye--is this my room? I am still in Rez, right? Smells like Rez. Ugh, everything hurts--I'm so tired--movement equals death. So how did I get into this mess?

As everyone knows, students at the University of Calgary this year will pay $50 per term for the new U-Pass. However, there's an unpleasant little feature that remains to be addressed: the replacement fee.

"On Wednesday night, me and two of my friends were at the Den, celebrating the end of the first day of U of C 101. We met people at the Den, and decided to go to Rundle afterwards," said student Jim Bailey. "We were a bit loud, the Community Assistant told us to be quiet, and we were giving them a hard time, harassing them jokingly."

While contract talks between the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52--which represents non-academic staff--and the University of Calgary broke down in mid-June 2002, there is the possibility negotiations could begin within two weeks.

While Canadian students are enjoying the first month of classes, some international students are still waiting for their documents to be processed after Canada's new immigration law came into effect on June 28, 2002.

Think you're pretty smart, huh? Clues are below, click on the image to the right for a higher res copy of the puzzle. Answers--not that you need them--will be on and off-line next week.

Across

1. Crappy Ford van

4. 90.9 fm

9. Hello

10. United Nations

12. Favourite bedroom sound

13. Final Fantasy X-"he's my old man."

14. "To be or ___ to be"

15. "Word up, ____."

17. A major division of time

If it looks like first-year Dinos women's hockey Head Coach Kevin Brost has an extra jump in his step as the hockey season draws near, it may be for good reason. When talking to Brost about the upcoming hockey season his views are definitely optimistic. 

At this time last season the women's hockey team was having trouble finding enough players to fill the roster; at this time there are already 45 trying out to make the squad. Each player is eager to light it up and catch one of the 19 spots on the team.