By Fifi Enyi
The Students’ Legislative Council completed the first reading of its 1999/2000 annual budget Tuesday. “In terms of revenues and expenditures this year’s budget is approximately $5 million; last year’s was approximately $4.7 million,” said Students’ Union President Rob South.The increase represents the adjustment in spending areas of this year’s budget.“In January 2000 students will not… Continue reading SLC budgets for GST on books
Don’t think you deserved that F last semester? Have you been requested to withdraw from a course? Unbeknownst to many people, you have the right to appeal. “There’s always an opportunity to appeal,” said Students’ Union Vice-president Academic Heather Clitheroe. “Whether or not an appeal is heard is determined by someone else, but these are… Continue reading Academic appeals: “do”s and “don’t”s
Fourteen protesters (one dressed as a horse) gathered in front of a pharmaceutical store in Calgary’s downtown core on Mon., June 14. They delivered pamphlets, letters and a fictitious yellow-coloured beverage called “Tinkle” to people walking by. The cause of this protest? The menopausal drug Premarin.According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Premarin,… Continue reading PETA protests mare estrogen in drugs
By Mary Chan
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 19999, B.C.:Wear a loin cloth. If I could offer you one tip for the future, it would be to wear a loin cloth. The long-term effects of outer coverings have been proven by previous generations, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis whatsoever, they are simply… Continue reading Everyone is free…
By Phil Vorvis
Other than the fact that the fool at the front door didn’t believe I was media, the show went well.The Night Gallery had a cozy atmosphere, where you could lay back, survey the art on the walls, order a drink, and of course, watch the cartoons and Woodstock documentary projected on a bed sheet spread… Continue reading Devil of a time
By Mike Flach
The Dinosaurs hockey program got a terrific boost this summer with the addition of former NHL center Joel Otto as the team’s new assistant coach, replacing the recently departed Mike Chomack.“I think it’s an incredible plus for the program here. [Otto is] a guy that’s extremely recognizable to anyone that has followed the NHL at… Continue reading Former Flame signs
You are Tony Kushner, American playwright, socialist, and gay rights activist. Your work deals with serious issues confronting Americans, including the AIDS crisis, the effects of Reganomics, and the enfranchisement of homosexuals. Your work, "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches", which draws from both your Jewish roots and socialist beliefs, has won you numerous awards and… Continue reading Angels in Canada
In 1893, shortly after the release "Falstaff", which was to become his most celebrated comic opera, Verdi admittedly reported that "Certain passages are so droll that the music has often made me laugh while writing it." Over 100 years later, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra helped me appreciate Verdi’s claim. Regarded by some as the pre-eminent… Continue reading Verdi’s fat scoundrel
Few students pranced like proud and pretentious peacocks through the Jack Singer Concert Hall last Sunday night, but they should have. Everyone should have. Everyone deserves to feel the deep, internal excitement aroused by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The celebrated symphony was performed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their first Beethoven Festival. The… Continue reading Ode to joy
Featuring a relatively unknown cast, "Besieged" takes a deeply personal look at the love that develops across cultures and barriers of duty and loyalty. In this latest film from Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Thandie Newton (Beloved) plays Shandurai, an African woman whose husband was abducted and imprisoned by the country’s dictator. She flees her… Continue reading Besieged