Month: June 2000

By Kris Kotarski

Dr. Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL as one of the greatest to ever lace up the skates. His moves, his vision and his pleasant demeanor endeared him to fans worldwide. They were also a great blessing to the NHL, who were looking for new markets outside Canada. Gretzky’s move to the L.A. Kings in… Continue reading Gretsky’s master plan

By Jan Creaser

Anyone who followed the Dinos’ men’s basketball team over the past few years knows the team has not met with much success. However, with a new head coach at the helm, anything is possible–including an improvement in the team’s record. Dan Vanhooren took charge of the team in May, making a move up from coaching… Continue reading Desperate team gets new coach

By Sonia Sharma

The Faculty of General Studies is changing its name to the Faculty of Communications and Culture. The change was a result of recommendations by the Direct Entry Review and Implementation Committee which received information from faculty members, student focus groups and the Prospective Student Office. The faculty and students find the current name, Faculty of… Continue reading General Studies finds its own identity

By Rob South

Celebrating the strength and diversity of the gay and lesbian community, approximately 2,000 participated in the 11th annual Pride Parade on Saturday. Although gay and lesbian rights are often hotly contested in Alberta, organizers did not want the event to have any political overtones. "It is literally just to go out and celebrate our community… Continue reading Calgary’s gay community celebrates

By Mike Bowerman

Dr. Owen Wiwa learned more about the power of money and the oil industry than he ever wanted to know when his brother Ken Sero-Wiwa, a prominent critic of the oil industry, was publicly hung by the Nigerian military in 1995. A prisoner of the military on three occasions, the doctor-turned-activist now brings light to… Continue reading Nigerian activist speaks out

By Rhia Perkins

The Alberta Government’s Access Fund recently provided $10 million in funding to health sciences education throughout the province. The funding will allow for 40 new physician-training positions–20 at the U of C and 20 at the U of A–as well as 340 nursing positions and approximately 150 for other health care professionals. "It’s a step… Continue reading More spaces for Med Students

By Rob South

After weeks of build up in the local media, World Petroleum Congress protesters filled the streets on Sunday and Monday in a peaceful manner that took many by surprise. Over 1,000 protesters marched to Olympic Plaza for the Rally for Oil Accountability and Responsibility on Sunday. The three main issues the organizers wanted to raise… Continue reading Peaceful protesters take on petroleum

By Mike Bowerman

If you like music, any kind of music, then the most exciting, original and entertaining movie to see this summer is a documentary. In 1975, the Sex Pistols kicked in the door of British culture, smashing chairs, ripping the stuffing from couches, breaking mirrors, pissing on carpets. Then burned the whole house down–themselves with it.… Continue reading Never mind the bollocks, here’s the movie

By Garreth Reeder

Titan AE comes out this summer before X-Men– Fox’s attempt to corner the young movie-going market. Combining standard animation with computer-generated special effects, Titan AE aims at audiences too old for Disney and too young for American Pie, a market The Phantom Menace corralled last summer. The results are better than expected, though Titan AE… Continue reading Titan A.E. short on excitement

By Stephanie Foster

Boys and Girls starts and ends in the same place: on an airplane. The beginning of the film introduces prepubescent Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Jennifer (Claire Forlani), sitting next to one another arguing. Fast forward 10 years and these characters are in the same configuration, but madly in love. The plane never actually gets… Continue reading Boys and Girls doesn’t fly