By Natalie Sit
Tucked away in the basement of MacEwan Hall, Campus Security is patiently waiting for their new oYces amid the din of construction. Campus Security must move before April 1 so construction crews can knock down their exterior wall to make way for the new ballroom’s bathrooms. "Yesterday (Jan. 23), it was so loud you couldn’t… Continue reading Campus Security move imminent
By Вen Li
Students from east Calgary may get to school faster once the city tears down a few minor obstacles. The widening of 16th Ave., a major student commuter route, will require the demolition of two businesses, a church and at least seven homes on the south side to accommodate two new lanes. Currently, rush-hour traffic cutting… Continue reading Road expansion hits pothole
"Smoking or non?" is a question you might not be asked anymore when dining out if a proposed Calgary bylaw is passed. Last Tuesday, the aldermanic committee and Mayor Al Duerr agreed to begin drafting a bylaw that would ban smoking in Calgary restaurants and other public places where children are permitted. According to Marlies… Continue reading Bylaw may force Max’s to “butt out"
Provincial elections mean speeches, posters and perhaps no tuition increase for everyone. "The fact that this is an election year means that the government does not want protests, [and] the government does not want students that are unhappy," stated Drew Brown, undergraduate representative for the Board of Governors. "It’s imperative that people come out to… Continue reading Election could mean zero tuition increase
The lowest potential tuition increase in over a decade has given a Board of Governors member cause to cry foul. "I think a 3.7 per cent increase is a disgrace," declared Drew Brown, undergraduate representative to the Board of Governors. "It’s a number members of the Students’ Union picked as the number they would like… Continue reading BoG rep attacks tuition increase
By Shawn Hoult
Lately, there seems to be a rash of planned encores. Last Saturday during their sold out show at the MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Finger Eleven were guilty of a planned encore as they annoyingly saved their two singles until after their first set had already ended. This seems very insecure; they basically forced the crowd to… Continue reading Forgettable concert
By Alex Brown
As a woman, I am one Y-chromosome short of the genetic makeup necessary to appreciate Jennifer Lopez to the greatest extent. However in her most recent venture, The Wedding Planner, Lopez downplays her more obvious assets in favour of a grownup attempt at acting. As the title suggests, Lopez plays a professional wedding planner named… Continue reading Don’t let Lopez plan your wedding
Francisco Goya’s final days are spent lost in delusion–torn between past love and loathing–in Carlos Saura’s latest film Goya in Bordeaux. In his twilight, exiled to Bordeaux with other Spanish liberals, Goya reflects upon his life as he remembers it. His daughter Rosaria at his side, the ailing painter labours over his final lithograph while… Continue reading Art Obsession
By David Kenney
A superhero’s death is hard for any crazy comic fan to digest. Sure, this reeks of fromage, but people get attached to comic characters just as they do movie or TV characters. In Uncanny X-Men #390, Russian steelman Peter Rasputin, AKA Colossus, experiences such a lame-duck meeting with the reaper. An X-Men mainstay since 1980,… Continue reading X-Men death pathetically powerless
By David Kenney
With Star Wars, George Lucas began his epic in the middle. University of Calgary playwright Alan Boss skipped the intro, jolted past the middle and began with the end. Twenty-four hours later, Boss had a play. "I knew the ending that I wanted and I created the characters in mind but I didn’t know what… Continue reading University play burns with absurdity