Month: November 2001

By Clancy Russel

Ed. Note: Don’t forget to check the dates, so you read the right sign. Aries (April 17-May 11) You should be coming into some money, so ahead and get that plastic surgery you’ve been thinking about. Plus, it can only help when you become a fugitive after the weekend. Fake ID and a pair of… Continue reading Horoscopes By Clancy Russel and Phoenix Sidney

By James Keller

Dear James, I can’t get it up. Simply put, my wang ain’t doing its thang. How do I win over the ladies with a limp John Hancock? – SGMA 391 SGMA 391: Your obvious problem is hours spent in management classes with rising levels of male students trying to get laid–while combating rising levels of… Continue reading Dear James

By Вen Li

Japanese films will reel in fans to the University of Calgary this weekend as the Japanese Film Festival rolls into town once again. Both Film Studies students and the public will benefit from the screening of contemporary Japanese films at the two-day festival, put on by the Consulate-General of Japan and the University of Calgary… Continue reading Changing perceptions through Japanese film

By James Keller

"That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown." More profound words were never spoken–especially in the realm of Christmas TV specials. This, the culmination of Linus Van Pelt’s meaning-of-Christmas speech in the much-loved A Charlie Brown Christmas, is a defining moment in Christmas TV history. The answer to Charlie Brown’s confusion over the commercialization of… Continue reading Good grief, it’s Christmas

By Rebecca Szulhan

As the title would suggest, Ron David’s Toni Morrison Explained: A Reader’s Road Map to the Novels takes readers on a thorough literary journey, albeit with a few bumps and twists along the way. In this non-fiction work, David undertakes the heady task of walking "very naïve readers and experts alike" through each of Morrison’s… Continue reading Road map keeps you right on course

By Myke Atkinson

Portal is Kenton Thomas. The music behind the name is completely written, arranged and produced by this one-man prodigy. This summer, Portal released their first recording under the fitting title A Taste of Things to Come. The debut EP contains seven songs, plus a remix of their hit song, "Nothing." Taste is a blend of… Continue reading From garage band to indie stars

By Joanna Farley

Students might get a little more help from the provincial government, thanks to recent efforts by an Alberta student lobby group. From Nov. 19-22, the Council of Alberta University Students met with MLAs in Edmonton to discuss post-secondary education issues. CAUS finished the week with a meeting with Premier Ralph Klein and Alberta Learning Minister… Continue reading CAUS bonds with Klein

By Kris Kotarski

While the mighty cougar is a solitary animal, there are cougars that travel in packs. These super-cougars exist at frat parties, the Back Alley, and most notably on the University of Regina campus. "Teamwork" Cougars are good at bleaching their hair, going tanning and chasing after guys who played hockey in high school–volleyball is not… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball

By Chris Johns

Killing defenceless animals is no laughing matter, but if it’s done to provide food for loved ones it is justiWable. However, when a Cougar is murdered for no apparent reason besides the predator’s own amusement it becomes criminal. Had the Dinos men’s volleyball team been a few hours south, in Canada’s Grasslands National Park, their… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball