By Natalie Sit
Brett Pearce and Matt Trotta are the U of C’s two newest senators. The two won the race to represent students on the senate during the Students’ Union general election. Pearce, who won with 2,799 votes, said it felt great to come first, especially with such a large lead. “I had hoped that my running… Continue reading Activity participated in by some… senators
By Natalie Sit
Students re-elected Board of Governors representative Irene Enyedy for a second term. For Enyedy it is a huge relief and a chance to continue her plans to implement change on the BOG. “We will review what we know and how we can help make the tuition discussion a clearer and happier decision for the coming… Continue reading Board of Govrnors rep re-elected
If you get weak at the knees at the thought of built and buff security guards or women in uniform, you’ll be dazzled by Campus Security’s new garb. The snazzy new uniforms were introduced due to a concern from the Calgary Police Service. “Our existing outerwear makes us look too much like police officers, particularly… Continue reading Campus Security happenings
By Jesse Keith
What would you do if the unthinkable happened, if all of a sudden the air raid sirens blared and the public service announcements on TV told you the bombs were on their way? Would you head for the basement, get under the table, duck and cover or just get down and pray? And what if… Continue reading Catastrophy in Eugene Stickland’s All Clear
It was supposed to be the most romantic of Feb. 13ths–nice dinner, free opening night play tickets and the opportunity to enjoy celebrity hors d’oeuvres with the likes of Bret “the Hitman” Hart before going our separate ways for reading week. Unfortunately, when the topic of said play happens to be abortion, a little of… Continue reading Lighthearted pain and controversy in Frank Moher’s Big Baby
Down the Main Drag starts and someone disappears on the kitchen floor. I didn’t see it and the cast didn’t believe it, save for Him, who claims that’s what happened. Him, played fabulously by Jeff Lillico, finds himself bewildered and confused on that morning as his father lies on the kitchen floor, and disappears into… Continue reading Belated but relevent PlayRites coverage
By Chris Tait
If you had super powers, what power would you want to have? Would you want to fly, looking down the shirts of thousands of women? Would you want to be invisible to sneak into the women’s locker rooms? How about being able to give an orgasm to anyone with a simple touch of your finger… Continue reading Sex, drugs and horror
Scott Remila, bass player for Toronto’s Raising the Fawn, is a little nervous about playing in Calgary. Remila was just sitting down to enjoy the marathon that is Hockey Day in Canada when our conversation began, naturally the subject of hockey quickly wormed its way into the interview. “You might not be too happy about… Continue reading Interviewing the Fawn
Pick up any North American music magazine these days and you’re almost guaranteed to see something about Broken Social Scene. Everyone from Exclaim! to those notoriously picky bastards at Pitchfork have been stumbling over their vocabulary to proclaim just how wonderful this Toronto collective is. Hell, they’ve even won a Juno. But what kind of… Continue reading A Broken Social headline
By Lee Bogle
The University of Calgary women’s basketball squad faced the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Feb. 13-14 in their final games of the regular season. The festive fans at the Jack were not to be disappointed, as the play was magnifique! Oddly enough, Friday the thirteenth was a lucky affair. The Dinos deal with the Devil got… Continue reading No Way to Head Into Playoffs