Month: September 2007

By Patrick Rodrigues

Downtown Dawgs follows the true story of Esau and Mike, two counselors working hard to give Calgary’s downtrodden a second chance at life through the magic of the world’s sport, soccer. As it turns out, the two counsellors are putting together a team for the first time ever from western Canada to enter the Homeless… Continue reading Calgary International Film Fest: Downtown Dawgs

By Jeff Clemens

Troma Studios have been creating movies for 33 years and most people have never seen one of their films. Specializing in usually shocking and never politically correct movies, Troma has not disappointed with their latest release. Poultrygeist leaves even the most prepared watcher slightly shocked. Starting the movie with an innocent enough sex scene in… Continue reading Calgary International Film Fest: Poultrygeust: Night of the Chicken Dead

By Marina Foo

Is graffiti art or vandalism? This question has been a controversial issue for decades but it really just depends who you ask. The documentary Bomb It spoke to people on both sides of the track about the explosive form of media. Director Jon Reiss travelled around the world to the cities with the best graffiti… Continue reading Calgary International Film Fest: Bomb It

By Marina Foo

By Ryan Pike

Judging by the number of students enrolled in philosophy or medieval history, a lot of young people go to university or college with absolutely no idea what they’re going to do with their lives. A lucky few come into post-secondary with even a vague notion of their life goals and sometimes even they can lose… Continue reading Mount Royal graduate hits the stage

By Jordyn Marcellus

Canadian television has often been the punch line to a joke. Even with a minor resurgence in homegrown television with Corner Gas, few Canadian television dramas can break through to mainstream audiences outside of the immortal Degrassi (Junior) High. One of Canada’s greatest producers of homegrown television, Chris Haddock, has managed to carve a niche… Continue reading CBCís Intelligence delivers

By Indrani Kar

Art fans, take note! Two new exhibits have opened recently at the Nickle Arts Museum: Focus on the Collection: Kenneth Lochhead and Patterned Pleasure: Introducing the Jean and Marie Erikson Collection. The Lochhead exhibit opened Sat., Sep. 15 and features the work of one of the prime painters who made up part of the “Regina… Continue reading The Nickle has a magic carpet ride

By Sara Hanson

G ender-based inequalities are an issue not exclusive to the developing world. After volunteering with Women’s Media Watch Jamaica–a non-governmental organization against gender-based violence–for two years, CUSO west outreach leader Erynn Lyster returned home with a new perspective on the challenges her gender faces. Lyster explained that while the sexual portrayal of women in Jamaica… Continue reading Gender-based violence and media

By Stewart Pallard

The Alberta government was blasted by the opposition parties when the Royalty Review Report was released last week. The report was part of Premier Ed Stelmach’s leadership campaign promise to initiate an independent review of the province’s royalty regime and for the process to be open and transparent. Unfortunately for the Stelmach government, the review… Continue reading Royalty Review Report released

By John McDonald

The faculty of engineering has one of the highest drop-out rates on campus. Luckily, engineering students will now have a new place to study thanks to a newly renovated resource center. The center opened Wed., Sep. 12 and was named in honour of a sizable donation from Devon Canada. “I strongly feel that this new… Continue reading New engineering resource centre opens