By Ryan Pike
Campaigning for the federal election kicked into high gear Monday as federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion stopped in Calgary to speak. Hours after Dion’s party unveiled their full platform, entitled “Richer, Fairer, Greener: An Action Plan for the 21st Century,” Dion introduced the Liberal candidates in southern Alberta and took aim at his rivals during… Continue reading Dion unveils platform to Calgarians
A huge post-secondary edu cation funding announcement made last Friday left Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Bow Valley College and the University of Calgary with thousands of new spaces for students. The announcement at SAIT, totaling $425 million, had a strong technology and trade focus. SAIT will receive $300 million, BVC will receive $119 million… Continue reading Funding for thousands of new students
Ahhhh . . . the only thing better than the taste of that inaugural morning coffee following a long weekend is the taste of a FREE morning coffee provided by your Students’ Union. As I’m sitting here, sipping on my free cup of Earl Grey and watching all those oblivious students in that horrendous queue… Continue reading SU View: SU offers free weekly events and entertainment
By Mia Ortiz
There’s a little something that’s been brewing in the country of Malaysia quite recently and one is sorry to admit that the most current issue of concern has not been human trafficking. The last week has seen disturbing news for the Southeast Asian country: the seemingly democratic government of Malaysia, under its existing Prime Minister… Continue reading Silencing the critics
I am not sure what upsets me more, the Back Alley advertisement on the back cover of the 2008 University of Calgary agenda or the support of women for the way female sexuality is portrayed in advertising. First of all, without question, the ad is offensive. It features a topless woman, photographed from behind and… Continue reading Sex sells
We’re an entertainment junky culture. From a young age we get addicted to injecting ourselves full of pop fluff, then spend our time looking for the next big fix. Curmudgeons on the right bemoan the lack of morals and values in society while curmudgeons on the left bitch about how this Nintendo generation is unwilling… Continue reading Dictating culture to the masses
By Daniel Pagan
Last week, physicists, theologians, doomsayers and observers held their breath as switches were turned on to fire a laser through the Large Hadron Collider to see if everything was ready for the “big test” in October. The LHC crashes particles into each other to see inside them. This had some people screaming like they were… Continue reading Slammin’ elements
W e’re dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. No country ever had a greater cause than that.– John McCain “Al-Qaeda terrorists still plan to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he [Obama] is worried that someone won’t read them their rights.”– Sarah Palin These… Continue reading Palin and the new American leadership
Stephane Dion’s Green Shift proposal may not only cost him his job, but could also be one of the worst ideas ever developed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Over the last year, the leader of the Liberals Stephane Dion has created a carbon tax plan entitled Green Shift. At the end of the process,… Continue reading A crusty ass carbon tax
By Tyler Wolfe
The consortium of television networks, which initially announced that it would bar the Green Party’s Elizabeth May from partaking in the televised debates prior to the October federal election only to “flip-flop” and cave to mounting public outcry, should be ashamed of itself. The move will undermine the familiarity of the current political landscape in… Continue reading A floppy sickness