By Ryan Pike
As the dust settles from the Canadian election, our neighbours to the south are preparing to head to the polls Tuesday. The American general election will see voters cast ballots for president, vice president, 11 state governors, 35 senators and all 435 congressional seats. Throughout October, the University of Calgary’s Institute for United States Policy… Continue reading Obamarama and the American election
By Daniel Pagan
As the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are busy making arrests in the investigation of the two EnCana gas-pipeline bombings in British Columbia, national media commentator and terrorism expert Mercedes Stephenson warned that Albertan oil and gas installations could be vulnerable to a terrorist attack. She spoke at a Calgary conference for emergency officials Oct. 18.… Continue reading Albertan oil fields vulnerable to attack, warns expert
A small group gathers around a race car resembling a pint-sized Formula One car. They plug in laptops and high-tech measuring devices, taking the vitals of the 600cc engine as its high-pitched shrieks pierce the Saturday morning silence. The race car has some of its bodywork taken off, exposing both the intricate web of mild-steel… Continue reading U of C students take to the track
The University of Calgary is discussing the possibility of reorganizing four arts-related faculties into one super arts faculty on campus. In a recent memo, president Harvey Weingarten and provost Alan Harrison announced plans to initiate discussion between the faculties of communications and culture, fine arts, humanities and social sciences. While there have been many informal… Continue reading All for one and one for all
With a unified voice, 10 million Canadian voters asked for change by staying home and not voting. These silent voices know that their ballot won’t count and they refuse to vote just for sport. In this day and age, with our complex first-past-the-post system, you have to work very hard to make your vote count,… Continue reading The silent ballot
We, the computer-agers, are very similar to the neanderthals of early human civilization– frustrated, fed-up and sorrowful. Not because we can’t light a fire, but because we cannot make computers work the way we want them to. And that’s more frustrating than no fire, mind you. It is a slap in the face that a… Continue reading Desktop frustrations
Have you ever wondered what Canadian artists think about being Canadian? This doesn’t refer to the “I am Canadian” slogan, beer ads or July 1 celebrations of sovereignty. As the submissive little brother of the U.S., many homegrown artists have come to realize how necessary it is to gauge their career with a grain of… Continue reading Canadian band stands up for their rights
By Amanda Hu
Hedonism isn’t as fun when the devil tricks you into it. The University of Calgary drama department’s explores this reality with David Ives’ Don Juan in Chicago. The production serves as MFA student David Owen’s thesis project and the season opener for the department’s 2008-09 program. Owen says the script hooked him immediately and was… Continue reading Mixing up Don Juan
Hark! Good movies be on the horizon! Almost! It’s getting closer to American Thanksgiving, that time of year when studios begin to roll out their finest fillies for award season. But sadly, it is always darkest before the dawn, and before we can see such gems The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr., and The Road,… Continue reading Spooky flicks send us into winter
In a crowded hallway near the base of the Calgary tower, dozens of eager theatre goers look on as Lunchbox Theatre’s board member and CEO James Bailey cuts a crimson ribbon unveiling Lunchbox’s brand new space. After all the speeches and thanks, the show begins: David Mamet’s classic comedy A Life in The Theatre, directed… Continue reading Mamet’s words ring in Lunchbox’s new space