By Fabian Mayer
The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event in the world and the most important soccer game of the year. The match took place on May 19 and is the culmination of a competition unlike any familiar to most North Americans. The Champions League is a tournament of the top teams in… Continue reading The improbable kings of Europe
Twenty years ago, the University of Calgary tennis team fared well against the best talent in the nation. Established in 1989, the team was a tennis club to be feared, with both the men and the women racking up western championship titles. The Dinos also proved to be tough competition against American teams — they… Continue reading U of C tennis club courts success
The debate about whether the University of Calgary will sign on to Access Copyright’s new model plan is ongoing. On May 15, the U of C signed a letter of intent for the agreement set up by Access Copyright and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. The letter of intent signed by the… Continue reading Copyright update
Students helping students is the main initiative for the Students’ Union’s tutor registry program, which launched at the University of Calgary in January. The program offers assistance from students or alumni to anyone struggling with their academics. The program also increases students’ learning experience. The tutor registry is an online database where students can search… Continue reading Tutor registry program in full swing
The strategic roadmap for the Eyes High plan to make the University of Calgary one of Canada’s top research universities by 2016 was released in April 2012, giving structure to the goal that was initiated last fall. In September 2011, the U of C started an initiative to become one of Canada’s top five research… Continue reading High goals for Eyes High
Student loans at the provincial and federal levels are going through major changes that will be effective on August 1. The changes aim to encourage all hopeful and current students, including those that are part-time, to pursue education and use financial resources that are available. In Alberta, parental earnings will no longer be a factor… Continue reading Financial aid gets better for students
Independently produced and released, Secrets About Us is the debut album for the Calgarian electronic artist Krystle Love B. Her signature blend of guitar and synthesizers is versatile and interesting, lending itself equally well to both the acoustic feeling of songs such as “Memories on Paper,” and the more hypnotic and slick tracks like “I’ve… Continue reading Spun: Krystle Love B
Justin Vernon and his band Bon Iver visited Calgary for the first time, playing on May 22 and May 23 at MacEwan Hall.
Recently unveiled at Museum of Contemporary Art in Calgary, a gumball portrait of Mayor Naheed Nenshi is on display as a part of the Calgary International Children’s Festival. Designed by artist Franz Spohn, the six foot by six foot portrait is comprised of 12,408 gumballs.
The strange world of tabletop wargaming is an unforgiving one — the rules are complex, the figures are expensive and the rulebooks are impenetrable. Many people may not have even heard of the hobby, which involves assembling and painting groups of small figures to use as pieces for multiplayer strategy games. These games are usually… Continue reading Even death may die in Strange Aeons