By Riley Hill
University of Calgary administration discussed plans last week to create an on-campus international college that would be staffed and operated by a private corporation. Administration hope the new college will attract more international students to the U of C, but their plans have already drawn sharp criticism from the University of Calgary Faculty Association —… Continue reading U of C plans to open international college
We all experience a moment at some point in our lives where how we’ve acted doesn’t line up with who we believe we are. It’s part of being human. We make mistakes, we contradict ourselves, we’re hypocritical. Ninety-nine per cent of the time when these events occur, we don’t even recognize that it happened. Othertimes… Continue reading We aren’t always who we think we are
Imagine a 360 degree photograph. What comes to mind is a wide panorama or a virtual reality program on the computer, right? University of Calgary art professor Denis Gadbois has been bending the way 360 degree photographs are seen by warping them onto a two dimensional surface. The result of his work is being displayed… Continue reading Little worlds
This year’s annual Dancers’ Studio West Artists in Residence performance includes two choreographers exploring human communication through dance. The DSW’s residency program allows two choreographers to work on projects for five weeks in Studio West’s performance space. The program culminates in a performance that concludes the studio’s fall performance series. The performance runs Oct. 31… Continue reading Exploring communication through dance
By Tina Shaygan
If you have taken the train or any sort of public transit recently, chances are you have seen people on their iPads and Kindles reading. In comparison, the number of people actually carrying a paper book or newspaper is steadily decreasing. Print media, which includes books, newspapers and magazines, faces elimination as information becomes increasingly… Continue reading The bell tolls for print media
The Alberta provincial government cut $147 million of funding for post-secondary education. They also recently gave $142.5 million to expand the Schulich School of Engineering. The sums which have been cut and allocated came from different portions of the provincial budget, but the bottom line reflects a contribution to engineering and a detriment to all… Continue reading Provincial government’s arts cuts divisive
By Sean Willett
If you started reading this editorial expecting to learn about conclusive Bigfoot-related evidence, you will be disappointed. In fact, if you begin reading most articles that sport unbelievable, sensationalist headlines, you will be disappointed. That is, if you begin reading them at all. To get this out of the way, Bigfoot isn’t real. There is… Continue reading Scientists prove Bigfoot is real