Month: February 2014

By Katarina Atherholt

At 61, sailboat racing skipper Derek Hatfield has more than his fair share of stories — from being demasted while rounding South America in 12 metre seas, to losing both mast spreaders after having his boat flip over during another race. He has endured intense physical and mental challenges, all to be able to claim… Continue reading Q&A: Sailor Derek Hatfield

By Fabian Mayer

The Crowchild Classic lived up to its name as a record-setting crowd of 6,016 was on hand to take in a dramatic game between the University of Calgary Dinos and the Mount Royal University Cougars men’s hockey teams. “It was awesome,” said first-year forward Chris Collins, who scored two third-period comeback goals in the 4–3… Continue reading Final flurry can’t save men from Classic letdown

By Justin Seward

The second installment of the Crowchild Classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the University of Calgary Dinos and Mount Royal Cougars women’s hockey teams proved to be an exciting one. The Dinos took the game 4–1, securing a playoff spot in the process. Fourth-year forward Janelle Parent was thrilled to be playing in the Saddledome… Continue reading Women Dinos out play Cougars for 4–1 Classic victory

Re: “Spending Request.” An article called “The Joys of Approving Your Own Spending Request” was recently published as the cover story in your Jan. 30 publication. As the two Q Centre (SU Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity) co-ordinators who were interviewed in this article, we were disturbed to see the inaccuracies that were reported.… Continue reading Letters to the Editor

By Melanie Bethune

Coming off of last week’s sentimental catch-up episode, the season three finale of BBC’s Sherlock, “His Last Vow,” is a return to action at breakneck speed. This whirlwind of an episode touches on everything we love and have come to expect from Sherlock, while being as dark and haunting as last week’s “The Sign of… Continue reading Review: BBC’s Sherlock: ‘His Last Vow’

By Alex Procyk

In both a topical speech on Jan. 17 as well as in last week’s annual State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama finally came forward with a response and supposed solution to the widespread data collection and surveillance controversies that have plagued his administration since last June. His new pledges, promising to end… Continue reading Surveillance reform plans uninformative

By Kate Jacobson

When I first heard about Sex and Gender Wellness Week, I was extremely pleased. A week designed to make sure that people have accurate information about a myriad of issues — consent, gender fluidity, porn, safe sex, pleasurable sex, sexual health — is exactly the kind of event I would expect at a large, public… Continue reading Comfortable with being uncomfortable