By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos were feeling the love at the 47th annual Night of the Dino, an awards ceremony held at the Olympic Oval on Tuesday, March 8 to celebrate the athletic and academic achievements of the University of Calgary’s varsity and club athletes. Swimmer Fiona Doyle and running back Mercer Timmis were awarded the top prizes… Continue reading Dinos celebrate year at awards gala
By Riley Hill
Administration at the University of Calgary are asking students to take an academic integrity survey so they know how many of you shifty bastards are cheating. The survey is part of a nationwide, 11-university study to see whether students and faculty across Canada are confused with the rules or are just a bunch of filthy… Continue reading Administration conducts academic integrity survey
By Chris Adams
Student leaders from across the province met in Edmonton this week as members of the Council of Alberta University (CAUS) Students rubbed shoulders with government officials during its lobby conference from April 7–10. CAUS is a provincial lobby group that advocates for undergraduate students attending the five universities in Alberta. Students’ Union president Raphael Jacob… Continue reading Student leaders hold annual lobby conference
By Tendayi Moyo
The Consent Awareness and Sexual Education club (CASE) is working with the Students’ Union to promote healthy sexual behaviour prior to and during Bermuda Shorts Day. CASE’s Got Consent? campaign aims to inform students about sexual consent during the SU event. “We came up with a banner and poster campaign promoting Got Consent?” CASE vice-president… Continue reading Club campaigns for sexual consent
By Riley Hill
A new government initiative might soon bring free online textbooks to the province’s campuses. On April 9, the Alberta government announced the Open Educational Resources Initiative. The $2 million program will bring together faculty, students and academic staff from across the province to find a way to include open textbooks in undergraduate courses. Open textbooks… Continue reading Province offers money for open textbooks
By Tendayi Moyo
Albertan legislators voted down a motion that requires school boards to support the creation of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools if students ask for them. The private member’s bill, brought forward by Calgary-Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr, was defeated 31–19 in a vote on the evening of April 7. Hehr said some schools in the province… Continue reading MLAs vote down gay-straight alliance motion
By Chris Adams
Student leaders and faculty have criticized the Fair Elections Act as outrageous and unnecessary, saying thousands of students will not be able to exercise their right to vote if the bill passes. The Fair Elections Act was introduced to Parliament by Canada’s minister of state and democratic reform, Pierre Poilievre. Conservative MPs argue the bill… Continue reading New bill to disenfranchise 120,000 voters
When The Raid: Redemption debuted in 2011, it made a splash due to its incredible action scenes. Many people, myself included, said it was some of the best action they had ever seen. The movie came from Indonesia, was directed by a Welshman, Gareth Evans, and prominently featured the martial art pencak silat. Its primary… Continue reading Movie review: The Raid 2: Berandal
Based on the album cover, Emm Gryner’s latest album Torrential looks as though it will be full of solemn songs about relationships and break ups. Gryner, a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter from Ontario created an album with surprising diversity. It switches from upbeat folk to indie-pop to slow emotive pieces with surprising fluidity. Gryner creates unity and… Continue reading Spun: Emm Gryner
Mistrust seems to be the name of the game in Hollywood these days. After years of media coverage on NSA surveillance, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the question of whom we can trust is being asked by screenwriters from every film studio. That question is at the heart of the latest Marvel… Continue reading Film review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier