Unlike most sane people, I spent Sunday afternoon watching the first Progressive Conservative Leadership Debate. Please keep reading. I promise it won’t be stale analysis.If you didn’t see the debate (and you most likely did not), you didn’t miss much. As in many leadership debates, most candidates toed the party line and let phrasing draw… Continue reading Chosen to make the tough calls
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Lift up thine what?
Who would have thought those inspiring Gaelic words on the University of Calgary’s coat of arms, "Mo shuile togam suas" (I will lift up my eyes) would so truly and ironically reflect the events of U of C 101 last Wednesday.In the middle of the Community Welcome at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium, during U of… Continue reading Lift up thine what?
Safe and Sound for one low cost
By Kim Stock
It’s late at night. You’re walking alone on campus and it’s dark.Suddenly from behind, an assailant grabs you. You’re panic stricken and just don’t know what to do. Is this one of your fears? Well, fear no more, for Safe and Sound is here.Safe and Sound is a University of Calgary program that helps people… Continue reading Safe and Sound for one low cost
SU reclaims the Library levy
By Bao Ho
The Students’ Union Library Endowment Fund is once again under the control of students.The SU Library Endowment levy, which has been collecting five dollars from every undergraduate student since its inception in 1997 to go toward an endowment fund, was voted unanimously on the Sept. 8 Students’ Legislative Council to be administered by the SU.… Continue reading SU reclaims the Library levy
Celebrity Terrorism
By Ben Perrin
He has been called the fundamentalist’s banker, a holy terror, a phenomenon and, more recently, the world’s pre-eminent financier of anti-American terrorism. Some liberal analysts might try to say that he is misunderstood or that he had a rough childhood-neither are true of CNN’s "favourite" terrorist Ussamah Bin Ladin. His new-found international fame is, of… Continue reading Celebrity Terrorism
Get that Hottie
Lady friends, please put down those YM, Seventeen and Cosmo mags andallow me to give you some valuable boy-snagging advice for the coming months.Bisexuality in females is the cool new fashion trend!It has come to my attention that today’s young women are desperatelyand unhappily short of snares, tricks and other wiles for catching the masculineobjects… Continue reading Get that Hottie
The Migration
By Jan Creaser
"Hello again. I’m Professor Jan Allgood and this is my colleague Dr. Brain. In this week’s edition of Wild University, we investigate a new practice that began one year ago-U of C 101: The Introduction. This first segment of footage was taken Thurs., Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. Dr. Brain, would you care to elaborate… Continue reading The Migration
Kick-ass kick-off
Halfway through the third quarter, Nathan Thompson lay, like a beaten junkyard dog, on the turf near his own end zone.He rolled awkwardly, attempting to rise, before slowly looking up at 250 lb. Dinosaur defensive lineman Brian Shewchuk-the man who administered the latest beating-then to the scoreboard. He decided to stay down. It was the… Continue reading Kick-ass kick-off
Striking the ball Big Mac style
By Rob South
Crash. Bang. Wallop! As this writer walks across the university soccer fields, he can almost hear the sounds of the long ball soccer the Men’s soccer Dinosaurs will force on their opponents this season. With the long ball style of play combined with a new play-off format, the use of wing-backs and a much younger… Continue reading Striking the ball Big Mac style
Would you like fries with that?
By Ben Perrin
Criminal record? No problem! Poor attendance record? No sweat! Qualifications: Must be good golfer, able to toe party line without questions. Salary: Make your own and raise it whenever you like. Apply to: 24 Sussex Drive in person for "Senate patronage appointment ’98." Note: Elected, accountable and representative applicants need not apply. It’s the dream… Continue reading Would you like fries with that?