By Dave McLean
Around the same time I started to lament that the Flames might not make the post-season for the fourth straight year, I was in a class listening to a presentation on why Canada needs hockey. The argument centred around how we Canadians need to find a solution to avoid the permanent migration of our sacred… Continue reading Real heroes are all around us
“Look at me: I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.”- Groucho Marx The most depressing thing happened the other day: I handed in the first of what will be many job applications for summer. Oh, I’m not depressed about the likelihood of finding a job, I’m depressed because no… Continue reading Less evil than banks?
By Editorial
It’s hard to be an activist. First there has to be a cause to ignite your passion. Secondly, you have to take risks, push your beliefs and test the boundaries of your comfort zone.University of Calgary students can’t seem to muster the energy for any of this. Take for instance the recent 11 per cent… Continue reading Low voter turn out, who really cares
By Fifi Enyi
Unbeknownst to Hollywood producers, an untapped reserve of talent lies deep within the icy depths of Canada’s Rocky Mountains. The grizzly bears of the Canadian Rockies are the stars of an hour-long documentary on survival techniques in Kananaskis Country.The documentary began in 1994 due to a need for scientific information on the nature and status… Continue reading Project grizzly: film tracks bears in K-country
By Еvan Osentоn
Society’s idea of what comprises a media baron has been largely shaped by the character of Charles Foster Kane, Orson Welles’ megalomaniacal newspaper owner in the 1941 movie, Citizen Kane. The oft-despised character of Kane was loosely based upon William Randolph Hearst, a real-life media baron renowned for his immense media holdings, and the tyrannical… Continue reading Who’s afraid of Conrad Black?
Not many people recognize the name Dwayne Johnson. Some remember his college football career for the Miami Hurricanes. Fewer remember his unsuccessful Stampeders training camp. All in all, Dwayne is a pretty obscure personality–about as famous as your average university football stud can get. After leaving football, he got married and took on the same… Continue reading Read this, jabronies
Shayla Swanson struck the motherlode at last month’s national cross-country skiing championships. The 18-year-old University of Calgary student came away from the event with four gold medals, winning the 10km classic and combined pursuit, the sprint, and the 7.5km classic races in the junior girls category. The gold medals put Swanson well on the way… Continue reading Shayla Swanson
By Fifi Enyi
I’m not sure exactly what it is about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter that invokes the passions and the deepest senses. Maybe it is his remarkable life, fraught with every kind of evil and tempered by the sweetness of his triumphant comeback. Or maybe it is his aura; a potent presence that penetrates the soul. Whatever it… Continue reading Champion of the world
The Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union’s 1999/2000 hockey championship–the final CIAU tournament of the 1999/2000 season–takes place this week in Saskatoon, culminating in the gold medal game on Sunday. The Dinos are one of three Canada West teams in the tournament, joining the University of Alberta Golden Bears and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The other… Continue reading Hockey Dinos matched against tough crowd at CIAU tournament
By Rhia Perkins
A isregarding recent Supreme Court rulings, the Alberta Legislature recently amended the Marriage Act to forbid the marriage of same-sex couples. The Marriage Amendment Act, which passed third reading March 15, was brought to the legislature by Red Deer South MLA Victor Doerkson. The Bill, number 202, alters the definition of marriage within the Marriage… Continue reading Same-sex marriage to be outlawed in Alberta