Month: June 2000

By Mike Bowerman

With massive protests in Seattle and Washington fresh in mind, the world’s media is looking to Calgary and the demonstrations planned against the World Petroleum Congress in June for more action. As anticipation builds for the events, students and faculty from the University of Calgary prepare to take part on both sides of the issue… Continue reading WPC ignites campus

By Еvan Osentоn

On the heels of the Ontario government’s recent approval of private universities comes potential legislation that has the province’s student organizations livid again. Provincial cabinet documents leaked to the Globe and Mail last week show the government is debating making students collecting loans under the Ontario Student Assistance Program ineligible for subsidized housing. Janet Mason,… Continue reading Possible end to housing subsidy for students

By Mary Chan

Unemployed professors may soon be able to find work at the University of Calgary, but they could face a large workload. Starting this fall and continuing over the next decade, the U of C hopes to hire new faculty in various departments, though U of C Vice-president Academic Dr. Ron Bond did not offer a… Continue reading New Profs to be hired

By Kathy Schaerer

Canada’s cultural collage comes through with strength in Kinnie Starr’s latest album, Tune-Up. In the footsteps of folk artists like Bruce Cockburn and Neil Young, Starr uses a mosaic of styles and sounds that are the essence of Canadian culture, but with a hip-hop twist. "[Hip-hop is] just the most articulate music out there… it’s… Continue reading Starr of the show

By David Kenney

Besides guitar-playing hands, Mae Moore has a green thumb. After periods of touring, the B.C. based singer-songwriter temporarily trades her guitar for a hoe. "When I left P.E.I. I left the most fabulous garden," Moore says. "I’ve always had to have a garden. If I’m not making music in a day, I’m out in the… Continue reading There’s Moore to her than you Mae know

By Nicole Kobie

Most movies let the audience experience only picture and sound. Steam (Hamam: The Turkish Bath) is not one of those films. This Turkish/Italian movie affects all the senses; it’s as though you’re right there with all the characters feeling what they feel. Steam is about the change and self-discovery that occurs when one is exposed… Continue reading Change, discovery and Steam

By Rhia Perkins

Huevos Rancheros would like you to know that no bulls were harmed during the production of their latest album, Muerte del Toro. The release of this album, their fourth in 10 years, is a big deal for this Calgary band. "We actually started recording this in our rehearsal space a year ago," says guitarist Brent… Continue reading Huevos Rancheros: 10 years of cooking

"Mötaheaaad, we’ve all been possessed by Mötaheaaad," growled one tipsy Den patron last Saturday. His sentiment wasn’t far off the mark. Playing the MacEwan Hall Ballroom June 3 alongside Nashville Pussy and Speedealer, Mötorhead showed why they are as they put it, "louder than everything else." That, and why, as many concert-goers bellowed throughout the… Continue reading Mötorhead madness fills Ballroom

By Editorial

At the most recent Students’ Legislative Council (or SLC for the uninitiated) a rather amusing episode occurred. Students’ Union General Manager Bryan Pryde, in discussing MacEwan Hall redevelopment, briefly pointed to where the SU’s new bar and restaurant is located on the architect’s plans.It seemed apparent to nearly everybody in the room that the new… Continue reading SU has some fast talking to do