There’s more to dance than professional prima donnas on a stage or a Britney Spears video. Dance Montage, an annual performance co-sponsored by the Faculties of Fine Arts and Kinesiology, has showcased the incredible variety of the Calgary dance community since 1968. This year will be no different. Over 80 performers and a dozen choreographers… Continue reading Dance Montage challenges U of C dancers
Month: November 2001
Selling yourself one soul at a time
By James Keller
The concept of selling one’s soul to the devil has been explored countless times in theatre and literature. Its popularization may be traced back the script of the University of Calgary Drama Department’s newest production. The funny thing is, it was probably more religious criticism than anything else. "Christopher Marlowe was an athiest," says Anton… Continue reading Selling yourself one soul at a time
DND to ferret out bin Laden, Taliban
By Kyle Young
With warnings from the Pentagon of a long and drawn out conflict with the Taliban, the Canadian military is devising alternative strategies to combat this new foe. In an attempt to think "outside the box," General Leon Pantaloux has put together a task force of the nation’s leading military minds, whose purpose is to devise… Continue reading DND to ferret out bin Laden, Taliban
Weekly Top Eight
1. Jack Neumann showed up – Sports Information Director represents Where there’s Jack, there’s trouble. The wily Neumann proves himself a true man about campus. 2. The dance floor – hoppin’ – all night A friend remarked that the dance floor was packed. He was right. Another friend said "look at all the beautiful girls."… Continue reading Weekly Top Eight
Weekend Update
Friday November 16 11:20 a.m. Wake up. Thursday Den pain. 11:45 a.m. I have to interview the leader of the Communist Party of Canada. Only 15 minutes late! 12:00 p.m. Oh my God, what’s he talking about? 1:00 p.m. I am now a communist. From this moment on, he’s preaching to the converted. 1:30 p.m.… Continue reading Weekend Update
Weekly Top Eight
1. Soccer Cab – Sat., Nov. 17 – $7.00 at the door and $5.00 in advance There is nothing better than a soccer cab. Phrases like Gongshow, public nudity and "might get arrested" quickly spring to mind. Bermuda Shorts Day Lite, for the uninitiated. 2. Dinos Men’s Hockey – 6-2-1 – ranked fifth in Canada… Continue reading Weekly Top Eight
Cheap Seats
The concept of the Cheap Seats is by no means a 2001 original. In fact, we’re stealing a very good column name from Chris Koentges, a former Sports Editor at the Gauntlet. Koentges ran Gauntlet Sports in the fall of 1998 and his section was perhaps the finest sports coverage our student newspaper had ever… Continue reading Cheap Seats
Beaners
By Ben Leung
Mr. Higgins
By Adam and Cam