By Diane Klaver
The fear of mortality and speculation of immortality is a wonder mankind has always visited with some reservation. For the thought of living without purpose or not achieving our dreams drives the fear of death into most of us. Famous Puppet Death Scenes brings brilliant puppetry and exceptional storytelling to a production both entertaining and… Continue reading Theatre Review: Puppets die, you love it
The MenuThe Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women’s Volleyball Championship took place Mar. 2-4 in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. Eight teams from across Canada brought their best entrees, hoping to be crowned the winner. With the plethora of talent attending this year’s tournament, there were many different flavours and the spice was strong. The Championship is a… Continue reading 2006 CIS Women’s Volleyball Championship
The beautiful Brock University campus played host to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Wrestling Championship Mar. 3-4. Since the ability to walk, and the ability to talk make you eligible to go to Brock, many Dinos wrestlers qualified. However, these low standards made contenders from Brock as tough as nails.The lady Dinos, with 50 points, managed… Continue reading Wrestling lasses land silver at CIS Championship
By Crystal Wong
In the Canada West mountain division finals Mar. 3-4, the Dinos men’s hockey team clashed with the hockey powerhouse up in Edmonton, the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The Bears finished their season with a 21-5-2 record, clearly separating themselves from the rest of the pack. While the Dinos went the distance with the University… Continue reading Bears continue a nine-season tradition
By RG Scherf
For all that traditional feminist thought gets right, there are things that upcoming thinkers are determined to change. One of those things is, some people believe, a wrongheaded view of pornography.A long time ago, I found myself interested enough in feminism to take several women’s studies courses at the U of C and was simultaneously… Continue reading Acceptable Sexuality
“Oh it’s spectacular!” “What a triumph!” “Truly a masterpiece!” la di freakin’ da! You heard me, it’s complete and utter bullshit. These are just a few critic’s comments on some films over the past few years. These individuals tell us, recommend and completely discard different forms of media as they see fit. With literature and… Continue reading The tables have turned, you critic bastards
Changing parties never recieved as much media attention as when Belinda Stronach crossed over from the Conservatives to the Liberals. Then, David Emerson left the Liberals a day after he won in his riding. Both politicians have been called opportunists for their actions–mostly by their consituents and rightly so. Although the political system allows for… Continue reading Emerson crosses the floor
By Greg Ellis
“That’s what unions do. They get money, they can get support, they get power.”-James P. Hoffa Living in Alberta, the province with the lowest rate of union participation in the country, I am amongst friends. While unions had a purpose in times before occupational safety acts, unsafe working conditions and the absence of employment standards… Continue reading Managing unions with cement shoes
By Jon Roe
The rumours are out there. TomKat is breaking up. Though Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ publicist denies it, and even if it is currently false, it’s still only a matter of time before this celebrity couple supernova explodes. Hollywood is infamous for producing failed marriages that gain more notoriety than any individual film or star.… Continue reading Celebrity culture: think about it
Dad’s first cell phone was one of those early ’90s Motorola monstrosities, the kind you could look at and wonder “why does it need to be so huge?” I would stare at the riduculous battery when the phone discharged after a few hours and the only thing I could think was “where does all the… Continue reading Wireless internet versus pesticides