By Jon Roe
Paul Aucoin has been a busy man the last few years. Besides contributing to or producing such bands as The Old Soul, the Fembots, Cuff the Duke and the Golden Dogs, he somehow found the time to form the Hylozoists. The band’s first album, 2002’s entirely instrumental La Nouvelle Gauche, was mostly performed by Aucoin,… Continue reading Music Interview: A veritable horde of Hylozoists
By Jon Roe
Though the Berlin wall fell almost two decades ago, the effects of the Cold War are still felt in Eastern European countries who have yet to make serious strides towards matching their western counterparts’ economies. Straight out of Eastern Europe, Headcrusher puts readers in the perspective of Vadim, a Latvian bank worker who, disgusted with… Continue reading Book Review: Get yer head crushed
By Darren Young
When routine becomes too comfortable and life starts feeling monotonous, boredom is rather inescapable. Some may try to shake-up routine through acts of spontaneity like not going to work, getting evicted, living on the street for a while, et cetera. Jazz artist Johnny Summers leaves home to study with professional musicians. “I find that I… Continue reading Music Interview: The suite sounds of Summers
The book The Remains of the Day should ring a few bells for quasi-scholars. We know it’s a classic of sorts as the title trips so easily on the tongue, but when pried for any further info on the book, there is a bit of hesitation. In other words, when asked, “Have you read The… Continue reading Book Review: Never Let Me Go never lets readers go
The idea behind rock ‘n roll is to fight the establishment and really stick it to the man with a side of drugs, alcohol and sex. But for Nathan’s Keri Latimer, the rebellious side of rock ‘n roll has been ruled out. Latimer is with child, giving up the usual indulgences of musicians, but still… Continue reading Music Interview: Givin’ up rock ‘n roll lifestyle for motherhood
Every day we’re getting older. We accept it because we have to, it’s as inevitable as it is unpleasant. To make the idea palatable we disguise it as maturing, as if each day makes us wiser. When constantly in a university, the idea of maturing can be hard to believe–we’re still surrounded by the slutty… Continue reading Music Interview: Jay Crocker matures with style
By RG Scherf
In 1833, William Forster Lloyd, then a professor at Oxford University, wrote a book on overpopulation describing the “Tragedy of the Commons,” a metaphor where unbridled public access to a resource ultimately dooms that resource to overexploitation. In what’s now the classic example of this problem, a group of animal herders let their flocks graze… Continue reading Grazing in the media fields
In recent times, the Dinos women’s volleyball team has been one of the most successful varsity teams by any standard. As the season came to a close with the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championship taking place here at the University of Calgary in early March, the team lost two players who have been around to experience… Continue reading A pair of volleysaurs say adios
By Crystal Wong
Despite not winning a title during their time on the Dinos men’s hockey team, this year’s graduating players have all enjoyed their stay. Travis George, Mike Lencucha, Wes Reid and Lonny Tetley will take their experience with them while they start their post-Dinos life.“I had a lot of fun here and made some real good… Continue reading A quadrafactor of hockeysaurs say goodbye
By the time we are done university, most of us are thrilled just to get the hell out. Some students, however, enjoy their experience here so much they wish it wouldn’t end. One reason students may actually like being here is to take part in the Dinos athletics program. Tanya Hautala and Katherine Adams have… Continue reading Duo of basketballers say au revoir