By Emily Senger
Bells tinkle and a rainbow of sequins glitter as two young dancers chase each other shrieking, black braids and ribbons trailing behind them. Aboriginal drum beats and chanting puts an end to the pursuit, and the girls scoot into their place in line, eager to celebrate the accomplishments of their sister, their cousin and the… Continue reading Pow-wow celebrates First Nations grads
After four years spent hidden behind the bank machines in the food court, NUTV is finally moving up. The new NUTV offices are officially open on the third floor of MacEwan Students’ Centre and NUTV staff couldn’t be happier. “We’re all very excited about the new space,” said NUTV producer and program director Tinu Sinha.… Continue reading NUTV gets NUoffices
By Emily Senger
“Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?” While the Campus Security Report for the month of May resembles the dullest episode of To Serve and Protect more closely than Cops Uncensored, troublemakers around campus still did strange and wacky things in May, especially after consuming large amounts of alcohol. Perhaps the best example of liquor… Continue reading Drunks are stupid: campus security report
The Gay Pride Parade and Festival was an enjoyable, energetic party for the whole family, despite rainy weather and a violent start. The 16th annual Pride Parade began with a parade participant scuffling with a protester. Two men held up signs that read “No Pride in Sodomy” which caused pride parader Tyson McCann Cormack to… Continue reading Red, white and rainbow
Terrorism has finally arrived in Canada, and if you listen to the reports and op-ed pieces pouring out of the media, this means two things. 1)You should be very afraid, and 2) It’s been a long time coming. What shocks people about this case, and what a number of pundits are clinging to, is that… Continue reading Editorial: Afghanistan comes at a price
By Jon Roe
Hockey, like most sports, is as much a mind game as it is a physical battle. Teams can win with skill, but even skilled teams can be brought down when faced with a mental disadvantage. When Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers goaltender, went down with a crippling knee injury in the third period of Game 1… Continue reading Oilers’ well dries up without Roloson
By Jon Roe
That zany Zelinka has done it again. Only a week after setting a new Canadian record in the heptathlon at the Hypo Bank Invitational in Gotzis, Austria, Jessica Zelinka–the Dinos track tyrannosaur–tore up the field at the World Combined Events Challenge in Arles, France. Zelinka’s lucky number must be 6,314 because not only did she… Continue reading Zelinka zaps competitorz
Babyshambles’ Down in Albion is, at first glance, just another Britpop album: it has some really fun tracks, counterbalanced by some moodier moments of mumbling, but doesn’t demand too much from listeners. Indeed, if there hadn’t been so much hubbub surrounding the never-sober sometimes-boyfriend of Kate Moss, front man Pete Doherty, Down in Albion could… Continue reading Spun: Babyshambles
Straight out of the fires of hell comes a smoking new blues recording from American guitarist Eddie ‘Devil Boy’ Turner. The Turner Diaries is his follow up to last year’s successful solo album debut, Rise. Turner’s latest offering is a spicy brew of blues/rock fusion with a strong emphasis on his voodoo-style guitar prowess. Although… Continue reading Spun: Eddie Turner
There’s little to be said for The Sounds’ sophomore release Dying To Say This To You. Quite simply, it’s a charming and alluring pop album. The kind of thing you’ll unwittingly dance along to, singing into your hairbrush. Any one of a number of catchy tunes will get stuck and stay stuck in your head… Continue reading Spun: The Sounds