By Kate Foote
Over the course of its 75-year history, the Calgary Zoo has become a respected, world-class facility, deemed as such due to its commitment to conservation and public education. Recently, it was even voted Attractions Canada’s top outdoor site in the country. Calgarians should be proud, boasting their hometown is host to such a revered facility.… Continue reading Lions and belugas and polar bears (oh my!)
By Daniel Pagan
This isn’t your average finger painting. Be prepared for a surprise when you visit the Hundred Languages of Children exhibit in the faculty of education, because your opinion about children’s artwork is about to be challenged. The exhibit–on display in the Doucette Library–shows the results of the Reggio Emilia approach to preschool education, which encourages… Continue reading More than just finger paint
By Emily Senger
In the split second it took for an off-balance landing and a single ‘pop,’ the volleyball career of Jill Beveridge ended. Beveridge, then a varsity player for Acadia University, tore her anterior cruciate ligament–a debilitating and often career-ending knee injury, which female athletes are between five and 15 times more likely to sustain than their… Continue reading What’s sex got to do with it?
By Emily Senger
High gas prices aren’t the only thing Albertans should be worried about. A much more serious crisis exists in the form of an acute shortage of heath-care workers, especially nurses.To help meet this shortage, Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton will implement a four-year bachelor of science in nursing program beginning in fall 2007. This is… Continue reading New northern nurses
By Kris Schmidt
University of Calgary student Emil Dulguerov is set to leave on an economic mission to China this month. The international business and social sciences student was one of just 32 delegates chosen from over 800 applicants for Junior Team Canada, a group of young Canadians sent abroad to identify and develop business interests on behalf… Continue reading Haskayne student goes to China
By Emily Senger
Student lobby groups need to stop focusing on lowering tuition, according to a report recently released by the Educational Policy Institute. The report, Student Aid Time-Bomb: The Coming Crisis in Student Financial Aid, says student groups and the government focus too much on tuition and too little on targeted grants. Focusing only on tuition, the… Continue reading Student aid a “time-bomb”
Every year, the folk fest offers a wide variety of musicians, offering up new experiences to those attending. This year 12,000 music fans were exposed to Tanya Tagaq, an Inuit throat singer who is anything but conventional.Performing on a variety of stages–a quick spot on the mainstage; sessions with a variety of artists like Iran’s… Continue reading At A Glance: Tanya Tagaq
By Emily Senger
After three hours huddled under clammy tarps to avoid a downpour, God smiled down upon Folk Fest goers. The sky cleared, the sun (almost) came out, and those brave enough to stick out the nasty weather were rewarded during Sunday’s final performance brought to them by the awesomeness that is Ani DiFranco.Feminist hero, political activist,… Continue reading At A Glance: Ani DiFranco
By Kyle Francis
Just like the Paul Frank popped-collar douchebags trying to fit in at the Hop-in-Brew, Bedouin Sounclash stuck out like two hobos snogging in the daytime when they played the mainstage at the Calgary Folk Music Festival. Both guitarist/vocalist Jay Malinowski and bassist Eon Sinclair seemed as though they knew they didn’t fit in, and were… Continue reading At A Glance: Bedouin Soundclash