By Sara Hanson
Premier Ed Stelmach rode into town early last week to join the sea of cowboy hats that flooded Calgary for ten long, hot summer days. While summer is typically the ideal time for politicians to fill their rest and relaxation quota for the year, Stelmach’s trip down south was about more than showing off his… Continue reading Web Exclusive: More on Stelmach
By Janus Jones
By Chris Tait
The Premier shined up his boots, came in to town, scraped up almost $300 million and threw it around in what is beginning to look like a pre-election vote-shopping spree. Taking advantage of the biggest hoedown in the province, Ed Stelmach supplemented his Stampede visit with substantial government spending, including $260 million for the University… Continue reading Editorial: Steady Eddy launches Stampede spending spree
Most of the year, the rather senior staff of Calgary’s #1 Legion contend with Bingo nights and retirement parties. However for four days in June, the Legion played host to as many Calgary scenesters as it could pack in its door as Sled Island 2007 took over. There was a buzz of excitement surrounding Sled… Continue reading Sled Island slides into our hearts
By Janice Tran
It doesn’t seem very often that rock stars who grace the cover of trendy rock magazines take the time to contemplate philosophical issues, like the nature of art and the human condition. Some might be too busy drinking and screwing to care. But hidden somewhere amidst the glam rockers living out their indulgent lifestyles, there… Continue reading Only the strong will survive
The summer movie season is full of heavy-handed, thrills-by-the-nano-second, common-denominator fun-fairs, for many of which brains and inclinations to heave must be checked at the door. It’s what is expected of the typical summer blockbuster, simple entertainment. But when a summer blockbuster such as Hairspray–with its big-name cast and bankability, given the success of both… Continue reading All singing, all dancing!
By Ryan Pike
The adaptation of a popular story from one medium to another is often an arduous task, particularly if that property has a large and rabid fanbase. With the release of the fifth installment of the Harry Potter adaptations, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the filmmakers are finally feeling the pinch of translating… Continue reading Film Review: Phoenix doesn’t soar
Crime might not pay for University of Calgary fine arts students pending a Board of Governors decision this fall. NETeller president, former Students’ Union president and philanthropist John Lefebvre pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer funds with the intent to promote illegal gambling in the Federal District Court of Manhattan Tue., Jul. 10. Lefebvre is… Continue reading Former SU president and philanthropist pleads guilty
The University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering received six million dollars this month to foster an innovative learning intiative. The University matched a $3 million donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation’s to create an endowed chair that would oversee the development and implementation of applied educational techniques. “Engineering students, like all university students,… Continue reading Schulich School gets funding for new chair
By Sara Hanson
Universities are meant to provide a safe place for students and academics to participate in the creation of new ideas without any restraints. This was the view expressed by a number of Canadian universities in response to the British Union of Colleges and Universities’ recent discussions surrounding an academic boycott of Israeli universities. The proposed… Continue reading Academic freedom needs to come first