With some artists, there’s a constant need for re-invention and Maxine Morin — otherwise known as DJ Champion — experienced that drive with his new album Resistance, released in September. After returning to his home studio in Montreal, he sat down to produce what would eventually become Resistance. He found himself in a bit of… Continue reading A champion of experimentalism
Month: November 2009
Dinosaur Jr. roar back from extinction
With the recent resurgence of reunion tours in stadiums and concert halls around the world, it’s a nice surprise when a beloved ’90s band has actually produced something worthwhile in their reunited time together. This is the case with Dinosaur Jr. After reuniting in 2005, producing two albums — 2007’s Beyond and this year’s Farm,… Continue reading Dinosaur Jr. roar back from extinction
Amreeka details the trials and tribulations of a post-9/11 world
Amreeka is a film about the beauty and the pains of the Arab experience in a post-September 11 world. The film, Palestinian-American filmmaker Cherien Dabis’ debut effort, is a strict by-the-numbers drama about a Palestinian immigrant moving to a still emotionally raw post-9/11 Chicago suburb, alternating between middling melodrama and good-natured comedy. After winning the… Continue reading Amreeka details the trials and tribulations of a post-9/11 world
Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out
Ground Zero Theatre is hoping to teach their audience something with their latest production: success and selling out are not necessarily the same thing. Speed the Plow, written by David Mamet, is the story of Bobby Gould (Trevor Leigh), a Hollywood producer conflicted between a money-making, action-packed, soul-destroying film and an artsy picture. Ryan Luhning… Continue reading Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out
Texting and transit
Standing around waiting for the bus as you watch your peers whiz by in warm cars can be frustrating. The ability to find out exactly when the proletariat chariot will arrive, without wasting precious phone minutes, could ease that pain. The origins of RouteShout lie in this realm. RouteShout CEO Nathan Martin was tired of… Continue reading Texting and transit
Moustaches matter in Movember
By Emily Ask
In October men wore pink tights and bras to raise money for breast cancer. This month, men are taking up their own cause by growing moustaches to raise money for Prostate Cancer Canada. This celebration of the moustache is called Movember and its mission is to “change the face of men’s health.” The story of… Continue reading Moustaches matter in Movember
Love of books leads prof to India and back
It’s unclear upon entering SS 1306 if you have just walked into a small library, storage room or a professor’s office. Then you spot professor James Apple in the corner, most likely reading classical Tibetan literature at his small desk. It’s not that he enjoys his office’s textual clutter, but the assistant professor of eastern… Continue reading Love of books leads prof to India and back
CJSW moving, for real this time
By Jeremy Zhao
After many announcements made over the past two decades, CJSW is finally moving and beginning a new chapter in its history. The campus/community radio station will be broadcasting from the third floor of the MacEwan Student Centre starting Friday. Station manager Chad Saunders has been extremely busy the past few weeks trying to get everything… Continue reading CJSW moving, for real this time
U of C’s interim president named
Hail to the (interim) king. While the search for a successor for University of Calgary president Harvey Weingarten is ongoing, the university’s Board of Governors appointed Warren Veale as his interim replacement on Monday. Board chair Jack Perraton cited Veale’s experience on campus and in the community as main reasons for his appointment. Over his… Continue reading U of C’s interim president named
Two biomedical engineering research centres to open on campus
By Noah Miller
The opening of two new biomedical research centres was announced Tuesday at the University of Calgary. The centres were created to improve the health of both Canadians and their economy. Biovantage: Alberta Ingenuity Centre, the first of the centres, will deliver biomedical solutions to medical problems ranging from cardiovascular and bone to brain diseases thanks… Continue reading Two biomedical engineering research centres to open on campus