By Emily Ask
The Arab-Israeli conflict is perhaps one of the most complex situations in the world and David Tal has come from his home in Tel Aviv to share and continue his research on the subject by joining the University of Calgary as Kahanoff Chair of Israeli Studies. “Certainly, people are very, very uninformed,” said Tal. “Not… Continue reading History professor long way from Israel
Alberta is a province beset by apathy, but according to a new initiative aiming to “reboot” Albertans, this no longer has to be the case. Following poor voter turnout in 2008’s general election, Reboot Alberta is attempting to channel Albertans’ frustrations with provincial politics. Through web-based forums, blogs and, most recently, a planned gathering in… Continue reading ‘Rebooting’ apathetic Alberta’s politics
By Daniel Pagan
New adaptive technology and the decline of braille education in public schools could result in a shift from a literate society to a new oral culture among blind people. Last year, the National Federation of the Blind reported that less than 10 per cent of 1.3 million visually impaired Americans read braille. According to the… Continue reading U of C prof researches decline of braille
By Amy Badry
On Dec. 30, 2009 Stephen Harper decided to prorogue parliament, which has become a contentious issue for many Canadians. Rallies and protests across the country are being planned. The Facebook page “Canadians against the proroguing of Parliament” has grown to over 200,000 members, while “Canadians for the proroguing of Parliament” has less than 500. “Overall… Continue reading Harper’s prorogation controversy continues
In the interest of streamlining the current process and addressing the concerns of some students, a new non-academic misconduct policy will be considered for implementation at the next general faculties council meeting on February 4. Currently, each faculty handles non-academic misconduct cases. The proposed policy would institute a university-wide committee to deal with these concerns… Continue reading University considers new non-academic misconduct policy
Co-curricular is in the vernacular. The University of Calgary’s co-curricular record has been recognizing students’ out-of-classroom experiences, and on Jan. 20 the school celebrated the success of the program’s first year. The CCR, which records a student’s non-academic campus involvement in areas like clubs, campus media or intramural sports on a document coupled with their… Continue reading Co-curricular record celebrates one year on campus
By Emily Ask
Students were urged to participate in the political process when Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, visited the University of Calgary last Thursday, as a part of his tour of 11 campuses across Canada. About 300 people attended the official opposition leader’s speech in the MacEwan Students’ Centre Ballroom, where 15 attendees… Continue reading Iggy gets jiggy with U of C students
With the success of Closer to Paradise and Wooden Arms, Montreal-based Patrick Watson have decided to re-release their out-of-print debut, Just Another Ordinary Day. While the album shows the band’s early signs of experimentation and maintains their air of mystery, it ultimately feels like an assortment of half-executed ideas. Many of the album’s tracks are… Continue reading Spun: Patrick Watson
By Jordan Fritz
Boris are one of those bands that can seamlessly change genres several times an album — even midsong — and not seem like pretentious fucks. They’ve maintained a steady release and tour schedule, making them Japan’s main export since the start of the current recession. Japanese Heavy Rock Hits is a series of four 7-inch… Continue reading Spun: Boris
By Richard Lam
From the opening organ and strings of “Wicked Blood,” it’s easy to see Sea Wolf’s influences. The emotional rock songs on White Water, White Bloom, their sophomore album, are immediately reminiscent of Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse. Lead singer Alex Brown Church’s vocals even sound like a slightly sadder, deep-voiced Win Butler. As such, the… Continue reading Spun: Sea Wolf