By Taylor McKee
Baseball is a sport that leaves most Canadians cold, but patriots should shake off their cold shoulder and let baseball into the heart of Canadian sport. A game that so clearly fits into the lifestyle of the good-natured north is often brushed off with adjectives that critics rarely change: boring to watch, unnecessarily long seasons… Continue reading Baseball deserves your love
AIDS Calgary released a position paper last week arguing for the decriminalization of practices surrounding prostitution. Although prostitution is currently legal in Canada, nearly all acts associated with it– living on the money made through prostitution, working in a bawdy house, soliciting prostitution in public– means that prostitutes can face jail time if caught performing… Continue reading Blaming the victims
By Amy Badry
Exams and essays are hard for all students, but for student parents who have to juggle the responsibility of school, as well as caring for children, all on a student budget, the balance can be too difficult.Third year indigenous studies student Vivienne Livingstone has three children. The youngest is 18-month-old Isabella. Isabella has been on… Continue reading Safe, affordable daycare hard to find
By Kaye Coholan
The new Bachelor of Midwifery degree program at Mount Royal University is an important step toward meeting the high demand for midwives in Alberta. The entry-level program, which was announced earlier this month is the first of its kind in the province. Over the past four years MRU has been working with provincial ministries and… Continue reading Alberta’s first midwifery program born
By Andréa Rojas
While many other burgeoning Calgary designers are presently immersed in the blur of runway shows and after-parties that is Alberta Fashion Week, Kirsten Summersgill, the impetus behind the locally-based line Pout Clothing, has a clearer goal in focus.The 22-year-old couturier and graduate of Lethbridge College’s Fashion Design and Marketing program, currently working on her fourth… Continue reading Pout Clothing
By Andréa Rojas
Although most of us look at an empty orange juice container as recycle-bin worthy, or last summer’s faded v-neck fit for the Salvation Army, Daryl White would rather think of your household trash as one step away from being resurrected into wearable art.The Calgary designer is showing for the first time at Alberta Fashion Week.… Continue reading D.W. Fashion
Cougars and Dinos can now claw and roar at each other for the top spot in the city this upcoming year as the University of Calgary welcome their newest rivals. The Mount Royal University Cougars will provide stiff intra-city competition, become the 15th member of Canada West Universities Athletic Association after gaining university status last… Continue reading Dinos versus Cougars
By Remi Watts
Resulting from our proximity and shared language, American culture unceasingly disseminates into Canada; the hyper-sensationalist orgiastic model of American media is no exception. The Sun News Network is the latest instantiation of the noisy, polarized news media that has taken foot in our nation, mimicking the monstrous Fox News Channel. Canadians from all walks of… Continue reading Sun News: five white bigots and a set of tits
After a tough road getting there, running back Matt Walter is ecstatic with the recent CFL draft results that give him a bright future to look forward to. Unlike five peers who were drafted beside him, he decided to defer his play in the pros after long deliberation. Last Wednesday he announced to the Calgary… Continue reading Dino puts dream on hold
The Conservatives proposed to get rid of the subsidy in 2008, but they were only a minority then. During the recent election campaign, Harper promised to abolish per-vote subsidies if the Conservatives won a majority. Harper believes that each party should be financed through fundraising alone. The dollar amounts garnered from vote subsidies are significant.… Continue reading Pay it forward?