Students travelling between MacHall and Science Theatres are no longer able to cut through Science A. The building is now under construction — an inconvenience when it is -30. “Often with construction, there’s a little bit of short-term pain now, but I think it’s going to be some really long-term gain,” said Students’ Union president… Continue reading Science A construction causes disruption
Month: January 2012
Dumpster-diving and looking for bears
The Low Anthem is a reserve of musical talent that is best approached with curiosity. This Rhode Island four-piece has been kickin’ it for six years now, creating music that might accompany you on a road trip or perhaps to watch a melancholic sunset — and may just bring out the deepest part of your… Continue reading Dumpster-diving and looking for bears
Modern Math turns up the volume
Math — not exactly the first word you would think about when describing music. If, however, you were to mention the phrase “Modern Math,” the word might prompt an entirely different reaction. For those familiar with the electronic music scene in Calgary, Modern Math is known as a local collective DJ group that hosts regular… Continue reading Modern Math turns up the volume
CJSW station manager resigns
Chad Saunders will be ending his 11-year run as CJSW’s station manager by the middle of February. Since his hire in November 2000, Saunders has overseen such major station projects as the move from the basement of MacHall to its third-floor location and the commissioning of a higher-wattage radio tower, along with controlling day-to-day station… Continue reading CJSW station manager resigns
Claim your empty seat
By Sean Willett
It sounds like a great evening — going to a show, sitting down with your friends and enjoying the best theatre, music or dance that Calgary has to offer. There’s only one snag — the cost. With the hefty price of tuition and ever-encroaching debt, most students struggle to merely afford their education, much less… Continue reading Claim your empty seat
The possibilty of resistance
The word ‘war’ has been pondered, written and spoken about since the beginning of wars, which date back to the beginning of the human experience. A war by my definition is an entrepreneurial adventure where one group, either by greed or necessity, decides it needs to rape, pillage and control the assets of another group.… Continue reading The possibilty of resistance
The necessity of resistance
By Remi Watts
Our era has been polluted, perhaps to the point of terminal illness, by the mechanisms and apparatuses of an immense behemoth: the hegemonic totality called Empire. Its machinations are global in scale, and the old alliances and divisions no longer matter. It is no longer east versus west or democracy versus Islam or any other… Continue reading The necessity of resistance
Editorial: The Redford ride
Alison Redford was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party on Oct. 1, 2011 in a come-from-behind win with the idea of breaking up the “old boys’ club” ruling Alberta. Sworn in on Oct. 7, 2011, she has been our premier for a little over 100 days and has made a controversial first impression. Far… Continue reading Editorial: The Redford ride
Letter: Eschatology? More like scatology
By Ixtapa Soros
Remi Watts manages to put all the 2012-end-of-the-world garbage in a good light in his article [“Of eschatological concern,” Jan. 11, 2012]. While he claims that good can come of the situation regardless of how silly the doomsayers are, one has to wonder if his strategy is likely to do more harm than good. Consider… Continue reading Letter: Eschatology? More like scatology
Change politics, end disillusionment
Alberta is headed to the polls in the spring, but how many of us will actually vote? As someone who is going to be a candidate in the election, this question is especially relevant to me, but based on previous experience, we should be concerned that the answer to the question will not be favourable… Continue reading Change politics, end disillusionment