The Martlets are last year’s CIS champions and in the last 12 years have brought home three golds, three silvers and four bronze medals from the national championship. They have played in the gold medal game the past five consecutive years. In the Reseau du Sport Etudiant du Quebec playoffs, they beat the Montreal Carabins… Continue reading The battle for the women’s hockey CIS title: McGill Martlets
Month: March 2012
The battle for the women’s hockey CIS title: Calgary Dinos
The University of Calgary women’s hockey team has had a strong season. On Feb. 25, the Dinos hoisted the Canada West trophy for the first time in the school’s history. The Dinos ousted the U of A in the best-of-three Canada West final with two consecutive wins at home and are top contenders for the… Continue reading The battle for the women’s hockey CIS title: Calgary Dinos
Spun: Lana Del Rey
By Manal Sheikh
Lana Del Rey’s debut release was anticipated for months. Media hype and significant YouTube attention generated an enormous buildup for a singer with only a few songs to her name. Luckily for Lana, though — and to the delight of her fans — Born to Die does not disappoint. With haunting melodies throughout, Del Rey’s… Continue reading Spun: Lana Del Rey
Spun: Los Campesinos!
Are you looking for a cute little indie album that sounds like something out of 500 Days of Summer or Paper Hearts? Look no further than Hello Sadness. Recorded in Spain with producer John Goodmanson, who helped the band with their previous records, the album deals mostly in thematic staples. Love, loss and heartbreak —… Continue reading Spun: Los Campesinos!
Social justice art faces controversy: Kony 2012
By Josh Rose
On March 5, the NGO Invisible Children posted a video entitled Kony 2012 on YouTube, spurring a movement against Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony almost overnight. In two days, this video garnered almost 20 million views, several spin-off clips with views in the thousands to millions, and a flooding of social media sites like Twitter… Continue reading Social justice art faces controversy: Kony 2012
Mass Effect 3 completes Alberta video game trilogy
By Sean Willett
Edmonton-based game developer BioWare released Mass Effect 3 this week, the final installment of their critically acclaimed science fiction trilogy. The series, which follows the struggles of the indomitable Commander Shepard, is best known for its emphasis on choice and consequences. Players who have finished the first two games are able to transfer their character… Continue reading Mass Effect 3 completes Alberta video game trilogy
Book review: Is The Big Dream worth striving for?
One glance at the back cover of The Big Dream almost loses a reader amidst a sea of capitalist jargon. Terms like “Vice President of Human Resources,” “Corporate Branding Specialist” and the especially damning phrase “a new generation discovering itself in the workplace” immediately inspire the fuzzy and detached state of semi-attentiveness that might overtake… Continue reading Book review: Is The Big Dream worth striving for?
“That’s racist”
By Sean Willett
Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is about math. Written in the mid-1800s as a reaction to new ideas being introduced in the field of mathematics at Oxford University, it was intended to satirize imaginary numbers and other abstract concepts many mathematicians at the time considered ridiculous. Yet if you ask modern fans of the… Continue reading “That’s racist”
U of C to become fair trade campus
The University of Calgary is aiming to become Canada’s second fair trade campus by May — the result of an initiative led by the Engineers Without Borders U of C chapter, in cooperation with the Students’ Union and university administration. The designation, first awarded to the University of British Columbia by Fair Trade Canada last… Continue reading U of C to become fair trade campus
Study space concerns revisited
Last September, the Taylor Family Digital Library replaced MacKimmie as the university’s main library, and in October, concerns arose about a lack of study space. The library administration moved 180 carrels from MacKimmie into the TFDL and permanently reopened the basement and second floor of MacKimmie. The third floor of MacKimmie was open during fall… Continue reading Study space concerns revisited