By Sean Willett
When attempting to describe the games of Calgarian independent developer Calvin French, the word ‘weird’ is one of the first things that may come to mind. Their subject matter is by no means the standard fare of mainstream games — the strange blend of magic and metaphysics found in French’s 2012 game The Real Texas… Continue reading “OLD WEIRD BOAT GAME”
A few of us at the Gauntlet smoke cigarettes. I know, smoking will likely kill us, and I know, it’s expensive, gross, stupid and yada yada yada. New smokers quickly realize that society no longer accommodates them. Soon, we’ll have fewer places to indulge in our addiction in public. The City of Calgary recently proposed… Continue reading City smokers down to the last drags
Feds give research cash to U of C The University of Calgary recently announced that it will receive $1.8 million in additional funding from the federal government for research. The money will go towards several projects, including research in stem cells, kidney disease and fish health. U of C professors Ed O’Brien and Justin MacDonald… Continue reading News round up: June 13, 2013
What’s worse than dumbing down an intelligent concept for an audience? Ignoring it altogether. This is the crime of The Purge, a horror movie which could have been one of the best films of the year and is instead is one of the most disappointing. The movie’s premise has almost limitless potential but is used… Continue reading Film review: The Purge
It’s clear while listening to …Like Clockwork that singer and guitarist Josh Homme is not the same person he was when Era Vulgaris was released six years ago. Homme experienced severe complications during surgery in 2010 and was bedridden for three months. He slipped into a deep depression and questioned whether or not he would… Continue reading Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age
Peace will be making their third Sled Island visit this year, performing at the Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 Branch on June 19 and at Tubby Dog on June 22. Frontman Dan Geddes says their sound has changed slightly over the years since they began in 2008. “It has been kind of a classic… Continue reading From psychedelic post-punk to folk
Montreal rock band Suuns will be making their first Sled Island appearance this year at The Palomino on June 20. Their stop at Sled Island comes during a long tour this summer to promote their latest album, Images du Futur which was released in March. The Suuns spent three weeks touring in Europe and the… Continue reading Unpredictable Suuns
By Riley Hill
With its opening scheduled for Sept. 1, the current renovations of the clubs space in the MacEwan Student Centre will create big changes for campus clubs — more specifically, to their offices. Prior to the renovations, clubs used private offices that were assigned by the Students’ Union. Once construction at The Hive is completed, clubs… Continue reading New clubs space gets rid of private offices
By Riley Hill
Surcharges on credit card purchases in MacEwan Student Centre are no more. The extra costs for purchases made with Visa or Mastercard ended on Friday, June 7, after the Students’ Union learned that these charges were being used by several MSC vendors, violating the contracts the businesses have with their credit card providers. Any business… Continue reading Credit card surcharges dropped in MacHall
By Riley Hill
The University of Calgary Students’ Union passed the first draft of its 2013–14 operating budget on Tuesday, June 11, during Student Legislative Council, outlining the organization’s fiscal plans for the upcoming year. The budget was passed unanimously with 14 votes. A majority of nine was needed for the budget to go through. SU vice-president operations… Continue reading SU approves first draft of budget