Sled Island announced cancellation policy for pass holders Sled Island pass holders will be able to receive a full refund if they request one before Aug. 27. However, Sled Island has asked that pass holders who have not been affected by the flood and who do not need the money forgo requesting a refund. Refunding… Continue reading Entertainment news round up: August 8, 2013
Month: August 2013
Spun: Pistol George Warren
Hoots Deuce is a cross section of the last half century of music wrapped up in a motown medley backed by R&B soul sisters. The EP constantly defies expectations as it swerves from one genre to another from one minute to the next. Pistol George Warren are a Sudbury, Ontario band known for their genre-bending… Continue reading Spun: Pistol George Warren
Spun: Skydiggers
The picture of the grain elevator on the album art drew me in and the nine tracks of Skydiggers’s new album No.1 Northern did not disappoint. I had never heard of Skydiggers before, but their latest album celebrates 25 years together and pays tribute to great Canadian songwriters like Ron Sexsmith, Neil Young and Gordon… Continue reading Spun: Skydiggers
Screen Time: Playing it safe
Predictions about Hollywood’s demise, or about fundamental shifts in the way studios produce movies, seem to arise summer after summer as the media and the Internet respond to various box office failures. But not much has drastically changed for Hollywood since the introduction of 3D, despite what doomsayers say. Six major films “flopped” at the… Continue reading Screen Time: Playing it safe
New poutine kiosk coming to MacHall
By Riley Hill
A new food option may soon be available in the MacEwan Student Centre. Student Legislative Council passed a vote on Tuesday, August 7, approving a Smokes Poutinery kiosk — a poutine chain based in Eastern Canada — to replace Prime Box Office in the MSC. Students’ Union president Raphael Jacob led the discussion preceding the… Continue reading New poutine kiosk coming to MacHall
U of C start-up bought by multinational
By Chris Adams
An on campus tech-start up coming from humble beginnings has been bought by one of the largest oil and gas corporations in the world. A University of Calgary “spinoff” company called Gushor Inc. was sold to the Houston-based multinational Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil services company. Gushor’s staff of 17 largely consists of U of… Continue reading U of C start-up bought by multinational
Student runs for Airdrie city council
Some students don’t wait until university is done before getting into politics. Some choose to get involved as early as possible. Rachelle Reed is one of those people. And while still attending the University of Calgary, Reed will run for an alderman position on Airdrie’s city council for the second time this September. Reed, a… Continue reading Student runs for Airdrie city council
Concert to finish-off orientation week
Changes are coming for this year’s Orientation Week. The weeklong run of events sponsored by the Students’ Union and the Dinos features events welcoming first-year students to the University of Calgary. O-Week is generally concluded with a tailgate party at a football game hosted by the Dinos at McMahon stadium for incoming students. However, according… Continue reading Concert to finish-off orientation week
Stop Putin politics in the Olympics
In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the promotion of “non-traditional relationships” to minors. This law is the most recent in a series of legislation that targets gay rights. Russia’s new law attacks pro-gay “propaganda,” but the definition of this is unclear. Public displays of affection or style of dress which could… Continue reading Stop Putin politics in the Olympics
News round up: August 6, 2013
By Riley Hill
Kenyan lawyer sues over Christ’s death In a case some consider to be over a thousand years overdue, Dola Indidis, a Kenyan lawyer and former judge, is suing the governments of Italy and Israel over the wrongful execution of Jesus Christ. According to England’s Daily Mail, Indidis plans to take his case to the International… Continue reading News round up: August 6, 2013