Month: January 2014

By Sean Sullivan

University of Calgary dance professors Michèle Moss and Melanie Kloetzel are exploring contemporary and jazz dance in the performance Split Screen, part of the School of Creative and Performing Arts Professional Series. Moss examines ways of depicting past, present and future through movement in her piece Falling Into Spirit, which draws from Moss’s Jamaican heritage… Continue reading Split Screen

By Diltaj Atwal

A sexual revolution is underway. Kevin Alderson is a University of Calgary professor of psychology and he sees a transformation in the labels used to describe sexuality and gender taking place in western nations. The change is a movement away from talk of sexual orientation to what he calls affectional orientation — a shift that… Continue reading A new sexual revolution in the West

By Chris Adams

A University of Calgary club is accusing the Den and the Students’ Union of not doing enough to prevent sexual assaults after an attack was reported earlier this January. The challenge was levelled by Consent Awareness and Sexual Education club vice-president external Emily Leedham, who said the SU needs to do more to ensure the… Continue reading Campus club says the Den not doing enough to prevent sexual assaults

By Scott Strasser

From Jan. 23–26, the University of Calgary Model United Nations club (MUN) will attend the Model United Nations Assembly, hosted by McGill University. The event — nicknamed McMUN — will see more than 1,400 students from around the world debate and discuss international relations and politics. At McMUN, students are organized into a series of… Continue reading Model UN heads to McGill for national conference

By Tendayi Moyo

University of Calgary students and staff looking for halal meat won’t find many options on campus. For meat to be considered halal, it must be processed under certain condition in accordance with Islamic law. Of the dozens of food vendors on campus, Pita On The Run is the only one which serves certified halal meat.… Continue reading Muslim students have only one option for halal meat on campus

By Salimah Kassamali

Times are challenging for immigrants in Canada. Recent announcements indicate that it is becoming increasingly difficult to become a Canadian citizen. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander, discussed potential changes to citizenship in the National Post on Dec. 27, 2013. Changes being proposed include extending the three-year qualifying period for residency to obtain Canadian… Continue reading Hopeful beginnings for Tanzanian diaspora

By Kalista Sherbaniuk

Fellow students: when you start the new semester, read outlines on the amount of work required for each course and begin to gauge your stress levels, consider the concept of being too busy. The debate about busyness is not new. Tim Kreider wrote an article for the New York Times entitled “The ‘Busy’ Trap.” Kreider… Continue reading In defence of the hashtag YOLO

Disappointed with future leaders I am writing to express my opinion on a disappointing situation that occurred around the University of Calgary in regards to student community and lack of leadership. I am a third-year student and while on my way to classes this morning (Jan. 20) I was assaulted on the bus. I will… Continue reading Letters to the editor

By Taryn Mahoney

I remember the first time another girl called me a slut. I was in the fourth grade, and had no understanding of what that would mean to me in the future. Twelve years later, I am much too familiar with the term, tossed into conversation alongside its relatives “whore” and “skank.” The term “slut” was… Continue reading Slut shaming: a shameful societal norm