By Chris Adams
The dogs are back in town. Students will once again get the chance to unwind with monthly pet-therapy sessions every month in That Empty Space this upcoming year. Although this is pet-therapy, don’t expect to play with animals other than dogs. The Students’ Union will partner with Pet Access League Society, a Calgary-based pet-therapy organization,… Continue reading Puppy-room 2.0 coming to campus
By Chris Adams
When Josh Mandrake moved back to Calgary from Vancouver two years ago, he noticed a gap in the city’s club scene – particularly a lack of hip hop events. After attending Vancouver’s Hip Hop Karaoke (HHK) at Fortune Sound Club, he decided to bring the idea back to Calgary. For the past 14 months Mandrak… Continue reading Commonwealth brings hip hop and karaoke together
By Chris Adams
Students’ Union vice-president external Levi Nilson has drafted plans for a new external advocacy committee. The Advocacy Issues Task Force (AITF) will lobby on student issues that the province’s main post-secondary lobby group — the Council for Alberta University Students — doesn’t touch at the provincial level. Four members of Student Legislative Council will sit… Continue reading SU forms new off-campus advocacy committee
By Chris Adams
Sled Island Music and Arts Festival is upon us and Calgary’s electronic music lovers have plenty to be excited about. The East Village Block Party — co-hosted by East Village Calgary and Sled Island and curated by the Hifi Club — will bring electronic dance music’s underground tastemakers to Calgary. Sled Island’s marketing coordinator Drew… Continue reading Sled Island hosts block party for electronic music fans
By Chris Adams
Students at the University of Calgary’s satellite campuses may soon have better access to mental health services. Students’ Union veterinary medicine representative Blythe Sola is looking to expand services offered by the Wellness Centre to students in the faculty of medicine and veterinary medicine who attend classes at the Foothills and Spy Hill campuses. She… Continue reading SU looks to expand Wellness Centre services
By Chris Adams
Former Alberta premier Allison Redford resigned on March 23 after a string of public relations disasters and spending scandals. The race to replace her is now on, as the Progressive Conservative Party will select a new leader on Sept. 6. Thomas Lukaszuk stepped down from his post as jobs minister to run for the PC… Continue reading Premier candidate talks post-secondary
By Chris Adams
The University of Calgary owns land between the main campus and the Children’s Hospital called the West Campus. A corporation called the West Campus Development Trust (WCDT), whose leaders are appointed by the U of C Board of Governors, plans to develop the space soon. The WCDT describes the development in its Master Plan as… Continue reading Make room for students on the West Campus
University of Calgary drama student Jonathan Brower, founding co-artistic director of Third Street Theatre, has drawn from his own experiences to write a vulnerable, personal play. ND Theatre’s sci-fi play, Oblivion: A Workshop Production, follows Tim, a gay man raised in the evangelical church struggling with the inner conflict between his faith and his relationship… Continue reading Reconciling faith and sexual orientation
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 Chris Adams
The University of Calgary Students’ Union recently sanctioned a new right-wing advocacy club called the Canadian Advocates for Freedom and Liberty. “We are a right-wing, non-partisan club,” said CAFL president and fourth-year political science student Caitlyn Madlener. “We are activists and we advocate for the principles of freedom and liberty across campus and across Canada.”… Continue reading Campus club focuses on freedom