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Microsoft’s Alberta take-over

By David Wald

Alberta Learning has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Canada and technology solution provider Acrodex Inc., providing Microsoft Office software, system support and licensing to all school boards and post-secondary institutions across Alberta at a cost of $6.3 million. Officials claim the Provincial Microsoft Licensing agreement aims to save school boards and post-secondary institutions $10… Continue reading Microsoft’s Alberta take-over

Hurtig on Star Wars, but not the movie kind

By David Wald

The world as we know it could be destroyed in one afternoon. That was the underlying message in Mel Hurtig’s guest lecture speech Thu., Oct. 14 in a stop through Calgary while promoting his newest and most important book Rushing to Armageddon: The Shocking Truth About Canada, Missile Defense, and Star Wars. As the published… Continue reading Hurtig on Star Wars, but not the movie kind

Dinos good as GOLD

By Chris Pedersen

The Dinos waited a long time to avenge last year’s championship defeat but finally finished the job and claimed the top prize in the province this season. The Dinos finished the year with drama on Sunday and lifted the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championship trophy with a 1-0 win over the Mount Royal Cougars, wining… Continue reading Dinos good as GOLD

Upcoming movies a sea of dull

By Hoang-Mai Hong

Alas, it’s January, so gird yourselves for the new semester, as well as a month that will offer little in the way of good escapism, new movie-wise. It sounds rather bleak, but take comfort in the fact that there are still plenty of award-nominated and critically-acclaimed films still in theatres. If you still haven’t taken… Continue reading Upcoming movies a sea of dull

Comedy Preview: Russell Peters won’t a hurt you real bad

By Alan Cho

Among the promises to enlarge your penis and offers for limited edition Hungarian stamps sure to enlarge your penis, you may have heard, “Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad.” Forwarded to you by a co-worker or sent in an IM littered with so many “LOLs” you become a suspected pedophile, this snippet of hilarity… Continue reading Comedy Preview: Russell Peters won’t a hurt you real bad

A shout out to the West’s great minds

By Jeff Kubik

“I became aware, as early as my college days, that no opinion, however absurd and incredible can be imagined, that has not been held by one of the philosophers.” –Rene “solipsist extraordinaire” Descartes Tell me I’m not the only one. Tell me I’m not the first to have finished reading Descartes’ Discourse on Method and… Continue reading A shout out to the West’s great minds