By Dylan K.
Have you ever driven an unregistered van halfway across the country, spent your last hundred dollars on a tattoo, skinny-dipped with total strangers at three in the morning or got a trial membership at a gym just to use the shower? During the first few weeks of August 2011, I grabbed my bass guitar and… Continue reading “Let’s make some bad decisions, darling”
By Tobias Ma
One does not often find a room full of young and old people singing along to the same sappy tune. But Saturday, Mar. 29 saw exactly that during the screening of the Calgary Collection. The collection is a collaborative documentary that was originally released last fall as a web series, which features interviews with several… Continue reading Folk music not just for cowboys
The University of Calgary Dinos and University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey teams battled it out beyond regulation time in game two of the Canada West semifinals, with the Bisons ultimately forcing a deciding game three in a 3–2 victory. Unlike the night before when the Dinos dominated every aspect of play en route to… Continue reading Bisons force game three in CW semifinals
By Curtis Wolff
John Ramage had one university hockey game left in his career after all. Although he is looking forward to a professional playing career with the Calgary Flames organization, the four-year veteran and former captain of the University of Wisconsin Badgers knew better than to assume his squad of highly-touted Flames youngsters would have it easy… Continue reading Flames cool fiery Dinos
By Riley Hill
After two weeks of campaigning, the 2013–14 University of Calgary Students’ Union election results have been announced. Raphael Jacob has been elected as the 71st SU president, taking 51 per cent of the votes. Candidate Stefana Pancic received 19 per cent and current president Hardave Birk received 31 per cent. “I’m very happy and very… Continue reading 2013 SU Election results
By Sean Willett
Creativity can be hard to find — artists from every medium are susceptible to the agony that is a creative block. However, sometimes all an artist needs is a group of people, a time limit and lots of Red Bull. The Global Game Jam is an event that provides all three. Now in its fifth… Continue reading Global Game Jam 2013
When most of us consider board games, our thoughts immediately rush back to sitting around the kitchen table playing Monopoly with family, or taking Clue over to the neighbour’s to spend the night babysitting. We grew out of these games, believing them to be childish — and once gaming systems became a bigger part of… Continue reading A unique hobby for this generation
Combine the tender lyrics of an indie album, the catchiness of a pop album and the sheer fun of a rock album and you’ve got Cedar Park’s Way Back Home. Canadian songwriter Dylan White founded this one-man band, but despite his lack of bandmates he rarely finds himself alone in this album. White likes to… Continue reading Spun: Cedar Park
“We see smiles, we see tears, but I want to give the utmost respect to anyone who put themselves out there. The SU is in good hands,” said current Students’ Union president Dylan Jones after the 2012-2013 su representatives were announced on March 8. Over 5,700 students voted in the election this year, down one… Continue reading SU election results announced
The University of Calgary is developing a new, contemporary sign system to replace older signage across campus to improve navigation and create consistency. Third-year english major Katie Macleod, an exchange student from the United Kingdom, thinks new signs will help students find their way around campus. “I got lost so many times,” said Macleod. Cygnus,… Continue reading New signs point the way for U of C