By Kate Foote
Breakups are often messy. Pink Floyd ended in a bitter feud between David Gilmour and Roger Waters. The Eagles swore they would reunite “when hell freezes over.” In many cases, years of tension finally boil over into bitter separation. On the other hand, some breakups are downright simple. The split is an amicable decision agreed… Continue reading So long, farewell and amen
By Kate Foote
Students at the University of Guelph will get a taste of freedom when they enjoy products made with eggs this September. Guelph is the first Canadian university to approve a policy banning the use of eggs produced by hens kept in battery cages from all its food services as part of the Chicken Out! project,… Continue reading Guelph accepts eggs from happy chickens only
By Kate Foote
They may not have eye patches or peg legs, but the crews aboard the Farley Mowat and the Robert Hunter officially became a band of buccaneers when the two Sea Shepherd vessels were deregistered. Without registered flags, the ships are legally classified as pirate ships under maritime law. Over the past six months, the two… Continue reading Publicity off the port bow
By Kate Foote
Promiscuous students rejoice! Thanks to a revolutionary new vaccine, genital warts may become a thing of the past. And although preventing students from awakening to unsightly–and unwelcome–lesions on their nether regions after a night at the Den is no small miracle, the vaccine has also been proven effective in preventing cervical cancer. Gardasil, administered in… Continue reading One small step closer to a cure
By Kate Foote
In medieval England, advertising primarily consisted of a town crier shouting political proclamations in the public square. In today’s world, a dapper gentleman in a tricorne hat shouting, “Hear ye! Hear ye! Just do it!” would be written off as either part of an innovative–and puzzling–new marketing campaign, or as a schizophrenic. Over the last… Continue reading Editorial: Selling integrity
By Kate Foote
Having attended the Warped Tour for the past five years, I’ve found the Boy Scout adage “always be prepared,” couldn’t be more fitting. At 15, I learned that ‘preparing’ best not involve chugging a mickey of Sour Puss en route if one hoped to avoid throwing up before an audience of jaded punks. At 18,… Continue reading Warped Tour
By Kate Foote
Over the course of its 75-year history, the Calgary Zoo has become a respected, world-class facility, deemed as such due to its commitment to conservation and public education. Recently, it was even voted Attractions Canada’s top outdoor site in the country. Calgarians should be proud, boasting their hometown is host to such a revered facility.… Continue reading Lions and belugas and polar bears (oh my!)
By Kate Foote
Parental advisory warnings adorn albums that contain lyrics not suitable for children. There should also be an inverse system to designate albums for children that are so obnoxious that anyone over the age of 12 would search frantically for a chopstick to pierce their own eardrums. This label would be firmly affixed to the cover… Continue reading Spun: High School Musical
By Kate Foote
Machetes are fucking cool. Originally used as a tool for hacking through thick vegetation, the machete has also been used to hack through thick human limbs, brandished by warring tribes, revolutionaries and otherwise oppressed peoples throughout history. It was even Friday the 13th villain Jason Voohries’ preferred weapon due to its utility in decapitation. Graphic?… Continue reading A knife in the road
By Kate Foote
“Have a good time, all the time.” The quote is from Spinal Tap, but according to Mad Caddies guitarist/banjo player Sascha Lazor, it’s an adage to live by.“I love that quote. That would be the best advice I could give anyone,” he explains, sipping gingerly from a glass of Sprite at the Den. Upstairs in… Continue reading Like an aggravated Caddie