By Marisa Makin
Holiday parties are inevitable during the Christmas season, which means festive food — all of it being both tasty and fattening. Students seem to have issues getting back on track after so much indulging. U of C resident dietitian Jaspreet Singh acknowledged how students react to the holidays depends on the individual. “It depends on… Continue reading Keeping up with the holidays
By Marisa Makin
First, you’ll have to wait 45 minutes in line amid a crowd of west-coast hipsters, boarders, businessmen and conservative-types alike — everyone wants to see this. The excited chatter you’ll hear will only serve to heighten the anticipation of seeing Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art’s latest and greatest installation celebrating graffiti culture. Despite the… Continue reading Vandalism versus Self-Expression
By Marisa Makin
Vice president student life Matt Diteljan is planning on bringing TEDx Talks to the U of C. TEDx Talks feature local speakers with wisdom to share. Linked to the larger organization of TEDTalks, an online website where you can watch talks from people with “ideas worth spreading.” TEDTalks began in 1996 by American magazine publisher… Continue reading News Brief: TEDTalks at U of C
By Marisa Makin
An initiative to eliminate Styrofoam from the MacEwan Student Centre food court and replace it with compostable containers is expected to be completed for September 2011. The elimination of the material from Students’ Union food vendors will help the University of Calgary reach long-term sustainability goals. “By 2020, the University of Calgary wants to divert… Continue reading Styrofoam to be removed by September
Students can now only bring one non-University of Calgary student friend to ThursDen, the popular student bar night, in an effort to decrease violence. The change comes after an increase in fire alarms, calls to Calgary Police Services and fights at the campus pub since classes resumed in January. The issues spurred the university and… Continue reading Den implements one-friend policy
By Ryan Pike
Crime films are often violent, unrealistic affairs that romanticize criminal activity. In this filmmaking realm, some directors have cultivated reputations for crafting films that show crime for what it is–a conscious choice made by individuals, either because of extenuating circumstances or simply to pay the bills. Sidney Lumet’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is… Continue reading Old people can still make great films
By Вen Li
I am not an 18-year-old girl entering university, but it doesn’t take one to recognize the poor quality of this book. Fighting the Freshman Fifteen tries to cover health, nutrition, psychology and cooking in an easy-to-read 180-page literary identity crisis. Redundancy, logical inconsistencies and a lack of focus sabotage a potentially competent book about not… Continue reading Who needs food?
By Nicole Kobie
Go see In the Bedroom. Now. No, put down this paper (actually, fold it up and save it if only for the ticket line) and go see it. Don’t read anymore about In the Bedroom. The less you know, the less you’ve read and the less you’ve heard, the better. With that said, In the… Continue reading Things we say In the Bedroom