By Nicole Kobie
Despite their growing popularity in recent years, tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons seem hopelessly foreign to most people. Expensive books, hard-to-grasp rules and the exclusionary nature of many gaming communities tend to drive off many interested in the hobby. Legend Calgary hopes to change this, while raising money for charity in the… Continue reading Legendary
By Nicole Kobie
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is one of the more popular fallacies in the art world. Describing the grin of the Mona Lisa is no easy feat, but if the axiom is true, then why are movies never as good as the books that spawned them? Nearly two and a half hours of… Continue reading Seabiscuit, see Biscuit run!
By Nicole Kobie
Lots of cities have urban parks, though none have anything quite like Fish Creek Provincial Park. Over 3,300 acres in size, it takes more than one dedicated summer to explore it all. Perfect for biking, hiking and just hanging out, there’s so much more to do than you may think. Divided by Macleod Trail, the… Continue reading The beauty of Fish Creek Park
By Nicole Kobie
If the best in the world in soccer trekked to Calgary, how much would you pay to see them play? When hockey teams come to beat the Flames, how much do you pay for tickets? Well, the best in the world in show jumping come to town once every year, and admission is only five… Continue reading A whole lotta horseplay
By Nicole Kobie
Doing horsey-stuff in Calgary doesn’t necessarily mean heading to the city limits, stepping in poop and getting all smelly. It can also mean good clean fun like drinking cheap beer, gambling in two dollar increments and screaming at little people in silks.One of the more under-attended and under-appreciated facilities in Calgary is Stampede Park’s racetrack.… Continue reading Playing the ponies
By Nicole Kobie
Would you rather have too much, or too little? When it comes to student government activism, I’d pick the latter. I’m all for protest, activism and general shit-disturbing–if it’s for a good cause, of course. However, as so many of these “good causes” are divisive issues–think of the Iraq war or the conflict between Palestine… Continue reading A time and place for activism
By Nicole Kobie
The university’s development plans for West Campus found their way to our part of campus Tue., Feb. 25, in the form of an information session held in MacEwan Hall. The display of designs, maps and other details captured the attention of many students and faculty. “This was a response to larger open house we held… Continue reading U of C discusses plans for West Campus
By Nicole Kobie
If the University of Calgary administration has its way, differential tuition will not only raise fees for MBA, Law and Medicine students, but the rest of us will see a 6.3 per cent increase in tuition–and if an extra $260 a year isn’t enough to keep the riff-raff out, what is? Last Tue., Feb. 10,… Continue reading Admin pushes differential tuition, 6.3% increase
By Nicole Kobie
It’s encouraging that the SU VP events forum was entertaining and well-attended–hopefully it proves prophetic for that portfolio next year. Last Thu., Feb. 6, two of the three would-be VPs–Lawrence Bailey and Richard “Krafty” Bergen–spent an hour answering questions from current SU VP Events Irene Enyedy and numerous audience members. Third candidate Anant Patel missed… Continue reading VP events forum
By Nicole Kobie
Like many departments of the University of Calgary, Campus Security likely faces cutbacks in the next budget, due out this spring. In order to keep the expanding campus space and increasing numbers of people on campus safe, Campus Security is looking for ways to be more efficient.“There’s no decisions that have been made as of… Continue reading Cuts to Campus Security