By Tendayi Moyo
Canadian artist Shadrach Kabango, better known as Shad, has been making noise in hip-hop since 2005. In 2011, Shad took home the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, edging out fellow Ontarian Drake. Shad’s fans are accustomed to his thoughtful lyrics that explore his experience as a first-generation Canadian. We talked to Shad… Continue reading Shad on being a first-generation Canadian
By Tendayi Moyo
I read an article in USA Today that quoted a street vendor in Rio de Janeiro. He said he hopes Brazil is knocked out in the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He thinks this will stamp out remaining support for the tournament and make the public turn their attention to Brazil’s looming… Continue reading Contingencies of Brazil’s FIFA performance
By Tendayi Moyo
Elizabeth Cannon makes a lot of money. She was recently reappointed as president of the University of Calgary — a job with a base salary of $480,000 per year.This easily lands her in the top-one per cent of wage earners in Canada. Like in 2010, her contract was posted online to make students reflect on… Continue reading Public servants shouldn’t be in it for the money
By Tendayi Moyo
The Consent Awareness and Sexual Education club (CASE) is working with the Students’ Union to promote healthy sexual behaviour prior to and during Bermuda Shorts Day. CASE’s Got Consent? campaign aims to inform students about sexual consent during the SU event. “We came up with a banner and poster campaign promoting Got Consent?” CASE vice-president… Continue reading Club campaigns for sexual consent
By Tendayi Moyo
Albertan legislators voted down a motion that requires school boards to support the creation of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools if students ask for them. The private member’s bill, brought forward by Calgary-Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr, was defeated 31–19 in a vote on the evening of April 7. Hehr said some schools in the province… Continue reading MLAs vote down gay-straight alliance motion
By Tendayi Moyo
Late Sunday evening, third-year political science student Desmond Fleece sent a mass email to his fellow students asking for last week’s notes. Fleece made no mention of feeling bad for bothering his peers. “I just didn’t feel all that bad about it,” Fleece said. “I had to get my wisdom teeth out that day. How… Continue reading Student not sorry for the mass email
By Tendayi Moyo
On March 17, Calgary-Varsity MLA and former cabinet minister Donna Kennedy-Glans resigned from the Progressive Conservative caucus. The decision came four days after Calgary-Foothills MLA Len Webber crossed the floor to sit as an independent. Two days after Kennedy-Glans left the party, Alberta Premier Alison Redford announced her resignation. We caught up with Kennedy-Glans —… Continue reading Varsity MLA leaves Progressive Conservatives
By Tendayi Moyo
Members of women in Leadership are inviting students to take part in a discussion on the role of men in feminism. The club will host Men and Feminism, a night dedicated to dialogue on the subject. “My hope for this event is that we can deal with the word feminism,” said Fiona Rumohr, vice-president public… Continue reading How do men fit into feminism?
By Tendayi Moyo
Amidst what some are calling Cold War level tensions, President of the United States Barack Obama is reported to have drunk dialed President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. Following a state dinner and a few nightcaps with vice-president Joe Biden, Obama left Putin an emotional and profanity-laced voicemail at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time. In… Continue reading Obama drunk dials Putin
By Tendayi Moyo
Did you know the Graduate Students’ Association had an election planned for March? Don’t worry if you didn’t know. Graduate students didn’t either. The GSA election scheduled for March 10-11 didn’t happen. Of the four executive positions, two were acclaimed. No one ran for the other two. “This year was just pathetic,” said GSA chief… Continue reading GSA struggles to find interest in their election