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By Todd Andre

In 2004, Lobsang Dorjee began the long and treacherous journey from Tibet across the Himalayas, through Nepal and into India. Dorjee’s story is common to other Tibetans who have escaped oppressive Chinese policies– his father was killed and he lived homeless and illiterate in Tibet after his family was kicked out of a monastery during… Continue reading A Free Tibet

By Todd Andre

In a social world submerged in wireless techno-gadgets and digitally distanced Facebook friends, it takes someone on the edge of cyberculture to help us understand modern life. That person is the University of Calgary’s Dr. Maria Bakardjieva. “I was an outsider,” said Bakardjieva. “It wasn’t part of the culture that I came from. I was… Continue reading How Facebook is changing the day-to-day

By Todd Andre

Everyone from political pundits to apathetic punks sat at the Rosza Centre to discuss the biggest one-day battle for presidential candidacy in United States history Tue., Feb. 6. The University of Calgary’s Institute for United States Policy Research assembled panelists from student media and faculty to discuss the issues surrounding “Super Tuesday,” a day in… Continue reading Getting your vote on: U.S. edition

By Todd Andre

On April 20, the death of Life magazine will resurrect anxieties surrounding print journalism’s future. Once a powerful producer of what Walter Lippman called “the pictures inside of our heads,” Life spent over 70 years interpreting the unseen world through stunning photographs and analytical articles. What was once a pillar of strength holding up the… Continue reading Is journalism dead?

By Todd Andre

A small group of masked Tibetan protesters scaled the downtown Chinese embassy Sat., Mar. 10 to drape a banner from the roof denouncing the anniversary of China’s 48-year occupation of Tibet. About 60 Calgarians gathered at the corner of 10 St. and 6 Ave. to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising and the enduring… Continue reading Calgarians march for a free Tibet

By Todd Andre

Big players dominate big games. In the two biggest games of the season thus far, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ biggest player, reigning CIS most valuable player Sarah Crooks, dominated the University of Calgary Dinos in a Saskatchewan sweep of the Central Division semi-final Feb. 16-17. Crooks tallied a total of 73 points and 38… Continue reading Lady b-ballers struggle against Huskies

By Todd Andre

The University of Calgary women’s basketball team has clawed their way into hosting the Central division semi-final against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on the back of their unbelievable 10-game winning streak. For the second time this season the Dinos swept the Huskies, taming the dirty dawgs 85-79 Fri. Feb. 7, and 75-69 Sat. Feb.… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Huskies swept

By Todd Andre

Global warming is not an issue in Winterpeg. Just ask the University of Calgary women b-ballers. They had to fight off intolerable Winnipeg weather–as well as two of the toughest teams in the league–to extend their incredible winning streak to eight straight games. But streaks don’t come easy. “It was -49ºC with the wind-chill [on… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Dinos heat up Winterpeg, pick up eighth straight win