Fourteen protesters (one dressed as a horse) gathered in front of a pharmaceutical store in Calgary’s downtown core on Mon., June 14. They delivered pamphlets, letters and a fictitious yellow-coloured beverage called “Tinkle” to people walking by. The cause of this protest? The menopausal drug Premarin.According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Premarin,… Continue reading PETA protests mare estrogen in drugs
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Academic appeals: “do”s and “don’t”s
Don’t think you deserved that F last semester? Have you been requested to withdraw from a course? Unbeknownst to many people, you have the right to appeal. “There’s always an opportunity to appeal,” said Students’ Union Vice-president Academic Heather Clitheroe. “Whether or not an appeal is heard is determined by someone else, but these are… Continue reading Academic appeals: “do”s and “don’t”s
SLC budgets for GST on books
By Fifi Enyi
The Students’ Legislative Council completed the first reading of its 1999/2000 annual budget Tuesday. “In terms of revenues and expenditures this year’s budget is approximately $5 million; last year’s was approximately $4.7 million,” said Students’ Union President Rob South.The increase represents the adjustment in spending areas of this year’s budget.“In January 2000 students will not… Continue reading SLC budgets for GST on books
CASA to Martin: more core funding
By Mary Chan
They gave him something to talk about.The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations met with federal finance Minister Paul Martin and members of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Post-secondary Education last week, getting a head start on the lobbying season.The main topic discussed was core funding for post-secondary education, which CASA says is essential to offset… Continue reading CASA to Martin: more core funding
Threadbare band
This four member Vancouver based band has an edgy quality. They sound as if they want to be categorized in the same manner as Bush, but with one big difference-they lack the allure. I will admit they can create melodious tunes with fabulous rhythm, but combined with repetitive lyrics and inane vocals, this music loses… Continue reading Threadbare band
A whale of a band
By Sonis Sharma
"We’ll rant and roar like true Great Big Sea fans–Newfie style."-Great Big Sea In an ocean of Celtic music, Great Big Sea is more than just a band riding the waves. Vocalist Darrell Powers and his three compatriots Allan Doyle, Sean McCann and Bob Hallet make up this folk-influenced band. Formed in 1991, this hard-working… Continue reading A whale of a band
Some’re Dancing
By Kevin Foster
Do you enjoy listening to the pounding rhythms of the African world beat? Do the peaceful and aggressive hooks of Radiohead turn your crank? Does sweat pouring off the skin of attractive dancers working it up on stage make you wanna shake yo’ booty? Even if you answered no to all of these questions, you… Continue reading Some’re Dancing
A celebration of the circus of life
What would you get if you morphed a Volkswagen full of clowns with an eight-piece New Orleans-style Jazz band, and a group of Decidedly Jazz Dancework dancers? (Try saying that six times fast.) Soul Jugglers, baby. Asked to sum up the production in three words, Vicki Adams Willis, the brainchild behind Soul Jugglers, responds instead… Continue reading A celebration of the circus of life
There’s always room for B-i-a-f-r-a
Last Saturday night at the MacEwan Hall Ballroom, with righteous-stick in hand, Jello Biafra doled out a double dose of conscience and consciousness. The whiny-voiced, former-singer-of-the-Dead-Kennedys-turned-anti-censorship- lobbyist ranted his way through more than four hours of material before a most-pleased left-wing audience. The first half of Biafra’s spoken-word performance roused chuckles and applause from fans,… Continue reading There’s always room for B-i-a-f-r-a
Besieged
Featuring a relatively unknown cast, "Besieged" takes a deeply personal look at the love that develops across cultures and barriers of duty and loyalty. In this latest film from Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Thandie Newton (Beloved) plays Shandurai, an African woman whose husband was abducted and imprisoned by the country’s dictator. She flees her… Continue reading Besieged