Every year, millions of Muslims from all over the world gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the world’s largest gathering of people. They come in a show of humility and unity to perform the fifth pillar of Islam, a pilgrimage called Hajj. The five pillars of Islam are five basic tenets of faith, and according… Continue reading Hajj: A pilgrim’s journey
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Son of Israeli general promotes Palestinian cause
By Chris Adams
Miko Peled’s Beyond Zionism tour made a stop at the University of Calgary on Oct. 8, promoting a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As the son of an Israeli general, the Palestinian cause was not always his own. His book, The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine, outlines how injustices he witnessed… Continue reading Son of Israeli general promotes Palestinian cause
Ideas brought to life with new solar house
By Reem Ghaleb
Team Alberta has built a solar house named Borealis for the biannual Solar Decathlon competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. The competition will take place in Irvine, California from Oct 3–13 where judges will critique the construction and design of solar houses built by 20 international teams. “It has been two years in… Continue reading Ideas brought to life with new solar house
Realpolitik perspective on the Syrian crisis
President Obama gave a speech on Sept. 10 urging Americans to support military action in Syria. The U.S. government suspects Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad of murdering his own people with weapons the Obama administration claims to be outlawed by “international norms.” However intervening in this conflict poses greater risk than staying out. The amount of… Continue reading Realpolitik perspective on the Syrian crisis
Democracy has never worked first try
Before 2011, Egyptians lived for over 30 years under the tyrannical rule of Hosni Mubarak. In January 2011, people began filling the streets demanding revolution, with the centre of the protests taking place in Tahir Square in Cairo. After a month of conflict between the government and the Egyptian people, Mubarak resigned. The country held… Continue reading Democracy has never worked first try
Spun: Rural Alberta Advantage
By Adam Marofke
Right in the middle of an abnormally long Alberta winter, the Rural Alberta Advantage return with a wintery album. From the driving-in-a-whiteout front cover to the numerous icy references throughout the LP, Departing plays like a counterpart to the late summer sunset that was their first album, Hometowns. On Departing, the band stays close to… Continue reading Spun: Rural Alberta Advantage
What the hell is Engg. Week?
Sitting in Scurfield Hall adamantly discussing who has the nicer pea coat, we began to feel a tremble in the expensive tile floor exclusive to Scurfield Hall. Our interest stricken by this unusual stimulus, we looked up from our Blackberries and over-priced lattes to see a crowd of tumultuous people marching towards us. We knew… Continue reading What the hell is Engg. Week?
The case for hemp: good to wear, bad to smoke
By Adam Worobec
In late 2009, hemp advocates were hoping to piggyback the California vote to legalize marijuana. The proposition would have allowed the cultivation of all cannabis, including both marijuana and hemp, but it failed to pass. Despite hemp’s amazing potential, marijuana’s bad rap is holding hemp back. First let’s get our facts straight. The words hemp and marijuana… Continue reading The case for hemp: good to wear, bad to smoke
Post-Oscar films to enjoy in March
Emerging from all the hullabaloo and buzz of the Academy Awards, one realizes that other than a few upcoming “majorly anticipated” movies, what else is there? Not that anything else is less than worthy of our collective attention, but there hasn’t been much circulating around other than Watchmen trailers. Well, the Oscars have been awarded… Continue reading Post-Oscar films to enjoy in March
Holiday season on the silver screen
Like a very welcome and comforting cup of Lady Grey on a cold day, holiday movie season has arrived. Higher quality films are starting to settle in, hoping to pique Academy voter interests as well as rake in the dough from people getting their yearly reprieve from work. Fear not lovers of irony, and those… Continue reading Holiday season on the silver screen