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By Stephanie Foster

Mark Borchardt is the ultimate dream chaser. As the subject of Chris Smith’s award-winning documentary American Movie, Borchardt does anything and everything to realize his own cinematic vision. Borchardt, a thirty-something man from Wisconsin, ekes out a living delivering newspapers and working in a cemetery. He still lives with his mother and can’t pay his… Continue reading The American dream dissected

By Stephanie Foster

Simpatico is a prize-winning horse, a symbol of beauty and prosperity, which contrasts this film’s characters, whose sin-filled pasts come back to haunt them. Unfortunately, the only other thing haunting about Simpatico is the wasted two hours it takes to watch it. Completely devoid of intelligence, wit or insight, Simpatico is a truly dismal film.… Continue reading Simpatico delivers shallow characters

By Stephanie Mamayson

The Cannes Film Festival has come and gone and golden Oscar has been put away until next spring. With the masses taking refuge in air conditioned cineplexes, summer movie mania is going full tilt. Films released during this season tend to weigh light on complex story lines and deep, compelling characters, instead going for visceral… Continue reading Film Review: Learning tolerence from intolerance

By Medha Subramani

Oprah-crazy university-goers can now be excited about a new link between the media mogul’s social work and the University of Calgary. After watching a TV special on the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in March, U of C dance professor Shirley Murray wrote a letter to Oprah. She’s now packing her bags to lead… Continue reading U of C prof to teach at Oprah’s school for girls

By Stephanie Shewchuk

The University of Alberta has responded to the growing number of students pursuing science majors with a brand new building on campus, the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science.In order to accommodate growth, the new centre will provide 1,200 more spaces for undergraduate students and 478 more spaces for graduate students studying science. A total of… Continue reading New U of A centre bigger than ours

By Stephanie Shewchuk

“To be honest, it was very surprising, pleasantly surprising to be able to see the end,” said NUTV executive director Michelle Wong. “The concept of the new space is almost a one-eighty from the non-accessible, non-visible place we had before.”Located for some time in Taco Time’s old kitchen, NUTV will move into a 2,500 square… Continue reading Incompletoplex almost completo

By Stephanie Shewchuk

Talisman Energy Inc. announced its donation Mon., Mar. 21 of $2 million to establish new scholarships for University of Calgary students. A single scholarship will see $10,000 for one student–the single largest amount available to undergraduate students–and will be provided to those studying in the fields of energy, environment and economy. “Through Talisman scholarships, we… Continue reading Talisman creates largest single scholarships