This year’s Mainstage Dance production features two firsts: it is the first Mainstage Dance from the newly formed School of Creative and Performing Arts and the first time that Wojciech Mochniej is the artistic director for the production. Two of the four performances include original music from University of Calgary graduate students. The first performance… Continue reading Mainstage Dance
DeSerres nets top goalie award
By Curtis Wolff
Dinos goaltender Jacob DeSerres can add another accolade to his already impressive resume. The third-year athlete has been named Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s Goaltender of the Year. “Jake is very deserving of this award,” said Dinos head coach Mark Howell in a press release. “He has been consistent from start to finish this year, has played… Continue reading DeSerres nets top goalie award
New coach takes helm of Dinos rowing club
By Curtis Wolff
Mark Laidlaw will give just about any athlete a chance on his team — as long as they’re in shape and willing to try something new. “We’ve got a girl who was a competitive skier. We’ve got a guy who was a swimmer and a guy who actually tried bodybuilding for a little while,” said… Continue reading New coach takes helm of Dinos rowing club
Second guessing the stats revolution
By Curtis Wolff
There’s a famous brain teaser called the Monty Hall problem in which a game-show contestant is faced with three doors. Behind one door is a prize, while the other two doors hide nothing. The contestant picks a door that he hopes contains a prize. The game-show host then opens one of the other doors, revealing… Continue reading Second guessing the stats revolution
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Voter enthusiasm unenforceable
Avoter turnout of 28.8 per cent meant that the Students’ Union saw its highest voter turnout in the past three years. While this is an obviously dismal proportion, even by apathetic Albertan standards, the situation is not as bad as you might think. There is more than enough information to cast an informed ballot. Posters… Continue reading Voter enthusiasm unenforceable
Finding the substance in the scandal
Gossip feels good. At least, good in a way that virtue cannot compete with: it’s immediate, dangerous and full of exciting contradictions. A story is delicious when it’s distasteful and disgraceful. A forbidden secret tastes better than the biscotti it was shared over — so long as the secret is not about you. From a… Continue reading Finding the substance in the scandal