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Cutting through the smoking ban’s haze

By Chris Beauchamp

Following the disclosure last month that smoking on the University of Calgary campus may be banned by May 2006, the Students’ Academic Assembly voted overwhelmingly not to endorse the Smoke Free U of C subcommittee’s current policy proposal. The SAA resolution called the proposed smoking ban an infringement upon “the freedom of students, the Students’… Continue reading Cutting through the smoking ban’s haze

Van Peebles shows men in blaxploitation

By Peter Hemminger

When Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song was released in 1970, it kick started the blaxploitation genre, which lead directly to classics like Shaft and a little less directly to Blacula. It also became the highest grossing independent movie of the year, and in the eyes of many, helped bring independent cinema into the limelight. Sweet Sweetback… Continue reading Van Peebles shows men in blaxploitation

Proposed smoking ban ignites alarm

By Chris Beauchamp

Following last week’s disclosure that smoking on the University of Calgary campus may be banned by May 2006, the Students’ Academic Assembly voted overwhelmingly not to endorse the Smoke Free U of C subcommittee’s current policy proposal. The SAA resolution called the proposed smoking ban an infringement upon “the freedom of students, the Students’ Union,… Continue reading Proposed smoking ban ignites alarm

Athletes aiming for Athens

By Ben Li

Gymnasts from all over Canada will descend on the University of Calgary this week. The Final Olympic Trial camps for Athens will take place under the leadership of Men’s National Coach Edouard Iarov. The camps will last two weeks, after which six of the ten gymnasts will be selected for the men’s national team. Dinos… Continue reading Athletes aiming for Athens

Learn from your peers?

By Вen Li

"You are traveling, and this course is a way station on your journey–your journey through life. It is a place where you and others like you can reflect on where you have come from and where you are going." This passage reminiscent of the bad offspring of the Twilight Zone and Douglas Adams is actually… Continue reading Learn from your peers?

Travel Supplement Introduction

By Lawrence Bailey

The contents of this supplement are a little immature, especially as far as travel goes, considering the bulk of the authors and photographers are new to the game. Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia… these are not the Himalayas, Burundi or even Russia. Most of your friendly neighbourhood student journalists are not that different than… Continue reading Travel Supplement Introduction