The sudden collapse of the discount airline Jetsgo has left many travelers across Canada high and dry, however only a few University of Calgary students have been affected by this sudden turn of events according to Travel Cuts’ MacEwan Student Centre branch manager Susan Giesen. “On Friday morning, we did a scan on our computer… Continue reading Travel Cuts protect students against Jetsgo
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Wrestling lasses lasso second
While wrestlers from other universities were busy setting their own records, the Dinos were on the warpath. At the 2005 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Wrestling Championship Mar. 4-5 at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario, they claimed many victims on their way to an impressive medal haul that would make Team Canada’s tally at the Athens… Continue reading Wrestling lasses lasso second
Bands, benefit and battle
With a Battle of the Bands on Wed., Mar. 16 at the Whiskey Nightclub, the University of Calgary Rotaract Club aims to raise money for a South African orphanage for children with HIV. The U of C chapter of Rotaract, a division of Rotary International for people between the ages of 18 and 30, is… Continue reading Bands, benefit and battle
Television Interview: A few extra minutes for Jon
There are certain things required to be an effective villain, especially in the realm of reality television. You need to speak your mind, even when nobody wants to hear it. You need to hold your composure while telling the most blatant of lies. And of course, you need to be an enormous pain in the… Continue reading Television Interview: A few extra minutes for Jon
Dinos centering in on title
The Dinos wrestling team came, they saw, and they held onto half of Fortress Calgary, but those dastardly marauders from the likes of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, the Simon Fraser University Clan, the University of Alberta Golden Bears and the University of Regina Cougars took the other half of the fort. While both the… Continue reading Dinos centering in on title
Happy New Year…Again
5000 years ago, the solar calendar did not exist. To compensate, the lunar calendar was developed in China to keep times and dates. Chinese farmers used this cycle to govern their harvesting cycles. This calendar kept a firm set of 12 months at 29-30 days each to create a 354 day year. The first day… Continue reading Happy New Year…Again
The homosexual sponge
Recently, the We Are Family organization released a video to grade-school children in the United States featuring a line-up of popular children’s television icons spreading a message of tolerance and diversity, among them the alleged homosexual lifestyle advocate-cum-animated yellow sponge of Bikini Bottom, Spongebob Squarepants. This video has religious conservative groups like Focus on the… Continue reading The homosexual sponge
Debates hit the U of C
The Science Theatres will be filled with persuasive arguments between February 4-6, as the 75th annual A.G. McGoun Cup debate tournament plays out here on the University of Calgary campus. Speech and debate teams from seven universities and colleges across western Canada, including the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta and Athabasca University,… Continue reading Debates hit the U of C
Tsunami relief celebration
Having already raised around $4,500 for South Asian tsunami relief efforts, the University of Calgary Red Cross Club, in conjunction with its sister club at Mount Royal College, staged A Cultural Celebration for Tsunami Relief at MacEwan Hall on Wed., Feb. 2. A small but rancorous crowd was on hand as acts from across all… Continue reading Tsunami relief celebration
Red Cross tsunami party
In what can only be described as a cross-cultural celebration, the Campus Red Cross Club in conjunction with the Students’ Union, will hold an event at the MacEwan Student Centre Ballroom on Feb. 2. Various groups and ethnic communities from across campus and around Calgary have signed on to provide the entertainment at this event,… Continue reading Red Cross tsunami party