The second installment of the Crowchild Classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the University of Calgary Dinos and Mount Royal Cougars women’s hockey teams proved to be an exciting one. The Dinos took the game 4–1, securing a playoff spot in the process. Fourth-year forward Janelle Parent was thrilled to be playing in the Saddledome… Continue reading Women Dinos out play Cougars for 4–1 Classic victory
Letters to the Editor
Re: “Spending Request.” An article called “The Joys of Approving Your Own Spending Request” was recently published as the cover story in your Jan. 30 publication. As the two Q Centre (SU Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity) co-ordinators who were interviewed in this article, we were disturbed to see the inaccuracies that were reported.… Continue reading Letters to the Editor
Review: BBC’s Sherlock: ‘His Last Vow’
Coming off of last week’s sentimental catch-up episode, the season three finale of BBC’s Sherlock, “His Last Vow,” is a return to action at breakneck speed. This whirlwind of an episode touches on everything we love and have come to expect from Sherlock, while being as dark and haunting as last week’s “The Sign of… Continue reading Review: BBC’s Sherlock: ‘His Last Vow’
Spun: Down With Webster
Down with Webster’s music is a blend of pop and rap with distinct electronic accents which create a more complex sound than traditional pop music. Their new album Party For Your Life, with prominent vocals and a deep driving bass, can easily be classified as punk, yet each song has its own rap section which… Continue reading Spun: Down With Webster
Sex Survey Results
Surveillance reform plans uninformative
By Alex Procyk
In both a topical speech on Jan. 17 as well as in last week’s annual State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama finally came forward with a response and supposed solution to the widespread data collection and surveillance controversies that have plagued his administration since last June. His new pledges, promising to end… Continue reading Surveillance reform plans uninformative
Comfortable with being uncomfortable
When I first heard about Sex and Gender Wellness Week, I was extremely pleased. A week designed to make sure that people have accurate information about a myriad of issues — consent, gender fluidity, porn, safe sex, pleasurable sex, sexual health — is exactly the kind of event I would expect at a large, public… Continue reading Comfortable with being uncomfortable
Do not press X for sex
By Tobias Ma
With Sex and Gender Wellness Week on top of us, we should re-examine ourselves as sexual beings. If you are single or if your partner has a case of the flu that has been going around, don’t rule yourself out as a participant of sex week. Sexuality should not be restricted to copulation between two… Continue reading Do not press X for sex
Consider Virginity
By Remi Watts
Consider, for the following moment, what it means to lose one’s virginity. For some, considering virginity means recalling a pleasant moment, wherein a romantic interest blossomed out of an idyllic and simple time into the beginnings of one’s sexual life. For others, the boundary of virginity has not yet been crossed, and anxiety and ambivalence… Continue reading Consider Virginity
U of C professor nominated for Juno award
Professor Allan Bell, director of the School of Creative and Performing Arts and music professor, has been nominated for a Juno award. Bell’s composition “Field Notes” from the the Centrediscs album Gravity and Grace is up for Classical Composition of the Year. It’s Bell’s first Juno nomination. Bell is a Fellow of the Royal Society… Continue reading U of C professor nominated for Juno award