By Mary Chan
This is the brick house CASA built… and they’re taking it to the federal government. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a national lobby group is currently looking for students to sign wallpaper as part of its Education Builds a Nation campaign. "We have a ‘brick wall’ that will be set up and we’re asking… Continue reading CASA builds a wall
By Fifi Enyi
Calgary’s first taste of a fringe theatre festival will have to wait until next summer due to a shortage of Þnancial support.Calgary Fringe Festival organizers were unable to secure the last $20,000 required to save the festival. An 11th hour appeal to the general public resulted in various individual and corporate donations from both Calgary… Continue reading I know what you’ll do next summer
Members of the Calgary community gathered at the Telus Convention Centre Tuesday to hear University of Calgary President Terry White deliver the “University’s Report to the Community.” The address, essentially a “State of the Union” report, outlined various research advances, goals and concerns at the U of C. Of 300 attendees, most were university contributors,… Continue reading Telus about the U of C
By Bonnie Leung
Can we ever solve the crisis in Kosovo? Is reconciliation possible?From June 2-6, the University of Calgary will hold an international conference to examine the issues of reconciliation in the world today. The conference will explore issues such as the crisis in Kosovo; black South Africans and their white neighbours; Cambodia and its past; aboriginals… Continue reading Confer, reconcile
In the twilight of the Cold War, a group of Russians search for a new direction. They journey terrain stretching across their motherland, from Moscow to the outskirts of Siberia. As they travel, they question whether it is better for them to follow their heads or their hearts. This is Tony Kushner’s Slavs!; Thinking About… Continue reading Absolut theatre
By Erin Maduck
People find different ways to express love. Some couples radiate love by exercising especially intense stares. Others buy lavish gifts. Many partners show appreciation through simple, physical gestures, and the rest might even have enough courage to state explicitly how they feel. But among all of these acceptable methods of mushy, romantic interaction lies only… Continue reading Everybody wants an audience
By Jan Creaser
Tinky Winky is gay. I know! I could barely believe the news myself when I read it in The Calgary Herald last week. Wow, that Jerry Falwell sure is a smart fellow. I wish I could eyeball someone and suss out their sexuality in one glance… By now, my sarcasm is evident and, as university… Continue reading The fairy dust in my magic bag… wink, wink
The human body is beautiful. So is a meter-long penis as thick as a can of Chunky soup. Don’t worry good reader, all will be explained.A new Puritanism has set in, best exemplified by seemingly unrelated stories that have appeared in the news this past week. This new Puritanism plays upon the most ugly and… Continue reading My penis, my world
Unless you live in bubble, you’ve probably learned that the fate of the Canadian economy is now just as dependent on what happens outside our borders as within. The fallout of the ‘Asian Crisis’ and the Russian currency turmoil made this clear. Therefore, we can no longer aVord to ignore the current plight of the… Continue reading Land of the rising sun…
Do you have any idea what is added to our drinking water? Vice- president Information Services for the University of Calgary EcoClub Cody Torgerson does, and he and the rest of the EcoClub want everyone to understand the current debate surrounding the fluoridation of our drinking water. This is why the EcoClub is hosting a… Continue reading What’s in your water?