By John Leung
Various International and local experimental theatre troupes are once again set to invade Calgary in a dramatic rodeo filled with action, excitement and flair. Hosted by the One Yellow Rabbit, the 19th annual High Performance Rodeo is set for Jan. 4 to 30. At their press conference last Tuesday, OYR and their well-traveled curator Michael… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Return of High Performance Rodeo
By John Leung
Who can forget the run last season? The drama, the action, the excitement. No, I’m not talking about the Flames’ miracle run last year, but the team that actually brought home the proverbial bacon, the Roughnecks. In winning the National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup in front of 19,000 fans at the Pengrowth Saddledome, they became… Continue reading Roughnecks ready
By John Leung
So who is the greatest Canadian? Everyone has their own answer, but the CBC has attempted to give a definitive answer with their miniseries The Greatest Canadian. Last summer, the people of this great nation voted and jockeyed for whom they believe should wear the crown of beaver and maple syrup. The top ten were… Continue reading George Stroumboulopoulos for Tommy Douglas!
By John Leung
‘Finally, after a bit of a lull, Ottawa sees some hot action. On Thu., Nov. 18, after a year and a half of speaking out openly against the American administration and stepping on a George W. Bush doll on CBC’s comedy program This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the Honourable Carolyn Parrish, MP, was sacked from… Continue reading Swept under the rug: Canada submits again
By John Leung
The verdict is in, and it’s not looking good for the University of Calgary. In a survey of graduates from 46 universities across Canada conducted by Macleans’ magazine as part of their 2004 university rankings, the University of Calgary came in last place. Only 43 percent of graduates rated their experiences as very good, compared… Continue reading Finally at the bottom
By John Leung
What makes a Canadian great, and what makes a great the Greatest? As the CBC tries to answer this stingy question via its new series The Greatest Canadian, a question must be asked as one takes a look at the top fifty great Canadians as nominated by Canadians themselves, and even the final ten. In… Continue reading Lester B. Pearson, the Greatest Canadian
By John Leung
When looking at any popular culture magazine, one is bombarded with the image of the perfect human being: the toned, sculpted bodies and perfect celebrities wearing the latest fashions. We have been forced to accept this as the model of perfection, and those who do not are shunned or marginalized. However, there are individuals out… Continue reading The Art of Weight Gain
By John Leung
Students could be charged more for using Campus Recreation facilities and for paying for the university’s athletes next year, if two levy increases proposed by Dinos Athletics and Campus Recreation are approved. “The bottom line is the costs do go up as it relates to salaries and core operations, i.e. travel to competitions, equipment and… Continue reading Campus Rec and Dinos looking for more money
By John Leung
We may not like them, but we certainly can’t live without them. Yes, one may be rude and aggressive and the other genial but passive-aggressive, and one might sometimes trample on the other and not realize it, but little do both parties realize that they need each other more than they believe. While the previous… Continue reading Sitcom neighbors
By John Leung
The Speech from the Throne last week in the House of Commons is the traditional start of a new parliamentary session. For governments coming off election victories, the speech is their way of outlining what they will set out to accomplish in the first session of their newly-minted mandate. Usually, when Parliament votes on the… Continue reading The terror of the minority