Yeehaw? The High Performance Rodeo and the Calgary Stampede; a brief comparison. The Rodeo is a month-long arts and entertainment festival featuring works from across Canada and beyond, representing a variety of disciplines and media. The Calgary Stampede lasts for two weeks and sees drunken businessmen line dance while wearing overpriced western wear. While both… Continue reading Internationally renowned, locally grown
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Alumni vs. student debate
The tenth annual Alumni vs. Student debate took place last Thu., Nov 14. Differential tuition was the topic this year.Moderator Aaron Szott began the debate by introducing the speakers and laying the ground rules. Trevor Lynn and Byron Nelson represented the alumni, while Erin Weir and Michael James were the voice of the students. Decided… Continue reading Alumni vs. student debate
Half Past Dead
By Nicole Kobie
Creativity is dead. In fact, it’s Half Past Dead–whatever that means. It’s easy to blame the behemoth Hollywood movie making machine for such recycled trash, but really, here the shame belongs solely to writer/director Don Michael Paul.Half Past Dead rips off nearly every movie ever made, bad or good. Steven Seagal already paired up with… Continue reading Half Past Dead
2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival
I have my wristband, my pen, my notepad, and my hat. I’m cursing myself for forgetting sun block, which is unforgivable for a pasty white boy like me. Otherwise, I’m ready for the 2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival.Thursday night’s openers, the Brothers Cosmoline from Toronto, sound like Bob Wills or early Lyle Lovett. They came… Continue reading 2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival
SU General Election results
Unofficial Election ResultsWinners: Nagra, Eneyedy, Vuckovic, Porco, Blaschuk, NUTV, CJSW, U-Pass VP Academic Nagra, Rosie1591 Semeniuk, Darby1479 Skitch, Dan826 VP Events Eneyedy, Irene1972 Overmann, Robert219 Schoenberg, Geoffrey275 Scheutt, Robbie499 Thorner, Ian1041 VP External Lee, J. H.526 Price, Geoff1704 Vuckovic, Nick1748 Senate Bladek, Oliver2174 Dalidowicz, Matt1528 Ho, Oliver2477 Board of Governors Porco,… Continue reading SU General Election results
Judges fall for ploy
By Andrew Ross
In a strange twist, radio killed the video star.On Feb. 1, CJSW, the radio branch of the University of Calgary TriMedia Alliance emerged victorious over NUTV and the Gauntlet in an all-day papier mâché melee."It felt good," said CJSW Station Manager Chad Saunders. "CJSW’s always been the ugly stepchild of the three media groups. It… Continue reading Judges fall for ploy
It’s dark and lonely in video land
My intention when I compiled this list was to pay some attention to great films that have been overlooked, misunderstood or forgotten altogether. The films on this list received critical praise and some even earned Oscar nominations, but there are no blockbusters in the bunch. At the video store they wait to be rented, dusty… Continue reading It’s dark and lonely in video land
Marxist socialism in Stockholm
By Вen Li
I could try to convince you to see this film by writing about lesbians, football, politics, casual sex and teens sleeping with each other, but I won’t. You can watch that for yourselves. I could say it’s good because the film is about socialism, diplomacy, alliances, the fall of the Soviet Empire and the dictatorship… Continue reading Marxist socialism in Stockholm
The U of C’s real deal: Dan Biggs
Who is Dan Biggs? "Biggs is a way of life–a philosophy," he says after a short pause to collect his thoughts. "It’s all about loving people." Dan Biggs is actually an assistant wrestling coach with the University of Calgary Dinos Wrestling team and a former varsity athlete. When concussion problems ended his wrestling career prematurely,… Continue reading The U of C’s real deal: Dan Biggs
Fantasy on the silver screen
Over the last couple of years, Hollywood has turned more and more to the comic book industry for ideas. A lot of comics have strong followings, and film studios attempted to capitalize on this fact by turning out movies which too often are poor mockeries of the comics on which they’re based. The few well-made… Continue reading Fantasy on the silver screen