By Natalie Sit
September Farewell to the Den One of the University of Calgary’s institutions closed Aug. 26, 2000 when the Students’ Union took over the Den from university administration. "It’s a piece of history, it’s a piece of my school career lost," said social anthropology graduate and former Den employee Jason Corall. "You can go to the… Continue reading News you missed while you slept in class
By Rob South
In a famed ’80s movie, the secret of Michael J. Fox’s success was to work hard and sleep with his aunt, but for the Dinos soccer teams, this weekend’s playoffs require a different formula in order to succeed. "More than any time in the past 17 years, we are ready," said men’s Head Coach Andy… Continue reading Soccersaurs prepare for playoff domination
In today’s world, discrimination still exists. The fear of reprimands from discrimination causes people to overcompensate by being excessively politically correct. Spike Lee’s Bamboozled questions the idea of race in the television industry. This movie often takes us to the edge of social taboo in regards to "race." It handles controversial comedic matters, tough racial… Continue reading Stunning satire deserves awards
By David Kenney
Kevin Welch got it. During a Saturday workshop at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the astute singer/songwriter said in awe what many thought. “Are you okay?” he questioned the crowd. “I am too, this is cool.” That’s for sure. One week after the so-called greatest show on earth stampeded town, the 2000 Calgary Folk Music… Continue reading Where have all the hippies gone?
By Mary Chan
Excellent professors were honoured Wednesday night when the Students’ Union held their annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony. “I think it’s important for the SU, the undergrad representatives, to honour profs excellent at their teaching jobs,” said Co-chair of the tea Committee and SU Academic Commissioner Nic Porco.”According to Porco, the SU received a total of… Continue reading Teaching excellence awards
Seven years too late, all the hip-hop acts that you wanted to see when you were 13 have passed through Calgary: Public Enemy, Naughty by Nature, Run dmc, Tone Loc & Young mc, and now–finally–the original, original gansta, Tracy Marrow aka Ice-T. The old school hip-hop acts try to keep themselves going face an unusual… Continue reading Ice-T stays true blue
Okay, someone answer a question for me. Who are Bruce Feirstein and Michael France, and who let them write this script? The 21st installment of the Bond series seems to be an exercise in seeing what an action movie would be like with soap opera dialogue. By now, James may have settled into a dependable… Continue reading James Bond excels in sexist categories
“Want a beer?” asks Dad. “Man to man. We’ll have a beer.”He promptly pulls a Pilsner from the fridge–supercan, no less–and pours two glasses. And then it strikes me: I’m going to see Ben Folds Five in five hours. Was it poignant that my dad offered me a Pil before I left to see a… Continue reading Waist Deep in Hookers and Coke
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 Kevin Foster
I could say A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an awful movie, a sad shadow of the original Shakespearean masterpiece, a presentation comparable only to the lowest of the low budget Þlms. But if I did, I would be an utter liar, as childish as the character Puck. This version of the William Shakespeare’s classic is… Continue reading Oberon Kenobi