By Emily Joyce
It can’t be easy to sit for two straight hours of questions. Nonetheless, the three candidates vying for next year’s SU presidency, Julie Bogle, Julie Labonte, and Wilma Shim, remained poised throughout the SU presidential forum, which took place Fri., Feb. 9 in MacEwan Student Centre.The forum followed a standard question and answer format, with… Continue reading Online Exclusive: SU presidential forum
By Emily Joyce
Don’t mess with the engineers or they may just take time off from drunken engg week antics to write a stern letter or two. That is the reaction of many engineering students after examining their winter fee assessments. The Students’ Union fee for Schulich School of Engineering students rose by $20 this winter, due to… Continue reading Engineers angered by retroactive society fees
By Emily Joyce
The University of Calgary Women’s Resource Centre celebrated its official opening on the third floor of MacEwan Student Centre Wed., Oct. 18., with a buffet lunch, tours of the new space, speakers involved with the project and the community, information booths and cupcakes for dessert. The celebration culminated in a keynote speech, delivered by Global… Continue reading Women’s centre opens
A triple hit combination will make January a prime time for University of Calgary smokers to finally butt out. National Non-smoking Week takes place from Jan. 21-27, and U of C Health Services is using the week and the recently passed City of Calgary bylaw banning smoking in all public places to encourage smokers to… Continue reading U of C helps students butt out
Minimalist posters featuring a bulls eye and the outline of a woman were hung around campus Wed., Jan. 17, igniting fears of a creator with ill intentions.The Smoke-free University of Calgary club put up the ambiguous posters to draw attention to National Non-smoking Week.The posters were not approved by the Students’ Union and were consequently… Continue reading Threatening anti-smoking posters removed
By Emily Senger
During an Apache Dance the performing couple plays the role of dominated and dominator, with the man pushing and slapping his partner around, using and abusing her physically and sexually. The dance doesn’t end until the man takes all he wants and declares it over. The latest production from Rouges Theater, Danny and the Deep… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Getting intimate with Rogues
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