Your prize possessions are summed up in one box, containing no more than a single saucepan, four plates, a stereo from back when they were called “ghetto blasters” and the cutlery you “liberated” from Earls last summer. So why would you want renter’s insurance? If you think you don’t, here are some reasons it could… Continue reading Got insurance?
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Campus Rec your way to a slimmer you
The best way to break up classes, hike up your heart rate and stop gorging yourself at A&W during your breaks, is to take advantage of some of the great recreation facilities and programs offered on campus. The Kinesiology building is the hub of it all, just a few steps away from A&W itself. If… Continue reading Campus Rec your way to a slimmer you
India: Faces and Places
It’s always that way. When you hope to impact something, it always impacts you more. And although I know my trip had a big impact on me, I can’t exactly figure out what that impact was specifically. Most people tell you that a journey, such as mine, changes a person. But I can recall my… Continue reading India: Faces and Places
Looking for my own private tragedy
The inner workings of my psyche are sometimes beyond even my own comprehension. Post 9–11, after the work cafeteria televisions were turned off and people switched back to their regular radio stations instead of the cbc, and some even decided it was time to go airborne again, I was still pondering. Certainly 9–11 impacted us… Continue reading Looking for my own private tragedy
Sikh Awareness Week
The University of Calgary Sikh community meets every Wednesday to practice Simran — the realization which is the highest aspect and purpose in one’s life. This week — March 12-16 — is Sikh Awareness Week, part of the Students’ Union’s Culture Month initiative. Sikh Awareness Week promotes Sikhism through film, music and conversation. Events during… Continue reading Sikh Awareness Week
City one step closer to living wage
By Daniel Pagan
Vibrant Communities Calgary presented its case for a living wage at the Finance and Corporate Services standing policy committee Wednesday. The committee passed the report, which gave the city three options for how to proceed on the issue. However, critics like the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy are calling it a symbolic idea that… Continue reading City one step closer to living wage
Communist speaks out
As the third oldest political party in Canada with its origins dating to the 1920s, the Communist Party of Canada is about 600 members strong and includes Canada’s youngest election candidate, Anna-Celestrya Carr in the Winnipeg Centre riding. The party’s campaign slogan urges Canadians to “Put people before profits!”Miguel Figueroa, leader of the Communist Party… Continue reading Communist speaks out
Politeness: a social implant
Politeness is that social requirement that makes you do things even when you don’t feel like doing them. And if the person you’re doing them for knows that you’re just doing them because society expects you should, not because you really want to, then why be polite? Why not just be a big, fat, rude,… Continue reading Politeness: a social implant
Sikh awareness week
The City of Calgary has officially declared an annual Sikh Awareness Week, which is a city-wide event to be held for the first time, Aug, 29 to Sept., 5. The proclamation was signed by Mayor Dave Bronconnier and made by Alderman John Schmal on Fri., May 14 at a dinner in celebration of the quad-centennial… Continue reading Sikh awareness week
Sikh holy book turns 400 years old
This week marks the 400th anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book and teacher of the Sikh faith.“It’s a milestone, it’s a tribute to our holy book which is our current spiritual teacher,” said Manpreet Sidhu, an Executive Member of the Calgary Dasmesh Mission, founded in 1999 to educate Sikh youth about the… Continue reading Sikh holy book turns 400 years old