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 Pro-lifers face fines and misconduct
University of Calgary under fire for limiting group's freedom of speech
2008-11-27
Pro-life - The University of Calgary faced criticism from students and media the last few days after initially threatening the Campus Pro-Life group with arrest, fines and/or non-academic misconduct for their controversial Genocide Awareness Project display.
The university called for the group to face its images inwards, allowing passersby the option of not seeing the display. CPL refused, setting up the display which contains graphic images of abortions alongside genocide and Holocaust victims Wednesday morning. Campus security was present and barriers were put up.
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 A regrettable destruction of reason
Campus Pro-Life and the cause that just couldn't
2008-11-27
Editorial - Resurrecting one of the most drastically under-thought undertakings of the last few academic years, Campus Pro-Life is bringing back the Genocide Awareness Project.
The project, which, among other things, showcases gruesome images of the holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the lynching of African-Americans, does a spectacular job of obscuring the actual issues of abortion. Though its supposed aim is to convince people that abortion is morally reprehensible, the real impact has far more to do with the controversy of the display than anything else.
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 Smoothie virtues
Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker refuels with onstage blended beverages
2008-11-27
music - Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker toss all sorts of different elements into their music and then blend it into one smooth, lip-smacking concoction, just like a deliciously refreshing smoothie. Take some drum and bass, mix in a bit of grungy guitar, add a little bit of folk lyricism to it and then blend it together to reach a blissful dance party for all involved. As they hit the road for their western Holidazed and Confused tour, they've got a long trip out on the road ahead of them.
Thankfully, they've got a secret trick for recharging after a long time on the road and at a gig: do-it-yourself smoothie making. Originally meant as a way to refresh for the final push during lead singer and guitarist Ash Bucholz's solo sets, it has now become a mainstay of the band's shows.
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 On riding bikes
Attaching meaning to the commute
2008-11-27
It is very early morning, and because mornings have recently been robbed of an hour of daylight, I am biking in darkness. Up ahead is a tunnel, a nexus of sorts. On one side exists a quiet tree-lined residential street and on the other the raucous unpredictability of Calgary's urban centre. I enter the tunnel leaving behind a tranquil neighborhood and emerge into the bright lights of downtown Calgary.
These lights follow me on my left as I rise sharply with the bike path and onto the east side of the 14th Street Bridge. After crossing the bridge, I turn left onto a path that drops steeply and then follows the natural bend of the Bow River. All the trees lining the banks have lost their leaves, but the river itself hasn't started to freeze. I make a right turn and ride over the uneven pavement of 11th St. until I am brought to my first full stop of the day. I wait with a foot on the curb, under a red light at Ninth Ave. The rush of movement through the cold weather has rallied my senses and I take a couple deep breaths while surveying an awkwardly choreographed procession of headlights. With the green light I'm off and I stand up on my pedals as I churn up the incline. At the top of the rise I absorb the impact of the rail tracks with my legs and look left at the appealing anachronism of a railroad cutting through a modern urban landscape. Four blocks later I am locking my bike to a no parking sign and taking a few short steps to a place that I endeavour to be every Thursday morning.
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