By Katy Atherholt, November 6 2014 —
Seven-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has proved once again why she is one of the reigning queens of pop. Her fifth album, 1989, reportedly sold 600,000 copies 24 hours after its … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 6 2014 —
Maclean’s 2015 Canadian university rankings placed the University of Calgary twelfth among medical-doctoral universities, three positions down from last year’s ranking.
Two years ago, the U of C ranked eighth. McGill, University of … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, November 6 2014 —
“You can run the jewels or lose your fingers,” spits Killer Mike on the heavy track “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry,” a line that serves as a mission statement for the second collaboration … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, November 6 2014 —
Local art organization Contemporary Calgary is working on creating a new public art gallery in the Calgary Centennial Planetarium.
The planetarium, in the west end of downtown, has been vacant since the Telus … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, November 6 2014 —
Enrolment at the University of Calgary dropped by roughly four per cent across all faculties this year, but some programs were hit harder than others.
Undergraduate enrolment is down over five per cent … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, November 6 2014 —
With Sweden responsible for Scandinavian design, Ingrid Bergman and ligonberry juice, I trust them in matters of taste. And since The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared is the highest-grossing … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 6 2014 —
Members of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) are asking minister of innovation and advanced education Donald Scott to turn down market modifier proposals at Albertan universities.
Student unions at the University … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, November 6 2014 —
Local artists Emily Chu and Christian Frederiksen are challenging the conventions of graphic novels with their new series HYMN.
As graduates of the Alberta College of Art and Design, Chu and Frederiksen are … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 6 2014 —
Every semester, anxious and stressed students are bogged down with heavily weighted exams.
Midterm season seems to either last for months or be over in one week. Some classes have multiple midterms, so … Read the rest
By Curtis Wolff, November 6 2014 —
Like most Canadians, I was stunned to hear of the allegations of sexual assault levelled against former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi. A skilled interviewer and seemingly ardent feminist, Ghomeshi and his radio show … Read the rest