The 2015 Polaris Prize short list was announced July 16. The annual award, selected by a panel of 11 Canadian music journalists, recognizes exceptional Canadian full-length albums. Factors like sales or genre aren’t taken into consideration — the albums are … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, March 19 2015 —
The University of Calgary hosted the Canadian launch of the World Bank’s 2015 World Development Report on Wednesday, March 18 in the MacHall ballroom. The report looks at the assumptions and effectiveness of … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, March 12 2015 —
The Alberta legislature passed an amended Bill 10 on Tuesday, March 10, allowing gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in all of Alberta’s schools.
Minister of education Gordon Dirks revealed the revamped bill to the Alberta … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, March 5 2015 —
The University of Calgary is rolling out a new bystander intervention training program for faculty, staff and student leaders. The program is designed to teach participants how to identify and safely intervene in … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, February 26 2015 —
There’s a UFO landing pad in St. Paul, a town of 6,000 about two hours north-east of Edmonton.
The landing pad and its historical context are the subject of Space Fictions & the … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, February 26 2015 —
The University of Calgary has entered the two-week campaign period leading up the Students’ Union elections. A lot of promises are being made, many of them about open textbooks.
Open textbooks are available … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, January 22 2015 —
The Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association (RMCLA) is holding a public consultation at the University of Calgary on Jan. 27 to discuss legislation of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in Albertan schools.
GSAs are student-organized … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, January 15 2015 —
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, Inherent Vice, makes no sense. And that’s the point.
Set in Los Angeles in 1970, the tail end of the hippie era, the film is an absurdist … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, December 4 2014 —
Textbooks make up a large portion of the cost of a university education. To fight rising prices, some faculty members want to use free online, open-source books known as open textbooks.
Math 211: … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, November 27 2014 —
Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle, is the story of two characters who believe that perfection can only be achieved through great suffering.
Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is a young jazz drummer studying at … Read the rest