Viancy Salubre is the Digital Editor for Vol. 66, and a recent graduate of the Print & Online Journalism program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Her editorial work can be seen in TheScene, Avenue and Create Calgary.
By Mihret Yirgeta, December 23 2023— It is finally December, and now that school is officially over, here are some podcasts to keep our brains sharp until the Winter semester. Hidden Brain Hidden Brain is an NPR podcast hosted by Shankar Vedantam which uses storytelling and science to explore the
By Nimra Amir, December 23 2023— The Archies, the musical coming-of-age comedy, directed by Zoya Akhtar released on Netflix this Dec. 7. After great anticipation for how the nepo babies of Bollywood would perform in their grand debut, it is safe to say that the talents of their
By Vama Saini, December 23 2023— In the landscape of community healthcare, the Student Run Clinic (SRC) stands out as a beacon of hope and transformation. Founded by the MD class of 2011, this non-profit organization has been steadfast in its mission to provide accessible and quality medical care
By Andreea Timis, December 23 2023— The University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts presented Dance@Noon, a sequence of dance programs choreographed by BFA Dance students in their third year at the University Theatre on Dec. 4, 5 and 6. This marks the first time Dance@
By Medina Mohammed, December 23 2023— I first saw Matt Rife on TikTok. He was constantly on my for you page, and like many others, I found him to be funny. The majority of what I was seeing was crowd work at stand-up comedy shows, with the occasional actual
By Vama Saini, December 23 2023— On Sept. 20, protests surged across Canada, with crowds rallying against the inclusion of 2SLGBTQ+ education in schools. The organizers, many connected to far-right networks, claim it's not about opposition to diverse sexual orientations or gender identities but a defence of
By Jonathan Barazzutti, December 23 2023— Teams of scientists who collaborate in person make more breakthroughs than teams of scientists who work remotely, a new study suggests. Researchers Yiling Lin and Lingfei Wu at the University of Pittsburgh and Carl Frey at the University of Oxford analyzed 20 million research
By Avery Sharpe, December 23 2023— Coming into university, I had never experienced the debilitating effects of chronic illness. In fact, up until that first month of my first semester, I didn’t really understand what it meant to be chronically ill at all — I think a lot of people
By Charlotte Dover, December 23 2023— The tale of Venus and Adonis goes back to the times of olds. Originating in Greek mythology, the tragic love story has persisted through the ages. Baroque composer John Blow wrote the story of Venus and Adonis as an opera and now Collegium Musicum
By Valery Perez, Sylvia Lopez, Ramiro Bustamante Torres, Ansharah Shakil, Dianne Miranda and Daman Singh, December 23 2023— Drop Cherries — Billie Marten Intricate layers of angelic melodies, intriguing progressions, and soothing percussion all lead to an amazing album. I had the pleasure of watching her perform some of these songs