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 Josie Simon, August 20 2023— Corporate sponsorship of Pride celebrations has become a common sight in recent years. From floats in parades to branded merchandise, companies have increasingly sought to associate themselves with the queer community during Pride Month. However, this sponsorship has also raised concerns and sparked debates
By Ansharah Shakil, August 20 2023— Carly Rae Jepsen first started dropping B-sides from her album when she released the B-side to her 2015 album Emotion a year later, a tradition she continued with her 2019 album Dedicated and its 2020 B-side. She had fans on the
By Nazeefa Ahmed, August 20 2023— On August 19, U of C students protested against tuition hikes in front of City Hall. Organized by the UCalgary Poli Students Club, the students looked to create public awareness of the rising cost of education in their second protest of the year. According
By Francesca Schoettler, August 13 2023— As a master organizer and often overly-prepared person, prepping for the semester has strangely enough been my kryptonite for as long as I can remember. I’m not entirely sure why my brain just turns off when it's time to get
By Sheroog Kubur, August 12 2023— Where has all the time gone? The fall semester is fast approaching and it seems like summer went by in the blink of an eye. Whether you spent the summer enrolled in those last few courses or cooped up at home all day, here
By Rodrigo Verney, August 12 2023— The offseason is a period in which the great minds of the sports world, who often work behind the scenes for most of the year, have a chance to shine. Planning the upcoming year to ensure that the best possible outcome for their teams
By Ansharah Shakil, August 12 2023— The first white dwarf pulsar was discovered in 2016 when it was the first of its kind ever to be found in the universe. Back then, finding one was a major accomplishment. Now, seven years later, a second white dwarf pulsar has been found.
By Sheroog Kubur, August 12 2023— “Everything is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” — Oscar Wilde Being a Black woman means you’re nonconsensually subject to no shortage of assumptions about your womanhood — you’re the hypersexual fiend always on the hunt for a new sexual partner. You’
By Reyam Jamaleddine, August 12 2023— Somewhere along her explosively successful career, Doja Cat exchanged her typical self-portrayal for an unconventional pop-star identity. She displayed a sharp aversion from the status quo of being America’s darling to what we now see as a rebellious act against the
By Ansharah Shakil, August 9 2023— “In the beginning,” said the narrator in Greta Gerwig’s latest film Barbie, released July 21, “there was Barbie.” And before Barbie, there was a series of Barbie animated films, vlogs, shows and a line of dolls that stretched back to 1959, when Ruth