Theatre Calgary's production of Awoowaakii invites audiences into a Calgary apartment where a Blackfoot family navigates identity, forgiveness and belonging. Written by local playwright Sable Sweetgrass, Awoowaakii tells the story of Chrissy Sipatsimo, a transgender Blackfoot woman raising her late sister's son Richie. They share their
As Canada approaches its federal election on Apr. 28, over 1,000,000 international students are at the centre of a political debate. Following the Liberal government's Oct. 2024 policy shift that reduced permanent resident targets by 21 per cent and implemented the first caps on temporary residents,
Mark Carney is the man Canada needs. Pierre Poilievre is the boy who isn't ready. Jagmeet Singh is the third wheel nobody asked for. On Apr. 28, Canadians will choose between these three leaders, and the stakes couldn't be higher with Trump threatening our sovereignty and
UCalgary opened Quantum City's qHub on March 21. This development is an essential step for Alberta's quantum technology sector. It will change our province's technology landscape and economic future. What is Quantum City's qHub? The qHub is a large collaborative space that
In Dante's Inferno, sinners faced eternal torment based on their earthly sins. But Dante never worked a summer job. Had he experienced modern seasonal employment, he might have reconsidered what true suffering looks like. Circle one: Limbo - data entry The condemned tap endlessly at keyboards, inputting meaningless numbers
Looking to spice up your mundane university experience with a brush with the paranormal? Here's your comprehensive guide to the spectral residents who failed their final exit from campus life. 1. The Taylor Institute (TFDL) third floor Meet "Professor Perpetual," the ghost of a teaching assistant
For more than 60 years, Bermuda Shorts Day (BSD) has celebrated the end of the school year at the University of Calgary. What began as a lighthearted challenge to fashion norms in 1960 evolved into a campus-wide celebration that brought thousands of students together. However, this tradition has changed
UCalgary’s Faculty of Nursing will implement a lottery admission system in Fall 2026, replacing competitive admissions. Students with 82 per cent or higher averages will enter the lottery pool—moving away from a system where cutoffs exceed 90 per cent due to competition for limited spots. When I interviewed
The upcoming Students' Union (SU) general election presents voters with a choice between two candidates who couldn't be more different. Naomie Bakana, the establishment insider who's spent years in the SU ecosystem, and Matthew Johnson, a political science sophomore whose resume raises more questions than
A mere 13.29 per cent of students bothered to vote in last year's Students' Union (SU) election. Think about that for a moment. In a supposedly educated community of future leaders, nearly 87 per cent of students couldn't be bothered to click a few