Sled Island’s Thursday lineup seemed to be specially curated for all the local music fans of the city. It included local acts as openers for a majority of the open venues of the evening, including newcomers Family Dinner and Oranje playing their sets a couple of streets apart but
It’s no secret that the quickness of the Tik Tok algorithm means that there are dozens of new curated aesthetics forcefully presented to its users every other week. At the time of writing this article, the vanilla girl, the principle example for this article, is quite a dated concept.
This year’s Calgary Expo had nerds across the city uniting for a common cause — finding other nerds. The entire four-day convention was filled to the brim with guest appearances by beloved actors, like X-Men’s James McAvoy and Star Wars’ Hayden Christensen, and voice actors that have
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the lineup includes feature and short films from local filmmakers. This year features a short from an upcoming director who’s bound to become a household name. Pool Party is a short film to bring a
With June quickly approaching, Sled Island is soon to be a hop, skip and jump away. The first wave of artists has been announced and each one brings something exciting to the table. This year’s festival seems to be a return of some of the greatest performances in Sled
The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Rachel Notley, came to the University of Calgary last night for a Q&A session with students. The session was moderated by Students’ Union President Nicole Schmidt and students were able to ask questions by texting in. The topics of discussion
We know time on Earth is based on the rotation of the planet around the Sun, but would that be the same for telling time on the Moon? The European Space Agency (ESA) has brought attention to lunar timekeeping considering the dozens of lunar missions planned in the coming years.
NUTV has been the heart of film production at the University of Calgary and they’re kicking off a new year with a new series headed by women, for women. Dames World is NUTV’s first femme-driven series following two dames trying to make sense of their university life.
On March 3, the Students’ Union hosted a town hall with Calgary-Varsity MLA Jason Copping for students to ask questions about healthcare, tuition and future job opportunities for students. SU president Nicole Schmidt started the town hall by announcing the affordability measures that have been put in place since
On March 2 protestors gathered outside of the Mac Hall RBC brand to protest against the Students’ Union’s affiliation with fossil fuel investment. “The Students’ Union works with RBC — they control the Mac Hall building and the leases. By having an RBC here they are indirectly supporting RBC fossil