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You need to touch the dance floor
Opinions

You need to touch the dance floor

“Going out” is an exciting and imperative part of social development. UofC students should take advantage of FROSH week time to do so safely.

Campus “FOMO” is Real
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Campus “FOMO” is Real

For U of C students who must leave Calgary during the summer, access to their social communities becomes difficult and disadvantageous.

Does distance = detriment?
Opinions

Does distance = detriment?

Once the spring semester comes to an end and students leave Calgary for the summer, friendships are tested by distance, and we must adjust accordingly and empathetically to preserve our cherished relationships.​

Calgary Flames hockey is off the air
Sports

Calgary Flames hockey is off the air

By Elliotte Buracas, July 24 2026— On Tuesday, July 7, Sportsnet 960 The Fan began their morning talk show as usual. On air, bright and early, everything was running smoothly. Suddenly there was dead air. With no explanation, the broadcast cut out. The news broke around 11 a.m. announcing

Anxiety, but make it a personality trait
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Anxiety, but make it a personality trait

By Khadija Tembo, April 25 2026— Why streaming dramas keep aestheticizing mental illness Welcome to the golden age of aesthetic anxiety. If you’re writing a buzzy streaming drama and your character needs depth, complexity or something to do between long, meaningful stares into the middle distance, the formula is

Anxiety, but make it a personality trait
Opinions

Anxiety, but make it a personality trait

By Khadija Tembo, April 25 2026— Why streaming dramas keep aestheticizing mental illness Welcome to the golden age of aesthetic anxiety. If you’re writing a buzzy streaming drama and your character needs depth, complexity or something to do between long, meaningful stares into the middle distance, the formula is

A public space for the dead — and a mirror of the living: Class difference in Pere-Lachaise cemetery
Opinions

A public space for the dead — and a mirror of the living: Class difference in Pere-Lachaise cemetery

By Garima Chahal, April 24 2026— I visited Père-Lachaise Cemetery last year as part of a research project examining sustainability and livability in European cities. Our task was deceptively simple: to understand why Père-Lachaise is considered a public space, and how it functions as one. At first glance,

A public space for the dead — and a mirror of the living: Class difference in Pere-Lachaise cemetery
Opinions

A public space for the dead — and a mirror of the living: Class difference in Pere-Lachaise cemetery

By Garima Chahal, April 24 2026— I visited Père-Lachaise Cemetery last year as part of a research project examining sustainability and livability in European cities. Our task was deceptively simple: to understand why Père-Lachaise is considered a public space, and how it functions as one. At first glance,

Our world is another banned book on a shelf
Opinions

Our world is another banned book on a shelf

By Sabahat Baig, April 24 2026— The world is becoming a dark dystopian novel that no amount of book bans can censor, and no rose-tinted glasses can possibly romanticize The complex and often torn discussion on banned books has been going on for ages, with concerned parents and hopeless

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