January 25 2018 —
Cumulative finals are the worst
Some classes must have cumulative final exams, but that’s not what this piece is about.
Most students have taken courses in which the material covered by the midterm is vastly different … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, November 28 2017 —
Over 100 dancers came together for the School of Creative and Performing Arts’ (SCPA) 48th annual Dance Montage from Nov. 23–25. At the helm was artistic director Melissa Monteros, who came onstage before … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, November 21 2017 —
Until this year, I’d never experienced a live orchestra performance. I realized what I was missing after attending a concert by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) for the first time in September. The … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, November 10 2017 —
It’s been a long journey, but Thor Odinson finally got to star in a movie that won’t be remembered as one of the worst in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The third standalone Thor … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, November 10 2017 —
It’s taken a few decades, but Calgary poet Richard Harrison finally feels like his writing is “getting better.”
Harrison is the 2017 recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language poetry for … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, October 12 2017 —
Third-year nursing student Monica Chambers will still be a University of Calgary student next year — just not at the Calgary campus — after her online stalking of “that adorable barista from Starbucks” … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, September 21 2017 —
I entered university after five years of playing as many school sports as possible. I’ve always been athletic and I love school spirit, so I naturally pursued sports in my undergrad. The guaranteed … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, September 12 2017 —
University classes and family pets usually don’t mix, a struggle many students know all too well. After spending all summer with our furry friends, leaving them behind for class can be heartbreaking. That’s … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, April 27 2017 —
Now that the Winter semester is finally over, there’s no better time to start that spring cleaning you’ve been putting off. The first step in this annual purge is dealing with the massive … Read the rest
By Jill Girgulis, April 27 2017 —
I’ve always had a hard time talking to people about how I study. It’s my homework and it’s not very exciting. I also don’t think I’m particularly good at it.
I’ve always tended … Read the rest
