By Kelsey Hipkin
And the winner is…
First up, because my friends have been badgering me about it, the final numbers for the Stampede Calorie Challenge. James Paton and I went head to head in a gastronomical adventure of epic proportions. The Stampede Midway is always a cornucopia of fabulous foods from all over the world; Greek, [...]

By Kelsey Hipkin
Where else in Calgary can you see films that cover everything from AIDS to forbidden love to a duo of yodeling, lesbian sisters other than Calgary’s twelfth annual Fairy Tales Film Festival running May 27 to June 4.
Since its inception twelve years ago Fairy Tales has grown from a three-day event included in [...]

For months the Calgary Folk Fest had been slowly revealing the 2010 line up of artists in anticipation of the full lineup being announced. The agonizing tease is finally over – folkies can flock to the website, check out all the artists and buy tickets. http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/
Now in its 31st year, the Folk Fest has expanded, [...]

By Selina Renfrow
With over 180 bands announced for the 2010 Sled Island line up, the five day June 30-July 3 show is guaranteed to knock your socks off with the most intense music festival the city of Calgary will see this year.
To give festival go-ers a sneak peek of what the festival will be like, [...]

by Zoey Duncan
Mount Royal University nursing students are learning that a lot of education only goes a little way in this tight job market. Like other job-seekers, nursing students are facing a shortage of job opportunities this summer. Compounding that shortage is the restructuring of Alberta Health Services (AHS) into an amalgamated entity that has few jobs [...]

By Josh Naud
If you’ve ever taken a trip around the track, or been to the gym for any reason, you’ve seen his name in giant letters across the wall: Kenyon Court.
The legendary coach, Jack Kenyon, made his mark long before most of us were even considering coming to Mount Royal. When Kenyon retired in 1994 [...]

by Kelsey Hipkin
As you may have read in the features section, Alberta as a province holds a vast and sometimes quirky collection of sights to see. If you’re a sports fan and you feel like stretching those proverbial travel legs (as well as your travel wallet), why not check out some of sports most coveted spots? [...]

by Kylie Roberston
Summertime is when university students have the time and hopefully the financial means to travel. But then the question becomes – what to do? The immediate thought for some is to hop on a plane to get to some exotic locale, but there are plenty of exciting things to do right here in our province.
Why [...]

by Sean-Paul Boynton
If you’re looking for a fun alternative to the crowded food courts and overpriced sandwich stands during your lunch hour, all you have to do is pack a snack and head downtown for a short fix of theatre.
Lunchbox Theatre, the venerable one-act play company, has been delighting audiences and providing welcome noon-hour respites [...]

I wish I could begin this article with, “the blogosphere is alight with chatter about…” but that would be an exaggeration. However, there is a fairly busy comment feed on an Edmonton Journal story about a feature published by the University of Alberta’s campus paper, the Gateway, on March 4.
If you want to read the [...]