The Dudes highlight Alberta Culture Days
Samantha Savage Smith also provides a spark Simon Tottrup Contributor It has become increasingly apparent that the only people who assume Calgary has no culture are the ones who aren’t living here...
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Conservatory celebrates Alberta Culture Days
MRU’s first year hosting Holly Triebwasser News Editor Mount Royal University got to experience another first this year when the conservatory was one of 15 sites in Calgary which played host to...
Human stories stand at the core of holy books
by Jesse Hove Faith Columnist The Bible has historically been a powerful, yet tricky book. Some argue it is the cause of countless wars. Others say reading it gives them a sense of peace...
The gaming pool hall
by Nicholas Schreiber The thought of gaming can conjure up images of anti-social people sitting in the dark glued to a screen, forfeiting interaction in the real world. This may no longer be...
Beauty and the beast
by Jesse Hove In our advertisement-driven culture we are constantly being told what to wear, how to look and are fed unrealistic and sexualized ideals of what makes humans beautiful. Dove, a company that...
Unclamping BDSM culture
by Vanessa Gillard So, I know we’re all thinking about what ingenious costume we can come up with this year, and it seems every year there is a scramble among young women to come...
War rugs evoke mystery
by Edward Osborne Here in the west, the feel of the times is reflected in a few forms of media. Our songs, our movies and our art often address the issues our culture is...
When studying goes oh-so right
by Reflector Staff Students know that feverish university research begins long before you set yourself down into a blue plastic chair in September. In the early years of post-secondary school, you may have spent...
Tattoo doc sails into Calgary
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry The Uptown Theater Thursday Aug.19 8 p.m. RSVP By Kelsey Hipkin Back in the 1920s a young sailor by the name of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins set up shop in Oahu,...
High Noon in the Cultural District
By Kelsey Hipkin It is a beautiful day in Calgary and what better way to spend the afternoon than a lunch date with a friend and some good music down at Olympic Plaza. Running...
