Local 18-year-old publishes 3rd poetry book titled “Paint Us Red”
How Cassandra Wood organized and released a poetry collaboration with 18 other women from 9 countries during a pandemic
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111 places to visit in Calgary during a pandemic
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor 2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. If you’re anything like me, a lot of your travel plans were cancelled, and while I’m itching to get...
Watch the Calgary International Film Festival — from home?
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor In the midst of a global pandemic, the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is determined to keep the show going. While they are continuing to offer in-person screenings, the...
YYC POP invites students across Calgary to submit poetry with prizes
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor In the midst of a global transformation, poet and educator Sheri-D Wilson is inviting students across Calgary to hone their creativity with YYC POP: Portraits of People. “A city is...
Tune in to the Calgary Folk Music Festival from home this weekend
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor If there is one thing that Calgarians are missing this summer due to the current pandemic, it’s music festivals. From Sled Island to Calgary Folk Music Festival (CFMF), the absence...
MRU makes masks mandatory across campus following Calgary’s new bylaw
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor Mount Royal University (MRU) announced on Wednesday that masks are mandatory in all indoor spaces on campus, effective immediately. This mandate doesn’t only apply to students, but also to employees,...
CBE teacher draws on personal experiences with racism, launches petition for school-based anti-racism task force
By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Layout Editor In the words of Courtney Walcott, a teacher at Western Canada High School, “grief” is what prompted the initiative to create a petition calling for a school-based anti-racism...
Hope from heartbreak: How fashion designer Nina Kharey is making a difference
By Cassie Weiss, Staff Writer Sometimes, even the least suspecting person can be a hero, and any one thing — big or small — can change a life forever. It’s the traditional plot of a...
MRU student leaders react to tuition increases
By Noel Harper, Staff Writer Upon returning from reading week, MRU students were greeted by major changes to tuition as well as a new group of student leaders who will be representing them in a...
YYC local Valentine’s Day gift guide
By Cassie Weiss, Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is hard to avoid. Red, pink and white merchandise takes over the world, leaving the lingering, sweet scent of roses hanging around wherever you go. Lovers rejoice, bundling up with their hunnies, finding a...
