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...
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Alberta Fashion Week in Review
by Toran Kumari, Jotyi Soroya, Bianca Dayrit September 26, 2010 Opening night kicked off with Ruby Ellen Johnson’s earth- inspired collection for Ruby Ellen Designs. Set to new age music with an interpretive dance down...
Godless yet blessed
by Jesse Hove Often in religious circles atheists get labelled as the cold-hearted scientists who care nothing of relationships and put stock only in quantitative study, the big bang and evolution. While atheists do...
Legacy of marvels and merry-making
by Zoey Duncan Half-naked and sweating copiously, Gregg Gillis is buoyant, bounding up and down, over and over, behind his plastic-wrapped laptop in Wyckham House. On stage, he’s surrounded by dozens of ebulliently dancing...
World’s oldest profession goes legit
by Vanessa Gillard To many, prostitution is a dirty word that conjures up visions of drugs, disease and those patent leather boots that you could probably conceal a crowbar in (perhaps for good reason)....
Love for the living dead
by Aaron Chatha While some are using October to look for costumes of superheroes, pop culture icons or vampire chest glitter, there is a dedicated set of enthusiasts building toward one thing: the perfect...
Students could lose thousands
by Miriam Ostermann A controversial document, submitted to the provincial government by the Council of Alberta University Students, has left Alberta universities divided on an issue to eliminate the provincial tuition and education tax...
Fewer Albertans, more students smoking
by Zoey Duncan Picture yourself in a lecture hall in the university, studiously writing down whatever comes out of your professor’s mouth while he gestures with his right hand, a thin trail of smoke...
MRU students ‘can make a difference’ in election
by Bryan Weismiller Maybe you’ve been buried under a pile of textbooks lately, or you’ve been preoccupied “sampling” a few pints of Royal 100 in the Liberty Lounge, but Calgary’s 2010 municipal election is...
