Category: Features
3 Tips on Taking Great Photography
By Cullen Chan, Contributor When I look at my own journey as a photographer, there are many variables that come into play when achieving greatness in this art form. But in my own experience,...
Back to School Survival Guide post COVID
By Ambar Mikaella, Contributor Classes are finally back at Mount Royal University (MRU), and we are now allowed to hold in-person classes after being initially cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an...
Beat the summer heat with these 3 relaxing indoor activities
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor With daytime temperatures in Alberta frequently reaching the low to mid-30s and the smoke from the wildfires from neighbouring provinces consuming the skies, not everyone is geared up to...
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these 3 newly opened dessert shops in Calgary
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Calgary seems to never run out of unique delicacies offered by their local shops, cafes and restaurants. Walking through the stretch of Kensington or 17th Avenue can easily become...
Growing through the test of time: A residential school survivor reflects on his life
by Keoputhy Bunny, News Editor and Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor “They didn’t look at us as kids, they looked at us as inmates.” Clarence Wolfleg, or better known as Elder Miiksika’am, said as he sipped his...
Acceptance and identity: being queer and Filipino in Calgary
Brands like Converse, Mac Cosmetics and Levi’s are donning on rainbow designs or even producing rainbow-specific products in celebration of the LGBTQIA2S+ community of Canada. For media organizations like ours, it’s the perfect time...
Being queer and Filipino in Calgary: Contrasting Experiences
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Statistics Canada reports that more than 45% of Canadian students witnessed or experienced discrimination based on gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. One-third of the students they studied who...
Being queer and Filipino in Calgary: Battling Filipino Derogatory Words
Bakla is a Tagalog word commonly used to describe a person assigned male at birth presenting feminine traits and a feminine gender expression. It’s usually considered a third gender. People who are bakla are...
Being queer and Filipino in Calgary: When religion interferes
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor I hate you. Three words one can never think their parents would ever tell them at any point of their life. But the 24-year-old Information Design student Carla Villeta...
