A student guide to a day in Banff
By Blaise Kemna, Contributor Here’s the scenario: you’re heading to Banff for a day trip with a bunch of your friends. It’s been a while since you’ve made it to the mountains, so there’s pressure...
Category: Features
How to eat your way around the world in Calgary
By Mackenzie Mason, Contributor Nothing beats exploring a new city on the other side of the world, and all the culinary experiences that come with it. But not everyone — especially us students — can...
Instagram may be coming after your profile
By Kemi Omorogbe, Staff Writer Everyday, we scroll through social media thinking we are seeing the authentic lives of the people we follow. Instagram has such a big influence on the masses that the app...
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...
Opinion: Pantone should have just chosen brown
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor Each December, the Pantone Color Institute designates a Color of the Year. Though the choosing of a king-pin colour seems about as significant as People’s designation of the sexiest man alive, the effects of this single decision...
Opinion: How to have the Tokyo experience here in Calgary
By Mackenzie Mason, Contributor If you’re anything like me, you’ve always wanted to visit Japan and experience the vibrant and bustling city of Tokyo. If you’re even more like me, you probably can’t afford to pay for the 11-hour flight...
There’s a group for that: Calgarian meet-ups to check out
By Andrea Wong, Contributor Tired of lonely Tuesday nights eating soup whilst reading Victorian literature? Now you can have a group to do that with. From avid hikers with adventurous dogs to taco-eating tech junkies,...
Food for thought: Why superfoods may not be all that super
By Alaina Shirt, Contributor Have you fallen into the superfood trap? Do you buy foods like goji berries and chia seeds that not only make your food look aesthetically pleasing, but also prevent cancer,...
If these 7 arguments don’t convince you the Earth is flat, it might be because it’s not
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor Wikipedia considers it archaic. NASA considers it crazy (probably). But what is it about the flat-Earth theory that makes so many consider it true? I’ve been fascinated by the...
What the heck is intuitive eating?
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor Imagine this: it’s 2018. Searching for the energy to get out of bed, you scroll through Facebook. Four of your relatives have shared the same article about romaine lettuce causing...
