Caribbean oasis in Calgary
Calgary’s annual Carifest wrapped up on June 9 with a festival and parade featuring costumed dancers to honour Caribbean and African cultures.
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Sweet City kicks off year of cultural events
The Sweet City Celebration on May 11 was the beginning of a year of events to honour Calgary’s status as one of Canada’s cultural capitals. The massive party featured numerous local performing acts, including...
Podcasts to help ease university experience
For new students, post-secondary education can be challenging and bring about a variety of new experiences. Many first-year students can easily get overwhelmed and lost in the new world of university. We...
What’s in your fridge, MRU?
Photos: Jorden Dixon, Captions: Alyssa Smith A sauce for every occasion, the Kraft Dinner possibilities are endless. We’re going to go ahead and name roomies Kaity Brown, Ashley Miles and Michelle Vaniersel the...
Playoff Action Photos — March 8
The weekend of Mar. 2 to 4 featured many Cougars teams in action: The Cougars men’s basketball team add a new banner to the ceiling of the Triple Gym. Photo: Jorden Dixon The Cougars...
Week of reading?
A peppering of MRU’s reading recommendations 1. The Fault In Our Stars By John Green, Dutton Books No book in January was given the amount of media buzz that John Green’s The...
Argh, not everything’s amazing
Words worth scrapping, not #trending Aaron Chatha Staff Writer Editor’s note: The following story contains some material, which may be considered offensive. Are you sick and tired of everyone describing things as “amazing?”...
Sex Column: Bringing out the animal within
Vanessa Redux Sex Columnist In light of Chinese New Year starting on Jan. 23 I think it’s prudent to let you all know what you’re in for this year — with a focus on...
Faith Column: God doesn’t have a penis
Scripture needs gender-neutral language James Wilt Faith Columnist If you want a guaranteed method to piss off a conservative Christian, bring up The Shack in conversation. The New York Times best-selling...
