Building up the scene
One of the many constants in life is the proliferation of haters in every city. It doesn’t seem to matter where you live, there’s going to be people who blame the city for everything...
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Life on the fringe
Every city has a nitty-gritty underbelly, including our very own conservative Calgary. Infiltrating Inglewood, Calgary’s original downtown core, is the annual dose of the odd and unexpected on stage, known as the Fringe Festival....
Summer heats up at Sled Island
In only two years, Sled Island has firmly established itself as Calgary’s coolest summer festival, a mini version of Texas’s South by Southwest festival that balances music, art, and film from both local and...
Cowtown’s hottest summer festivals
Afrikadey! 2009 Aug. 2-8 You hope that it’s a safe bet to schedule a week long, primarily outdoors festival at the beginning of August in the city of Calgary, but it can be a...
Apply within
Today’s economic news may be gloom and doom but it needn’t derail your summer job hunt. However, this summer finding that perfect job will be much harder because there will be...
Jaunty Jezebel: Sexy Shakespearean subtext
Shakespeare. Sex. Shakespearian sex? Shakespeare and sex together in the same sentence? You bet. Forget what your English teachers taught you (if you haven’t already) about Shakespeare. This literary genius is all about sex,...
News editor bids farewell
The first story I wrote for The Reflector was published on March 8, 2007. It was about a Students’ Association referendum on increasing the cost of the Universal Transit Pass. As a bright-eyed first-year...
Jones sets the tone
In the next few weeks, The Reflector will feature profiles of new Students’ Association Executive Committee members on our website. Robert Jones, the new SAMRC VP external, is a firm believer in John...
CD reviews: Shout out Yeah Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz! Interscope 4.5/5 stars If you were as seduced by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ newest single “Zero” as I was, you might be in for a shock when you pick...
Video: CBC coverage of ‘Flag debate’
This video, run Monday night on CBC Calgary, has sparked a great deal of controversy about the absence of a flag in Wyckham House. Log on to thereflector.ca in the coming weeks for ongoing...
