Local film gets experimental
by Jessica Melnychuk & Kaila Sept The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) has made its way into town, and one local filmmaker has proven that someone entering the industry doesn’t need a huge budget...
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Mount Royal teams ready to pounce
by Blaine Meller September means two things at Mount Royal: classes are back in session and Cougars are on the prowl. Or soon will be. With the new school year comes the start of the...
Drugs infiltrate college sports
by Blaine Meller The issue of drugs in sport in not new. When sprinter Ben Johnson tested positive following the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, it sent a shockwave throughout the Canadian...
Lack of phys. ed plagues Alberta kids
by Blaine Meller Sport is a powerful thing. It creates passion, anger, ecstasy and even hate. It brings us moments we will never forget and allows our imagination to transport us into situations of...
Our tube is your tube
by Reflector Staff YouTube. The very word conjures images of sitting around and clicking useless videos. Anything, and I mean anything, can be found on the Internet. Viewers can watch a beached whale explode,...
Fall arts picks
by Claire Miglionico & Zoey Duncan Haultain and First Street Festival www.victoriapark.org September 12, 2010 Victoria Park is bucking the crummy rep it has been saddled with and as one of the last...
Kelsey Does Calgary: Stampede wrap-up
By Kelsey Hipkin And the winner is… First up, because my friends have been badgering me about it, the final numbers for the Stampede Calorie Challenge. James Paton and I went head to head...
The bold and the beautiful: Fairy Tales Film Fest primer
By Kelsey Hipkin Where else in Calgary can you see films that cover everything from AIDS to forbidden love to a duo of yodeling, lesbian sisters other than Calgary’s twelfth annual Fairy Tales Film...
Folk Fest announces ‘edgy’ line up
For months the Calgary Folk Fest had been slowly revealing the 2010 line up of artists in anticipation of the full lineup being announced. The agonizing tease is finally over – folkies can flock...
Feeling Wyrd? Sled Island sneak peek
By Selina Renfrow With over 180 bands announced for the 2010 Sled Island line up, the five day June 30-July 3 show is guaranteed to knock your socks off with the most intense music...
