Calgary Roller Derby’s Rookie Rumble
The Calgary Roller Derby Association’s rookie team (in pink) took on the St. Albert team (in purple) at the Triwood Arena on Aug. 18. Though the rookies put up a good fight, St. Albert...
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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...
A look ahead at Cougar athletics for the year
Top 10 sporting events to attend on campus Bryce Forbes Sports Editor It’s the kickoff to another school year full of sports for the Mount Royal Cougars — the last one before they make...
Summer sports madness
Here’s what happened with the Big Four Bryce Forbes Sports Editor It was a two-team race for first place in the north division of the North American Baseball League between the Vipers and the...
Calgary arts take centre stage
Vanessa Gillard Arts Editor The city’s festival circuit was incredibly vibrant this summer, though Calgarians saw the loss of the much-beloved Jazz Festival. From traditional ethnic from all over the world, indie upstarts and...
Back to the drawing board
Marina Giannitsos Features Editor There’s a reason characters like Superman and Batman are considered legendary. When you look at their dates of origin in 1937 and 1939 respectively, both characters are slightly older than...
A summer summary
Catch up on the campus news you missed Rachael Frey News Editor The Bella is on her way April 26 was a good day for Calgary musicians and music-lovers when Mount Royal University broke...
Queens are kings at the Jubilee
By Vinciane de Pape All too often, Calgary music fans are given the great disservice of experiencing a band’s half-hearted, lackluster performance. Unfortunately, sitting between the east and west coasts means that we’re usually...
Blue Rodeo tops off a night of Canadiana at Calgary Folk Fest
By Vanessa Gillard Sunday evening at Folk Fest this year was a hard one to top; the beautiful weather had put everyone in a splendid mood and the sunset was beating orange on the...
Calgary Folk Fest delivers on all fronts
By Sean-Paul Boynton When the sun finally decided to keep on shining throughout the weekend after a gloomily rained-out Friday, the 2011 Calgary Folk Music Festival truly came alive. In this reviewer’s opinion, the...
