My experience with homosexuality and the Bible
by Jesse Hove Faith Columnist While my family subscribed to the classic Christian “hate the sin, not the sinner” approach, I often felt that, in practice, it was more about hating those you don’t...
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My God is no genie
by Jesse Hove Have you ever developed a deep meaningful relationship with a close friend or family member through a three-step process? Have you ever fallen in love following a pre-planned mathematical guide to...
Summer movie previews 2010
By Kelsey Hipkin With all the rain, hail and funnel clouds that have been spotted around Calgary this summer there have been very few days that Calgarians could hit up the usual outdoor summer...
Folk Fest: St. Vincent wows the crowd
By Kelsey Hipkin If you haven’t read the books or seen the movies, the Twilight series features a family of beautiful vampires named the Cullen’s. Pale and beautiful with a lovely voice, St. Vincent...
Spirit of Olympic fever lingers in Canada
By Arielle Muriel St. Patrick’s day has come and gone. Easter weekend saw families and friends get together. The Flames aren’t going to win the cup. The world has gone back to normal after...
Stepping into someone else’s shoes
Ever since the days of Shakespeare, when men were forced to put on frilly dresses and portray all the female roles, actors have had to deal with the challenges of stepping into characters that...
Celebrating the many winter holiday traditions
by Shiva Kashi Nearing the end of the fall semester, cold and overcast days and the crowded malls, are all signs of the approach of Christmas time. It is a long awaited holiday for...
Mythbusters: the family edition
Chances are, at least once in your life, you’ve raised your eyes skyward to ask, “Why am I the only normal one in my screwed-up family?” Turns out you’re not alone in questioning your...
Home away from home
A lot of things are pretty new for 18-year-old Oluwafemi Ogun. Just over a year ago at the age of 17, he moved to Canada from Lagos, Nigeria, leaving his family behind. This September,...
King Don Juan rises from the streets
With his feet firmly on the streets of Calgary and his eyes to the sky, local rap artist Juan “King Don Juan” Ramirez always knew he wanted to spend his life making music. Ramirez...
