Pandemic: from panic to placid
by Zoey Duncan For some, the only reminder of last year’s H1N1 pandemic panic is the ubiquity of hand sanitizer. If you walk into an office or business without a bottle of that clear...
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Celebrate angles and curves on International Suit Up Day
by Aaron Chatha Get ready to suit up — International Suit Up Day is right around the corner on Oct. 13. Another one of those Facebook event phenomena that’s blown up, the event is...
Golden Goal or Super Summit?
by Blaine Meller Thirty-eight years ago, legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt uttered a phrase that, to this day, remains one of the true defining moments in Canadian sports history. “They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!”...
Hot new Panda
by Sarah Kitteringham The four members of Edmonton psych-pop-rock act Hot Panda are stuck in traffic between Toronto and Montreal. Despite this temporary setback, the quartet is in high spirits: the band is starting...
MMA advocates take on Canada’s top docs
by Blaine Meller The gloves are off. In one corner, the Canadian Medical Association: an organization of doctors that “advocates high quality health care, and provides leadership and guidance to physicians.” In the opposite corner: mixed martial...
Folk Fest: Tune in to Axis of Conversation
From Rocky Ridge to Chaparral, Coral Springs to Cougar Ridge and all that’s in between, there’s at least one thing all Calgarians have in common: we all have to grow up eventually. For local...
ideaCity brings ‘world of possibility’ to MRU
By Kelsey Hipkin Mount Royal’s Liberty Lounge might be the last place one would expect to see the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen but from June 16-17 that’s exactly who you’ll see...
I’m beautiful and I don’t look anything like you
By Selina Renfrow Before I begin this post today I want to say a few things straight up. I’m 25, 5’6 and 115 lbs. I have no illusions of ever being a successful model....
Get sporty
by Kelsey Hipkin As you may have read in the features section, Alberta as a province holds a vast and sometimes quirky collection of sights to see. If you’re a sports fan and you feel...
Hacking into the blogosphere
by Jamie Witham The term blog has found its way into society’s vocabulary, and permeated the way we think about communication. But what is a blog, and why are they so important? Straight from...
