Remember the Rubix Cube? Different colours, brain twister toy, IMPOSSIBLE to solve? Now there’s a Rubik’s cube that’s computerized, just in case the original wasn’t hard enough. This new cube, called the Rubik’s TouchCube doesn’t require you to twist or rotate it. Instead, just a simple swipe of the finger will do it. There’s many different…
Canada World Youth (CWY) is a Canadian non-governmental organization that uses informal education and international exchanges among youth to develop engaged citizens. Since 1971, CWY has carried out programs with more than 60 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Their mission is to “increase the ability of people, and especially…
Calgary is haunted?! Well, sort of. See Calgary in an entirely different perspective with a ‘ghost tour’. Enjoy an evening of spine-tingling entertainment with spooky local ghost stories and a dash of Calgary history. All the stories have been thoroughly researched from the Glen Bow Museum and Ft. Calgary archives, newspapers, personal accounts and interviews.…
Have you heard of the marshmallow test? It may sound delicious, but it really is a test of self-control for early age children. This test was conducted around the 1960s and it is being brought to our attention in the recent years. This test is simple; a pre-school child is being brought to a empty…
Try finding your way around the world! At age 13, Laura Dekker wants to embark on a solo mission to circumnavigate the globe in her 26-foot sailboat, “Guppy”. Her father supports her dream, but her mother and the Dutch courts are making an effort to postpone the trip until Laura is older. Currently, 17-year-old Mike…
The Demonata is a 10 book series that follows multiple characters that are a special form of demon know as demonata. Demonatas are a type of demon that inhabit one of the millions of demon universes and can cross into our world on certain occasions. Demonatas are hideous looking creatures with the intellect and killer instincts of…
For many of us, even if we don’t want to admit it, educate is important! We spend most of our days at school, so shouldn’t we students have a little bit of a say in what happens with our education system? The Minister of Education thinks so! SpeakOut! Alberta is a site dedicated to providing…
FreeRice is a website that is devoted to donate rice through the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger! All you have to do is go on there and answer some questions! Questions range from English vocabulary to Math questions to identifying countries on a map. For each correct answer you give, 10 grains…
Passionate about human rights? Interested in volunteering your time or learning more? The Race for Rights Anti Racism and Human Rights Conference is scheduled to take place on Saturday December 5th, 2009. It will be the first of its kind in Calgary. From prominent and inspiring speakers to heated debates, the Youth Conference will feature many…
With post-secondary early acceptance just around the corner, no doubt many of us are thinking hard about what we want to do with our lives. We’d like to highlight some students who took the creative path with their life, like Wataru Itou. This Tokyo art student poured over four years of hard work into the…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Come down to Mount Royal University and check out the 2009 EcoLiving Fair! September 26 & 27, 2009 10:00 am – 4:00 pm It’s a two day showcase of individuals and groups who have come together to share their environmentally friendly projects and ideas with us Calgarians. You can…
Looking for adventure, or a tour you can go on with your friends or your whole family? Check out Westcoast Connection! There you can learn about all types of different programs and choose the one best for you and yours. You can go to places like Austrailia, Europe, and Hawaii where you can learn new languages,…
Inside all of us is… everything we’ve ever seen, everything we’ve ever done, and everyone we’ve ever loved. In a short 26 days, Where the Wild Things Are will be released in theatres. This much-awaited movie is based on the book by Maurice Sendak, and is about a misunderstood boy named Max who escapes from the…
Before The Latency performed at the Warehouse as Shiloh’s opening act on Friday, September 18th they spent a moment answering questions for Youth Are Awesome. Brandon Lehti (vocals/guitar), Ryan Stead (guitar/vocals), Mathew Gendron (bass/vocals) and Jonny Wiebe (drums/vocals) allowed us to get to know The Latency up close and musical. Youth Are Awesome: Everyone needs to…
Metromint is fresh. It is flavourful. It is pesticide-free. It is beyond amazing. I cannot stress how mind-blowing the combination of real mint and water is. The mint is grown in Washington State’s Yakima Valley, one of the finest mint growing regions in North America. They purify their water with reverse-osmosis, leaving their water like…