Cue the name puns. Christmas songs seem to get some mixed reactions from the general audience – some people love them to bits, others hate them with a passion. I myself belong to the former side of the fence. I love hearing Christmas songs blasted over department store speakers, and I shamelessly spam the replay…
Some high- fashion trends can be hard to pull of in an everyday look. Unless you live in LA or New York, it’s not exactly easy to wear sky high creepers or a big furry coat without getting a few judgmental stares. Here are my three favorite fashion risks that the average person can make without…
Candy canes are one of the essential items for Christmas and they are often adored by children. However, some individuals question if the store candy canes bought at stores are really that sanitary. So, we are going to make our own little candy canes today. Ingredients Vegetable oil, cooking spray 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup…
Are you a student of Physics 30? Are you as frenzied by quantum mechanics as I am? Well, fear not, your savior is here with a quick run through on many of the concepts covered in Quantum Physics. I therefore welcome you to… Quantum Physics Part 1: The Beginning As you may know, light was quantized, ie, restricted…
The Spirit of Giving WestJet recently released its annual Christmas miracle video, this time taking place in a community in the Dominican Republic. Santa asked the people what they wanted for Christmas, but little did they know that their wish would actually come true. Even if you see this as a campaign just to improve WestJet’s…
If you’ve been exposed to the news lately, then you have probably heard about the controversial Bill 10, a bill that, if initiated, would almost certainly have detrimental effects on the rights of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning) students in Alberta. Last Thursday, Premier Jim Prentice put the bill on hold indefinitely…
Amidst the cheer of family, friends, and holiday tunes, winter driving is truly the repentance that reminds us all of reality. In a weather-fluctuating city like Calgary, winter driving can be an absolute nightmare. I am hopeful that most of you have taken a safety driving course in your lifetime. So today, I want to…
So wintertime is cold. And it just so happens that winter takes up a third of our Calgary year. Being an optimistic sweater lover, a long winter season means a long period of sweater weather. The best sweaters are warm, soft, and fashionable. It’s better to buy a sweater in store rather than online, to…
Jasmine K. Designed to entertain skillfully, “Big Hero 6” is a sci-fi film teeming with exciting action and subduing graphics. This movie packs humour and adventure into one hour and 45 minutes with all the features you can expect from Disney and more. As Disney’s 54th animated canon film, “Big Hero 6” is based off…
You know that feeling when you press the shuffle button on your favourite music playing device and it spits out a perfect set of songs that flawlessly describe how your current mood? This happened to me a few days ago and for some reason, it’s been on my mind for a while. There must be…
My father had been missing for more than seven days. That was one hundred and sixty-eight hours that I had been without a father. That was ten-thousand and eighty minutes that I had cared for my young siblings alone. My name is Ishmamel Beah. I was born a slave and I will die a slave.…
When we hear the words “Third-world,” we often picture the war-torn and poverty-stricken countries in Africa. Ravaged by decades of internal conflicts resulted from European colonialism, and not to mention the recent Ebola outbreak, it makes sense that if there is anyone in the world that needs our help, it’s them. A Calgarian foundation is doing just…
With the holiday season coming up, there as been a lot of advertising. This really got me thinking about our society. What is the definition of too much commercialization? Stores such as Walmart and Superstore immediately put their Christmas decorations up the day after Halloween! What does this say about our community? The holiday season is…
The USA is the largest superpower in the world. What would be the consequences of its decline? The inevitable truth is that The United States of America is the biggest superpower in the west (and the world at the moment) and this nation is declining as a superpower. The US acts as the international police fighting…
We’ve all seen one, talked to one, and perhaps fallen for one, but in the end once a jerk always a jerk, right? As a member of the female gender, I find that we always tend to fall for the “bad boy” or at least the vast majority of teenage girls. A lot of the…