Hi there. My name's Dhruv Rajput. I am currently going to Grade 12 in Sir Winston Chruchill High School. Some of my interests are table tennis, badminton and soccer. Oh maybe I forgot to mention but, I'm addicted to comedy. TV sitcoms, stand-ups, comedy-sketch shows, you name it. I also like to play video games (surprise, surprise). I am of Indian heritage and love everything about it (except the corny movies and tv shows).

Movie Review: Man On A Ledge

Arts & Culture

Starring Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks, Man On A Ledge is simply an overexaggerated heist thriller with a different twist, in my opinion. The story is about an escaped con/ex-cop, Nick Cassidy (Worthington) who is framed by millionaire businessman, David Englander (Ed Harris), since he framed him stealing his $40 million diamond for which he…

Website of the Day: CollegeHumor

Humour

Today, I will show you some of my favorite videos of a website that many of you probably already know. CollegeHumor is a website that focuses on originally created and humorous content. It was first started as an advertising company by two high school buddies, Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen. What I really like…

Book Review: Night By Elie Weisel

Arts & Culture

For the past week, I have been reading a book about the holocaust called “Night” by Elie Weisel. Although many of you may already have read this short but influential book, I felt I should do a book review on it. “Night” is a short and real-life story about a Jewish boy, Elie Weisel, who are one…

Video of the Day: “We Are The Many” by Makana and my views

News

[youtube xq3BYw4xjxE] It is my opinion that, despite having a valid point at first about the decreasing amount of control the financial minorities have in the world’s economy, the Occupy movement has gotten increasingly off track. Although many of the protesters raise a fairly significant point about how financially successful minorities control a large part…

Dhruv’s 3 Things for Calgary

Life

Calgary, is known for its lively citizens and vibrant culture, but like all cities, it also needs improvement. Mayor Nenshi’s latest plan on increasing the interaction between Calgarians is meant to unite us even more than we already are. It is meant to make people think of Calgary as one big community rather than several…

A review of Cirque Du Soleil’s Ovo

Arts & Culture

Last weekend, I attended a performance by the legendary and world renowned Cirque Du Soleil and words cannot even describe how amazing and spectacular the show was. They are visiting locations around Canada presenting the show Ovo. This show has the story about a mysterious egg and the characters that the performers are shown to be like…