As the weather forecast rolls out sun after sun with 28°c all week, summer break begins and school is (finally) all done. Oh, wait, no it isn’t. At least not for thousands of students who are enrolled in summer school for the month of July in the Calgary area alone. Nationally, there are about a…
*Warning: this post uses mature language and frank discussion to explain an important issue. Reader discretion is advised. We’ve all gone through bullying in our lives. Whether you are the one receiving the torment or the one giving out the torment, I am certain that everyone has had an intimate experience with bullying. It’s an experience in…
Regardless of what people may think of the politics behind the wars that nations fight, something that no one can question is the bravery that the soldiers on the front lines exhibit. These men and women put their lives on the line time and time again, fighting for a cause that they believe in. However,…
Have you ever heard of Comrad Sound, the Dollhouse, the Funspot or Local Library (LL)? These are just a few of the all ages music venues I’ve seen closed down since 2009, when I entered the scene. The reasons are diverse; Comrad was closed due to zoning issues, LL lost its space at Central United due to the church needing funding, and…
Please take the time to watch this video. It’s not to advertise that these actions are okay, but to show people how much it hurts to get bullied, and in this case, a poor old lady is getting bullied by a bunch of junior high or high school kids. What happened to “respect your elders?”…
Death is a harsh reality of life – whether we like it or not, we will be faced with it eventually. Despite its inevitability, however, death need not strip an individual of his or her dignity.
Source: http://fiveanddiamond.blogspot.ca/2009/06/thanks-ill-stick-with-french-fries.html
Every Sunday for as long as I can remember, I sit down with my dad after a long and tiring week to read the “funnies” at breakfast and play a competitive game of spot-the-difference in the Calgary Herald. During my junior high and high schools years, I have also developed the habit of keeping up…
I am sure none of you are unaware of what’s going on in the east side of the country. Strikes! One of the largest student organizations of students in Quebec, CLASSE, has been in the streets since March. These Québécois students are angry about the tuition fee hike. CLASSE, one of the biggest student groups…
I found this quite a powerful image – instead of being provided facts about pollution, we get to look under the ocean for ourselves and see what is actually masked under the waves.
Normally, when you hear about someone getting fired, it can be for any number of reasons – maybe they showed up late all the time; maybe there wasn’t enough work for them; or maybe they just sucked at their job… Another aspect, however, is that of maintaining a professional appearance.
Last week, Facebook took the plunge from being a private corporation to being a publicly traded business. The move from private to public allows for investors to buy into the tech giant company.
This past Tuesday, North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, based on a referendum with a 61-39 vote in favour of banning same-sex marriage.
A bit more of an even number and nearly twice the number of 127 Hours. However, neither Aron Ralston nor James Franco are desperately stuck in a canyon. This is the story of 40 men, playing a 10 and a half hour hockey game to raise money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital. And it’s happening…
In March, 2011, another tsunami headed towards Japan. Ikuo Yokoyama lost three loves ones, and a motorcycle. Although there is no way of bring back his loved ones, we can bring back his beloved motorcycle. Recently, a British Colombian found it in a storage cube washed up on the western shore of BC. Seeing a Japanese ID…