Prejudice and the Movies

For the last month Avatar has been the movie virtually everyone has been talking about.  In the first week since its release my Facebook news feed lit up with glowing reviews in the form of status updates.  Almost everyone told me they loved it.  Initially uninterested in the film, my curiosity eventually grew to the…

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Do You Believe?

Olympic Fever is setting in across the country.  As news stations scramble for local-athlete interviews and past medalists are remembered, we are experiencing a surge of national pride in the red & white leaf, which is now tattooed across hoodies and paraphernalia from the Bay.  With only 30 days until the opening ceremonies, it might be time…

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Tragedy strikes Haiti

On Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, tragedy stuck Haiti.  A devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake swept across Southern Haiti, leaving it in ruins. Buildings, schools, hospitals were left destroyed causing massive chaos and panic.  Many people were buried in the rubble of this disasters, dead or alive, while the survivors are left homeless. Food, water and shelter…

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Recognizing Young Calgarians

When Calgarian youth get involved in their communities, we at CYFC think that it’s worth recognizing. We posted about the YMCA Calgary Peace Medals and CYFC’s own ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards, and now the City of Calgary is gearing up to recognize citizens with the Calgary Awards. For the awesome youth in Calgary, there…

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Did you just hear this song? Yes, you did.

So I’ve been listening to Amp for the past bit, using it as background music (or background noise, whichever you would like to call it). I’ve noticed two songs that are ridiculously overplayed. Not that radios don’t overplay songs in general, but these two songs… bug me. Really bug me. Maybe I’m being picky, but seriously,…

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Ready, set , skate!

With exams nearing, the pressure and stress that comes with them are magnified 10 times.  I am sure most of us can all use a break, and what better way to get rid of stress and have some fun at the same time than ice skating? The Calgary Olympic Oval is a top notch speed skating…

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Read This: Carter Finally Gets It

“Warning: This book contains lewd humor, underage drinking, illicit fantasizing and very bad decision-making”.  This is actually writing on the back of the book. I can not tell whether this is to attract readers or because this warning is mandatory. The novel follows Carter, a typical freshmen boy trying to get through the year.  This novel…

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