Fiona Brown, Contributor Ω Western Canada Theatre invites you to join their last performance of this season. The group’s latest play will be taking place at the Pavilion and will involve participation from four audience volunteers. Titled The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, the play is a hilarious musical comedy by Rebecca Feldman with music … Continue reading
Devan C. Tasa, Contributor Ω Those who are democratically elected to represent students or faculty on a university’s board of governors, the body that deals with financial matters such as tuition, can now be unilaterally removed without a recall vote. On Mar. 29, the provincial government passed Bill 18, which gives university’s boards of governors … Continue reading
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Struck by family tragedy, will return to Manitoba after seeing the WolfPack into the playoffs for the first time Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω Being a successful athlete and dealing with a personal tragedy at the same time would be one of the hardest obstacles to deal with at university. WolfPack volleyball setter, Kara Twomey, … Continue reading
Devan C. Tasa, Contributor Ω Around five years ago, an ice cream parlour in Vancouver that was shutting down for the winter laid off all of its workers without any notice or severance pay. The B.C. Employment Standards Branch was unwilling to step in until the workers completed a form that must also be filled … Continue reading
Taylor Rocca, Roving Editor Ω Hailing from Calgary, Alta, Angela Saini is a self-described combination of Feist and Sheryl Crow with a sour cherry candy on top. Cake and Callouses is Saini’s debut EP and I will admit that I didn’t have high hopes when I first looked at the bubble-gum pop-looking album cover featuring … Continue reading
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Mike Davies, Editor-in-Chief Ω “The RCMP says it regrets a decision that eventually led a judge to stay charges against a father for allegedly sexually and physically abusing his daughter and wife,” said the opening of a CBC.ca article I read last week. You regret that, do you? Oh. OK then. Thanks for regretting that. … Continue reading
Devan C. Tasa, Contributor Ω There is a governing body at almost every university in B.C. that holds great power over the everyday academic life of students, yet few know of its existence. This body approves the list of students who’ll receive scholarships and bursaries from the university. It determines the scale to which students … Continue reading
