The U of C’s SU is a devoted group of students who advocate on behalf of the student body. They sit on many decision-making and administrative groups at the university.


This year’s executive team have set out attainable goals, but with only four months left in their positions, time is slowly slipping away for them to finish what they set out to do.

Since Community first aired in September 2009, it has been well-received by both viewers and critics. In late November, Community was christened tv Guide's Fan Favourite of the Year, beating out popular shows like Chuck and The Vampire Diaries. Despite this, nbc recently put the show on mid-season hiatus and rumours of cancellation are circulating.

I sit watching the beginning of IIHF world junior championships final between Canada and Russia and am amazed by the huge crowd of Canadian fans who have flocked across the border to overtake Buffalo New York. The stands are full of red jerseys and presumably almost entirely Canadian fans.

Pink Floyd co-founder and lunatic Syd Barrett was an integral contributor to the Floyd's first two albums, but Barrett left in a drug-induced haze to work on solo material. He missed Floyd's later fame and fortune, his solo career went nowhere and he died in relative obscurity in 2006.

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University of Calgary political science professor Tom Flanagan upset many when he called for the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during CBC's Power & Politics on Nov. 30

"Well, I think Assange should be assassinated actually," Flanagan said to CBC host Evan Solomon. "I think Obama should put out a contract and maybe use a drone, or something."

A Facebook group calling for the U of C to distance itself from the remarks had reached 119 supporters as of print time.

Third-year University of Calgary development studies student and social outcast Mark O'Shea formally announced Nov. 16 that he was up for anything this weekend.

O'Shea, who during his tenure at the school has made few friends and attended a sparse amount of group activities by invitation, made the heart-breaking declaration to a collection of classmates before they were able to leave the vicinity.

New University Television, the campus television station and one of the longest running university-based television production societies in Canada, has welcomed a new executive director. Tinu Sinha is stepping down from his position as executive director of NUTV and handing the torch over to Dominique Keller.

"The executive director looks after the day-to-day operations and long-term vision of the organization, making sure the organization is transparent," said Sinha.

It's always hard to judge how profound and significant a band's name is. Some names have oodles of thought put in to them and when you hear the back story or the genesis of the name, it can alter your perception of the band altogether. Others are clearly the creation of a bigwig at record company, or the product of the bravado that comes with a few too many beer. Rage Against the Machine -- profound, Pussycat Dolls -- not so much.

In a season filled with successes for the Dinos football team, there's been one player who has been forced to watch the action from the sidelines.