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Ex-Tory PM condemns Harper arts cuts Joe Clark says ditching PromArt is 'a big mistake' by Adrian Morrow & Jeremy Klaszus

Fort McMurray, contradiction city Oil city brands itself as community with ‘Big Spirit’ by Trevor Howell

From Fort Mac to downtown Calgary — by bicycle Activists deliver Athabasca River water to oil companies by Adrian Morrow

Pieces of western Canadiana dug up in East Village Rare archeological find tells story of Calgary’s early days by Jeremy Klaszus

Gold and bombs Remembering the Games of Terror, Munich 1972 by David Bright

Kosovo’s goose, South Ossetia’s gander A second Cold War is a real, though unlikely, possibility by Gwynne Dyer

An affordable way to kick off the weekend Students gather at That Empty Space for cheap beer and free music by Patrick Boyle

Bringing the U of C downtown City on board, province still leery of new campus by Adrian Morrow

Cheap stuff for students Finding arts, culture and entertainment on a budget by Ben Hoffman

Coasting classes Five lightweight courses you can afford to skip by Dean Seguin

Dropouts: not just for freshmen anymore The long and winding road to getting (or not) a degree by Robin Tessier

Paying without plastic University of Calgary no longer accepts credit cards for tuition by Dean Seguin

What’s your degree? Former students find employment in fields far from their studies by Ben Hoffman

Off to the movies Richard Wagamese’s latest novel is both tender and grittily authentic by Jeremy Klaszus

Smells like Teen Spirit or Old Spice? Chronicling the rise and fall of Generation X by Sean Marchetto

Flights of food fancy Aviation-themed restaurant charms with ‘world fusion’ cusine by Darell Hartlen

Happily single Confirmed bachelor seeks polite way to get sex without commitment by Josey Vogels

Cruisin' the Cosmos Week of Sep 4, 2008
by The Kid

The possibilities and perils of Wii Fit
by Blaine Kyllo

Jumping off
Theatre Calgary brings Frankenstein, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to stage by Jordyn Marcellus

Plagues, Pearls and pedophiles
Sage Theatre gears up for another powerful season by Kathleen Renne

Snack time
Martin Fishman hopes to bring ‘edgier’ feel to Lunchbox Theatre by Jeff Kubik

Witty wordplay
The University of Calgary takes theatergoers on a sex and Shakespeare romp by Jordyn Marcellus

Alive and germinating
Graduate exhibition finds multiple intersections between seemingly disparate works by Erin Belanger

Local exchange, international currency
The Banff Centre celebrates 75 years of visual arts with Bureau de change by Andrea Williamson

That’s it? Yup, that’s it!
Annual Artcity Festival finds artistic genius in subtle gestures and artist-run community by Anthea Black

Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Flemish Eye/Sub Pop by Garth Paulson

Juliana Hatfield - How to Walk Away
Ye Olde Records by Jason Lewis

Novillero - A Little Tradition
Mint by Peter Hemminger

The Sounds Of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun
Epitaph by Christine Leonard

Tricky - Knowle West Boy
Domino by Garth Paulson

Inspired by feces
Oxford Collapse don’t mind getting dirty in the name of art by Kathleen Bell

Nobody knows we’re famous
Calgary trio Secret Broadcast breaks into the mainstream by Christine Leonard

The mysterious rise of Andrew F.
Upstart Calgary singer climbs Billboard and iTunes charts by Garth Paulson

Through being cool
Foals aim to avoid British hype machine by Michael Hingston

What goes up…
RAMP celebrates its second anniversary with a swan song by M.D. Stewart

Squeak? Boom!
The proud cinematic tradition of blowing up rodents by John Tebbutt