THIS ISSUE MARCH 2014
The patterns of Calgary Page 14
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LISA TAYLOR DESIGN EDITOR APRIL LAMB PHOTO EDITORS LARISSA PINHAL JUSTIN WILSON FRONT OF BOOK EDITOR JODI EGAN COPY EDITOR DANNY LUONG CITY EDITORS ROXANNE BLACKWELL PAULINA LIWSKI OPINION EDITOR OLIVIA GRECU ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS LYDIA DEDORA DONELLA SWAN JUSTIN WILSON
Does technology have a place in the classroom?
Lexi Pechout dominates in motocross racing at 16
Pages 4 & 11
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Left photo provided by lexipechoutracing.com. Top right photo by Michael Chan/CJ. Bottom right photo by Justin Wilson/CJ.
CITY Page 6 | Illegal tattoo parlours
plague Calgary Page 7 | Crystal meth addiction rises in Calgary Page 8 | ‘Making our angels proud’
Families of impaired driving victims fight for tougher laws Page 8 Page 9 | Calgary’s youngest city
councillor settles in
PERSONAL Page 10 | Get fit with your phone
OPINION Page 11 | Technology in the
classroom is an asset, not a distraction
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A&E Page 12 | MRU Dracula: The final
nail in the coffin
The curtain falls for MRU’s theatre program Page 12
LIVING Page 24 | Woman finds inner
strength through bodybuilding Page 26 | Calgary’s McHugh House bought by city
SPORTS Page 27 | George Johnson: The art
Page 14 | Rosebud Theatre
of sportswriting Page 28 | Calgary endurocross not just for boys
Page 15 | Listings & events
RELATIONSHIPS
presents: The Diary of Anne Frank
THE LENS Page 16 | Calgary captured
PROFILES Page 18 | Tattoo services available
for women post-mastectomy
Calgary’s best date ideas Page 30 Page 30 | Out on the town
FOOD Page 22 | Trendy health foods:
Are they really that much better for us?
Cover design by April Lamb Cover photo by Justin Wilson Cover model: Jessica LaChance
PROFILE EDITOR JOEL DRYDEN LIVING, TRENDS & FOOD EDITORS DEJA LEONARD ERICA POLLOCK SPORTS EDITORS GEOFF CRANE QUINTON AMUNDSON SUPERVISING EDITORS JANICE PASKEY PH: (403) 440-8744 jpaskey@mtroyal.ca SALLY HANEY PH: (403) 462-9086 shaney@mtroyal.ca PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING BRAD SIMM PH: (403) 440-6946
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