by Cormac O’Brien | Jan 29, 2016 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
When I meet Vikes women’s basketball player Amira Giannattasio in CARSA to begin our interview, I have ten or twelve questions lined up. Just four and half minutes later, the interview is over. But considering Giannattasio is no stranger to scoring crucial baskets...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jan 13, 2016 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
Nobody knows what 2016 bears for Vikes basketball, but, after opening game wins for both the women’s and men’s teams, the year was kicked off in grand fashion. Both the men’s and women’s teams played their opening gambits Jan. 8, with the women winning 73-64 over the...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jan 7, 2016 | Culture, Film
About a month ago, as I sat down to write a list of my favourite movies of 2015, I realized I hadn’t seen nearly enough films in 2015. So over winter break I sat down and binge-watched the best of film last year, and here are the results, ranked according to both...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jan 7, 2016 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
From Ronda Rousey to the Golden State Warriors, it’s been a big year for sports in 2015. Champions were defeated, underdogs rose up, and we were even blessed with the privilege of having “My Balls Are Perfect” be a completely valid and informative headline (Thank you,...
by Cormac O’Brien | Dec 17, 2015 | Campus, News
For David Christopher, teaching a course about Star Wars seems almost like destiny. Christopher has watched, studied, and loved the franchise ever since the age of seven, when his father took him to see A New Hope at a drive-in theatre in Ottawa. Since then,...