Month: December 2000

By Natalie Sit

Much like drinking, stressing and ditching classes, sights and sounds of construction have become a mainstay for University of Calgary students. With MacEwan Hall expansion and renovations and the continued construction of the Information Communications Technology building, the university is growing again. There are three major areas of construction: the ICT building, MacHall expansion (the… Continue reading Watch out for the hole

By Rob South

Tucked away in a mostly ignored corner of the third floor of Mac-Ewan Student Centre, Viola Cassis’ office gets crowded in a hurry. Because she shares the office with the rest of the Graduate Students’ Association Executive, the state of the office seems to mirror the amount of attention Cassis perceives issues of graduate finances… Continue reading Graduate finance issues ignored

By Sonia Sharma

This weekend marked what organizers believe to be a giant step forward for the East Indian community. An open discussion about the increase of violence among East Indian youth was held on the University of Calgary campus on Sat., Dec. 2. Motivated by recent negative media portrayals of East Indian youth, including an article in… Continue reading Panel discusses East Indian youth violence

By Ruth Davenport

They say big things come in little packages and Shawna Cunningham is a real-life example of this premise. Cool, poised and confident, the petite new director of the University of Calgary Native Centre has come on board with a wealth of experience and a commitment to enhancing the university experience for aboriginal students. Originally from… Continue reading Salutations to the new Native Centre director

By Matt Oakes

For most students, the last few weeks of a semester are generally defined by an all-encompassing feeling of anxiety. The term papers and readings that were neglected over the last three months must now be dealt with. The time has come to peel the plastic off the textbooks that are collecting dust on the shelf.… Continue reading Relax, there’s no minotaur here

By James Keller

After months of waiting, Human Resource Development Canada has finally announced which providers will be administering the Canada Student Loans Program next year–an announcement that brought mixed reactions from the stakeholders involved. Edulinx Canada Corporation will administer public institution loans and BDP Business Data Services Ltd. would be in charge of lending for students at… Continue reading Edulinx, the new student loan provider

By Вen Li

Eleven years ago, gunfire echoed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal when Marc Lepine killed 14 female students. The victims of the 1989 shootings were honoured at a Dec. 6 service at the Nickle Arts Museum. The ceremony was attended by over 200 people from the university and the community who gathered to remember the tragic… Continue reading National day of remembrance

By Rhia Perkins

Running a radio station is a tough business, especially when you don’t know how long you’re going to be able to use your broadcasting tower. For the past 15 years, CJSW has housed their broadcasting tower on the SAIT campus, but in January 2000, they received a letter informing them the tower must be moved… Continue reading CJSW worries about dead air

By Patrick Boyle

Picture yourself on the last day of classes. You’re stressed out over the upcoming exams and you’re looking to find somewhere to relax on Saturday night. Wouldn’t it be nice to dance the night away in the familiar environment of your very own MacEwan Student Centre? This is probably what the Students’ Union was thinking… Continue reading Students called in from Recess