Asking student leaders in Alberta to comment on DeVry’s recent program accreditation is like walking up to a big box labeled "Pandora" and carelessly flinging the lid away. Members of student government from the Universities of Calgary and Alberta as well as Mount Royal College responded with varying degrees of furor to the recent decision… Continue reading News Feature: DeVry Accreditation: SUs’ perspectives
Month: February 2001
News Feature: Accreditation an open process
The president of the DeVry Institute of Technology has been painted as a tycoon out to end public education, but John Ballheim said he is just a man committed to doing the right thing for his institution and the students it serves. "We sought accreditation so our graduates would be more credible in the marketplace,"… Continue reading News Feature: Accreditation an open process
"A degree is a public good, not a commodity"
When DeVry Institute of Technology was granted the right to grant university baccalaureates in three degree programs, it became the first institution in Alberta not recognized as a university to hold this privilege. In the weeks passed since then, members of the academic community have stressed a fine philosophical difference between a university and a… Continue reading "A degree is a public good, not a commodity"
Will the wheels on the bus go round?
By Вen Li
Students may have to make alternate plans to get to school once reading week is over. Calgary Transit operators voted 83.9 per cent in favour of a strike, which could begin as early as Thurs., Feb. 22. "There was an awesome turnout. 86 per cent of our membership showed up to vote," said Amalgamated Transit… Continue reading Will the wheels on the bus go round?
Debt relief changes announced
By Natalie Sit
The Alberta government is limiting the debt post-secondary students can accumulate over an academic year. Any post-secondary student who receives an Alberta Student Loan after Aug. 1, 2001 can only accumulate $5,000 in Alberta Student Loans over an academic year. The rest of the loan will be automatically remitted by the provincial government. The program… Continue reading Debt relief changes announced
WWF: The Music, Vol 5
The Rock singing gospel music? The Rock rapping? Holy shit! How do I start this? Can I say we should lay the smackdown on this piece of crap? Or maybe I should take this CD, turn the son-of-a-bitch sideways and stick it straight up BMI’s candy ass. They’re the ones that released this crap, and… Continue reading WWF: The Music, Vol 5
Styles of the Unexpected
By David Kenney
Styles of the Unexpected is lounge music evocative of Stereolab, but without the constant beats. On their self-titled, seven-song debut, the band combines abstract rhythms with an emphasis on a slinky piano that plinks like water droplets. Jane Weaver supplies the lone vocal track, playing off the listener like a headmistress. Otherwise, Styles of the… Continue reading Styles of the Unexpected
Across the Water
By Andrew Ross
Across the Water is a rather unique album: it features four punk bands, two from Canada and two from Sweden. Each band contributes three tracks, for a total of 30 minutes of solid punk noise. Canada’s Choke and Layaway Plan both submit heavy, hard cuts, including a passable Screw 32 cover. Sweden’s Adhesive and Astream… Continue reading Across the Water
Yours Truly
By Nicole Kobie
While the first few songs of Sick of it All’s latest, Yours Truly, sound like angry Gregorian monks on speed, the rest are musically-solid hardcore-punk tunes. When singer Lou Koller actually matches his loud, violent vocals to the driving guitars and percussion mix, the sound is easier on the ears than the tracks where he… Continue reading Yours Truly
Tincan Experiment
By Chris Tihor
Apparently, there is still a band that can rock without jumping onto the rap-core bandwagon. Named after a computer hard drive, Portland’s 6gig delivers a hard-hitting mixture of rock and metal with a slight punk and experimental influence on their latest release Tincan Experiment. While not ground-breaking, 6gig comes at you with 12 solid tracks,… Continue reading Tincan Experiment