Month: April 2001

By Kris Kotarski

Whit Hornsberger – Kris Kotarski When he came to the University of Calgary in September, the Gauntlet’s sports pages featured a story entitled "The Great Whit Hype." Month’s later, it’s safe to say Whit Hornsberger lived up to the hype. His stellar play in his first year as a Dino earned him the Bill Popplewell… Continue reading That ’70s guy / Two gold medals later…

By Lawrence Bailey

Leighann Doan – Lawrence Bailey What can be written that hasn’t been written before? Hers is a tale of greatness, with utterances of awe and admiration heard everywhere. Her final year was one of great promise under the watchful eyes of the entire nation. She did not disappoint. The year has come to pass, the… Continue reading Night of the Dino: Doan and Fisher win big

By Ryan Laverty

Signifying the end of the year, Bermuda Shorts Day is a chance for students to put school on hold and kick back with friends just before the rush of exams. It’s also the day many students risk all they’ve worked for by drinking and driving. "BSD is a really scary time of year for us,"… Continue reading Get ready: it’s BSD

By Daniel Krut

Women are doing it in all engineering areas. This was one of the findings of "Academic Choices of Engineering Undergraduates," an award-winning study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of University of Calgary researchers. Professor of Geomatic Engineering Dr. Elizabeth Cannon and Professors of Sociology Dr. Jean Wallace and Dr. Valerie Haines produced the study, which… Continue reading Women work everywhere

By Вen Li

Campus Security officers took a leak in their office quite seriously last week. Water leaked from a pipe above the office, causing some fire-control electronics to fail. "Safety of the occupants really wasn’t in question," said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz. "If the [fire] alarm went off during that two hour period, it would still… Continue reading Raindrops on my head

University of Alberta engineers have realized the ultimate toy for the adult technocrat. The love-child of a snowmobile and a sports-bike was unveiled last week to an audience of peers from across North America. Competing in the Clean Snowmobile Challenge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U of A engineers reworked an existing snowmobile’s design. Categories included… Continue reading U of A "Snowmobike" takes sixth

By Daniel Krut

The Women In Science and Engineering Club celebrated its tenth anniversary by unveiling a poster campaign on April 4. The campaign, aimed at convincing young women in Alberta to choose careers in science and engineering, will distribute posters promoting the achievements of female scientists and engineers to junior and senior high schools across Alberta. The… Continue reading WISE turns 10

By Ruth Davenport

Few awards show students’ appreciation more than the University of Calgary Teaching Excellence Awards. On April 4, 23 professors from 11 faculties were honoured at the annual TEA ceremonies. Proud winners and their families munched on the fruits of a snack buffet as members of the Student Academic Assembly bestowed mugs, certificates and portfolios on… Continue reading U of C’s finest honoured

By Вen Li

Campus Security is going nowhere fast. Their planned April 1 relocation to MacEwan Students Centre is the latest in a string of expansion-related delays. "The schedule was not achieved," said Campus Planning Project Manager Robert Majamaa. "In terms of this being a fast-track construction project, we’re planning and moving as efficiently as we can." The… Continue reading Campus 5-0 stays put, again…

By Вen Li

According to University of Calgary Associate VP Peggy Patterson, "the transit strike is not a legitimate reason for a deferred exam. Final exams will be held as scheduled and will not be deferred." Patterson noted, however, that other issues may be considered when deciding deferral requests. "I think the associate deans would take into consideration… Continue reading Exams on track despite limited transit service