They came. They saw. They conquered. Again.On Jan. 24, delegates from the University of Calgary Model UN team packed their bags and went to Montreal to defend their championship title in the 12th annual McGill Model UN Assembly. Four days later, the team returned to Calgary with the coveted blue helmet stowed safely in the… Continue reading Winning streak
Month: February 2002
The little engine that could… did!
Canadians know the best toboggans are made of plastic, wood, or may be improvised using an old inner tube.Last week in Winnipeg, teams of civil engineers demonstrated new levels of innovation as they raced and displayed toboggans made of concrete for top honours in the 27th annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race.After a hard weekend… Continue reading The little engine that could… did!
U of C teachers take a timeout
By Вen Li
Though the Calgary teachers’ strike is barely a week old, some students at the University of Calgary are already feeling the effects."[The strike] affects 140 first-year Education students with practica in the Calgary Catholic and Rockyview school district who are back on campus with us," said Faculty of Education Associate Dean Bruce Clark. "It’s a… Continue reading U of C teachers take a timeout
Clash of entrepreneurs
By Raquel Mann
They won’t be renting Mercedes’ and clubbing all over town, they’ll just do the business of good business.Three University of Calgary students will compete in the first annual Enterprize National Business Plan Competition hosted by the University of British Columbia from Feb. 8–10.Civil Engineering students Shamshir Jessa and Ally Dewji and Brett Bilon of the… Continue reading Clash of entrepreneurs
Students slip down the slope
As the public slip-slides the night away, they’ll learn how post-secondary education is in danger of doing the same.The Post-Secondary Education on a Slippery Slope, held at Canada Olympic Park on Sun., Feb. 10, involves free skiing and snowboarding from 6 to 9 p.m. and is open to everyone in the Calgary community."We want to… Continue reading Students slip down the slope
U-Pass gets passed
By Joel McNally
The proposed U-Pass has leapt another hurdle on the road to becoming a reality for undergraduate students attending the University of Calgary.The U-Pass proposal entails an agreement between the U of C Students’ Union and Calgary Transit that, if accepted, would require that all students pay a fee of $50 per semester to Calgary Transit.… Continue reading U-Pass gets passed
Campus Rec hits the showers
Maybe they just got bored.After approving five referendum questions for student voting in the University of Calgary Students’ Union general elections, the Students’ Legislative Council pulled the plug on a sixth. On Tue., Feb 5, SLC rejected a plebiscite question proposal from Director of Campus Recreation Rob Stinson for an increase of $26.25 per semester… Continue reading Campus Rec hits the showers
A question of health
It is certainly the "healthiest" of the 2002 referenda questions. One of the many referenda questions on the ballots of the Students’ Union general election in March asks if students will support increasing the fee levied for the SU’s Undergraduate Health and Dental Plan to either $64 per session or $47 per session. Students currently… Continue reading A question of health
Striking fear
By Вen Li
The class of 2006 has not yet set foot on the University of Calgary campus, but preliminary discussions are already underway about their future. Major concerns have arisen surrounding the incoming students’ abilities to complete 30-level courses in high school in the wake of job action by separate school board teachers this week."To miss a… Continue reading Striking fear
Thirty million dollahs can buy a lotta research
By Wendy Maloff
The University of Calgary is a researcher’s dream come true, thanks to a $29.3 million boost to the coffers.The research funds were awarded to the university by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, a fund created by the Canadian Federal government in 1998. Since that time, the CFI has donated $1.5 billion to promoting research across… Continue reading Thirty million dollahs can buy a lotta research