Holy Week is upon us, the most important week in the Western Christian calendar. According to Christians, this week commemorates the pinnacle of God’s creation with the death of Jesus and his resurrection, which saves us from eternal damnation, or at least some level of Dante’s Hell. Holy Week this year looks to be the… Continue reading Opening their eyes to pedophilia
Month: March 2002
The imposed “choice”
Let’s talk about no sex, baby.CNN recently posted a poll on its website, accompanying an article on the Vatican’s "new" predicament over the astounding rates of child molestation among Catholic priests. The poll asked if the Catholic Church should outlaw the requirement of celibacy among the priesthood. I, like the whopping majority of CNN readers,… Continue reading The imposed “choice”
Vice over virtue
By Editorial
It’s deplorable that non-profit groups at the university and the general community lost a valuable source of funding after Finance Minister Pat Nelson brought the axe to bear.Because of the recent fiscal changes to the Alberta budget, every Community Lottery Board across the province, including Calgary’s, no longer exists. They were once responsible for dispersing… Continue reading Vice over virtue
Alberta higher education forum
The third and final forum in the “Higher Education in Alberta: the 21st Century” series on Tue., March 26 examined challenges and issues affecting post-secondary institutions and students in the near future.Deputy Minister Maria David-Evans presented the keynote speech called "Post-Secondary Education: Looking Ahead" in Alberta Learning Minister Lyle Oberg’s absence. Student leaders from Mount… Continue reading Alberta higher education forum
SU tuition townhall
By Eric Fung
Differential tuition was the hot topic on this agenda.University of Calgary Students’ Union executives presented a townhall on Tue., March 26 to discuss differential tuition, which entails different programs charging different amounts of tuition."The SU thinks that there shouldn’t be a differentiation between students of different faculties," said SU President Barb Wright. "The differences should… Continue reading SU tuition townhall
NUTV unplugged
“I saw how the media was shooting it, trying to avoid the male item.”That’s when the University of Calgary New University Television Producer and Programs Director Tom Andriuk decided to air a two-minute piece on Puppetry of the Penis without any in-house censorship."One of the things in our bylaws is to try to challenge the… Continue reading NUTV unplugged
Students left out… of budget cuts
In a scene reminscent of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alberta Finance Minister Pat Nelson strode to the podium.Alberta’s most recent provincial budget, released Tue., March 19, was chock full of cuts, increased taxes and had anyone involved in post-secondary education shaking in their boots-but only a little bit."Surprisingly, education didn’t take a hit in the… Continue reading Students left out… of budget cuts
Controversial CASA conference
By James Keller
It is with caution that five Student’s Union delegates term a national lobby conference hosted by the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations in Ottawa a “success.”The purpose of the conference, attended by SU President Barb Wright, Vice-President External Oliver Bladek, VP Academic Nic Porco and External Commissioners David Rassin and Erin Welk, was to bring… Continue reading Controversial CASA conference
U OF C ELECTS NEW CHANCELLOR
The University of Calgary has reason to welcome the Ides of March.In early March 2001, Brian MacNeil was named the new chair of the U of C Board of Governors. Late that same month, Dr. Harvey Weingarten’s selection as the seventh president of the university was announced.March 2002 has also yielded a new leader for… Continue reading U OF C ELECTS NEW CHANCELLOR