By Natalie Sit
Now that you’re here, you probably want to leave. But fear not, leaving the University of Calgary is easily done. You have five options: internships, co-ops, field schools, term abroad programs and exchanges. Career Services (MSC 188) organizes internships and co-ops. Through these two options you gain valuable work experience, money and a sick realization… Continue reading Co-op and studying abroad
As much as you hate the thought of crunching numbers, it is best to start budgeting now while you have the support of family members and the financial aid office, rather than later when you are drowning in debt and struggling to find a new job. Start by listing all your expenses, including tuition, books,… Continue reading Budgeting your moolah
By Falice Chin
Post-secondary education is known for endless term papers, bullshit essays, and spiced-up research reports. Knowing how to write well is a very important survival skill, and if you lack it, you must acquire it. For those who did not score 75 per cent or higher on their Alberta English 30 diploma, you are in for… Continue reading Effective Writing Test
Athletics and athletes at Canadian universities are wonderful things. They are also horribly misunderstood. Unlike the United States, where 60,000 people pack into stadiums and a top recruit can be a huge financial boon for the institution, Canadian student athletes aren’t gods about campus. One of the biggest reasons for this is tradition, most Canadian… Continue reading Dinos rule the Jack Simpson Gym
Citizens of the University of Calgary are notorious drunks. We’re not talking belligerent, semi-humourous, Winston Churchill/Ralph Klein alcoholics here, they are full-fledged Hunter S. Thompsons. So buckle up kids, and prepare yourselves for some fear and loathing. There have been a number of battles in years past between the jovial revellers loosely referred to as… Continue reading The old standby: drinking
By John Leung
Clubs are a varied lot. On campus, clubs are divided into 10 “umbrella groups,” each representing general interest and academic types, ranging from Academic (most departments have a students’ association) to Interest (e.g. student wings of non-governmental organizations on campus) and Hobbies. During Clubs Week, held at the beginning of the Fall and Winter semesters,… Continue reading The other type of clubbing
By Alan Cho
Your time has come. No longer do you shuffle through the drab walls of high school in a stupor you wished was drug induced. It is time to awake and spit out the ball gag of silence given to you by an anonymous public education system. At the University of Calgary, you have a voice… Continue reading Campus Media: Informing the masses
While some of the more obvious destinations at the University of Calgary involve classrooms and laboratories, that doesn’t make the role of University Health Services (MSC 370) any less vital. Keeping this bustling metropolis of students working efficiently are the doctors, chiropractors and massage therapists of Health Services. However, this is yet another part of… Continue reading Health Services
By Natalie Sit
Being a student serf is a tough gig, but through the minor government of the Students’ Union, you too can have perfect teeth and a massaged back. Full-time undergraduate students are eligible to use the SU Health and Dental Plan, provided by Gallivan & Associates. You pay $51.50 per semester and receive such benefits as… Continue reading Health and Dental Plan
There are many perils at University of Calgary besides the swamps and man-eating wallabies. This section will highlight tools and resources you can employ to successfully navigate the wilderness of U of C. It’s going to be a long four plus years.