Month: September 2003

By Tara Lyn Tiangha

It has been about five months since Campus Security’s new lost and found procedures were implemented, but there are still University of Calgary patrons who feel the bin system still has glitches to work out. Jo-Ann Kobalt, who works on campus, was surprised when she was instructed to leave a cell phone in the MacEwan… Continue reading Lost and found still raising concerns

By Samuel Liaw

On Fri., Sept. 19, the Department of Biological Sciences’ featured Dr. Massimo Pigliucci, a prominent professor of Botany, Ecology and Evolution from the University of Tennessee, who presented “Denying Evolution: Creationism, Scientism, and the Nature of Science.” Dr. Pigliucci discussed the misconceptions and difficulties evolutionists face from the general public. The root of the problem,… Continue reading Evolutionary difficulties

By Natalie Sit

Student officials chatted with U of C Vice-President Academic Dr. Ron Bond about inquiry-based learning at their Tue., Sept. 22 meeting. The Students’ Academic Assembly invited Dr. Bond to answer their questions about the University of Calgary’s new academic thrust. One concern voiced by SAA members was if the university wants more smaller, inquiry-based classes,… Continue reading Academic bond

By Natalie Sit

Canada’s largest rug collection now resides at the University of Calgary’s Nickle Arts Museum. Dr. Lloyd Erikson, a retired University of Alberta anatomy professor, donated 60 textile pieces valued at $2.5 million. As well, Erikson provided a $1.6 million endowment. The Jean and Marie Erikson Rug Collection, named after Dr. Erikson’s wife and mother, is… Continue reading U of C number one… in rugs

By Albert Chieng

The new season is fast approaching as the Dinos men’s volleyball team prepares to continue its winning tradition. Last season the men finished fourth in the country and third in their conference. This year brings a combination of old and new, as old veterans and rookies will hopefully take the team all the way. According… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball preview

By Monika Cieslak

By Вen Li

For the third consecutive week, e-mail viruses took their toll on campus computer networks. During the first week of school, the Gabot worm saturated the campus network with traffic, preventing students from accessing the InfoNet course registration system. Last week, various worms including Swen, which infected millions of computers world-wide, also devastated vulnerable computers at… Continue reading Crappage on the U of C network

By Salima Bhanji

With tuition due last week and other expenses associated with student life, finances are a problem for some. In an office in Ottawa, students’ concerns are represented at the federal level of government by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. "We focus on federal issues with post-secondary education, mostly reforms to student financial aid," explains… Continue reading Representing us to the feds

By Emily Senger

The Leisure, Tourism and Society program offered by the Faculty of Communication and Culture has fallen victim to budget cuts. A joint decision made by faculty members dictated the LTSO program is slated to be phased out within the next three years. There are currently 51 students enrolled in the program, one of the larger… Continue reading Leisure, Tourism and Society phased out

By Christy Clement

Students at the University of Calgary are not the only ones facing rising tuition. In the United States, tuition and fees for full-time community college students have, on average, risen an estimated 11.5 per cent. Although nearly half the states had increases of less than 10 per cent in community college fees, California and Virginia… Continue reading Tuition rising at American colleges too