By Edward Tse
More recently, Mel Gibson invited Duncan to shoot a series of stills on the set of his new film, The Passion of the Christ. I stumbled across the Ken Duncan Gallery in Sydney, Australia by accident while walking around Sydney Harbour, home to the famous Opera House and Harbour Bridge. The gallery was packed with… Continue reading Passion transcends the photo
With the NHL playoffs less than a month away, Premier Ralph Klein couldn’t help but talk a little hockey at this year’s Progressive Conservative fundraising dinner, Thu., Mar. 18. In front of an audience of over 1,400 party faithful, Klein boasted about the success of this year’s Calgary Flames, and took the opportunity to compare… Continue reading Klein talks health care and hockey
By Natalie Sit
Amidst the recent escalation events in the Middle East, a controversial scholar will speak Sat., Apr. 3 on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and whether or not there is hope for peace. The Palestinian-Canadian Student Society is bringing Dr. Norman Finkelstein to campus. Despite being the son of two Holocaust survivors, Dr. Finkelstein is… Continue reading Controversial Middle East scholar coming
By Emily Senger
Post-secondary shareholders criticized the 2004 federal budget saying it fails to address immediate student financial issues. Education-related highlights in the 390-page budget document released Tue., Mar. 23 include the introduction of a new grant of up to $3,000 for the first year of post-secondary studies for students from low-income families, increasing the student loan limit… Continue reading Feds provide more money for low-income and disabled students
By Natalie Sit
Education in Alberta received $294 million in increased funding with $85 million earmarked for post-secondary in the Wed., Mar. 24 provincial budget announcement. While certain aspects of the budget were praised, student leaders felt key issues were still not addressed. Post-secondary institutions will see their base operating grant increase by $44 million or four per… Continue reading Mixed budget news for students
A recent trend among democratic reformers is a clamour to change the way in which we elect our officials, especially at the federal level. Right now, our system is a first-past-the post-system. So, in every riding no matter the percentage of the vote, the person in first place wins. Democratic reformers want to switch proportional… Continue reading A second look at proportional representation
By this stage in our lives, most of us have learned to read certain signs. A smile represents warmth, prolonged eye contact signals attraction, a few seemingly casual brushes of the arm are anything but casual–the list goes on. Of course, some signs are misread, we experience body language dyslexia, if you will. For example,… Continue reading Getting your signals crossed
By Вen Li
The most extensive democratic exercise at the University of Calgary is now in doubt as the Students’ Union Review Board overturned the wishes of over 6,500 students last week on the grounds that an undetermined, but not unknowable, number of students’ votes were uncounted.However, the ruling upset not only the victories of the winning candidates,… Continue reading Overturn this
Blacks of working age are less likely to be university educated according to a recent report from Statistics Canada. The report, Blacks In Canada: A Long History, is based on 2001 census statistics. "Using the 2001 census data, when we compared the black population to the total population there were some discrepancies," said Kelly Tran,… Continue reading Black Canadians with degrees earn less
Read the full text of the Review Board decision here. Full story on Thursday.