With Campus Security, Students’ Union security personnel and Calgary Police on hand, the controversy surrounding a presentation by Middle East scholar Dr. Norman Finkelstein revolved more around the security precautions themselves than the content of his speech. The event, held in MacEwan Hall Sat., Apr. 3, was presented by the Palestinian-Canadian Student Society and was… Continue reading Speech makes case for Palestine
Month: April 2004
Dampened party spirits
By Natalie Sit
The Porn Star Party had a wet and early ending Sat., Apr. 5 when the sprinklers were activated by an unknown person, forcing the evacuation of the Den just as the bar was reaching capacity. Currently, the University of Calgary Snowboard Club, which organized the annual event, is looking for the individual who triggered the… Continue reading Dampened party spirits
Helping those affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
By Lee Bogle
The Circle of Friends is more than the circle of friends we see in That 70’s Show. It’s a group created by the Calgary Health Region to promote awareness of social issues that affect everyone. Sat. Mar. 27 saw the culmination of a group of high school students’ work with the launch of a marketing… Continue reading Helping those affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Taft new Alberta Liberal leader
It was an overnight transition from the political outskirts to front and center government critic when Dr. Kevin Taft’s scathing review of the Klein government, Shredding the Public Interest, was published in 1997. Klein responded to the book in his famous tongue-in-cheek manner, telling Dr. Taft that if he felt so strongly, he should run… Continue reading Taft new Alberta Liberal leader
Proposal to help TAs net two students tuition
By Ben Hoffman
A proposal for fourth-year students to assist tas in labs netted two students tuition for a semester.The President’s Challenge is issued each year by the University of Calgary administration to seek out students who have good ideas for inexpensive and effective small steps to creating a better learning experience on campus.“We have been very serious… Continue reading Proposal to help TAs net two students tuition
Who would you pay the most to shave their head?
Controversial perspective
Branded as controversial by some, morally and intellectually principled by others, Dr. Norman Finkelstein will be bringing his analysis of the Israel-Palestine conflict to the University of Calgary Sat., Apr. 3. "I’ll be discussing various kinds of ways the historiography, both scholarly and popular, on the Israel-Palestine conflict has distorted perceptions about what actually happened… Continue reading Controversial perspective
Nine things that girls who work out want guys who work out to know
1. Respect her mirror space. You watch yourself to make sure your technique is just right, so why isn’t important for her to watch her technique as well? In other words, don’t stand in front of her during a set when you could stand just about anywhere else. Just because she doesn’t grunt or curl… Continue reading Nine things that girls who work out want guys who work out to know
In the name of science
There are many ways of looking at the world, but scientific knowledge seems to reign supreme. Society seems to have a need for everything to fit a theory. Nothing goes uncategorized. There’s a reason for everything and, more likely than not, these reasons stem from rigorous testing. At university, scientific laws surround us–even if we… Continue reading In the name of science
Overturn this
By Вen Li
(Ed note: This ran as the column "Nugatory" online last week.) 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 on the grounds that an undetermined, but not unknowable, number of students’ votes were uncounted. The ruling… Continue reading Overturn this