By Вen Li
Paralymics champion Earle Connor received the World Laurens Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award this week. Forty two world renowned athletes recognized Connor with the most prestigious international sporting award for breaking four sprint world records in Germany and Milan in 2003. Born in Castlegar, British Columbia without a left fibula, the 27-year-old… Continue reading No rest for local athletes
By Russ Dyck
The National Lacrosse League playoff race is a hard road to travel to the championship. One loss anywhere along the way and you’re out. That’s it. You don’t have to lose four games to lose the series–there is no series, just a single game each round. That meant all the Calgary Roughnecks needed was a… Continue reading Playoff fever
Sitting on a bench, the sun shining down, it is clear Joanna Niemczewska has grown in the past year. While her warm, humble demeanor remains unchanged, a quiet resolve shines through. That resolve has allowed her to reach the highest heights of Canadian Interuniversity Sport–in only her third year. On Mon., May 3, Niemczewska became… Continue reading Best in the land
By Ben Hoffman
The University of Calgary will soon have a prestigious new multidisciplinary program.The Quantum Information Sciences program is designed to host students of math, physics, computer science, chemistry and electrical engineering. The program has garnered international support and the University of Calgary hopes that it will draw good students to Calgary.“In terms of international prestige, we’re… Continue reading New U of C programa quantum leap
By Emily Senger
The Campus Security Report for April is in, and the results show that people do stupid stuff. The stupidity began with a bang on April 1 with an April Fool’s Day prank. An unknown individual or individuals entered Engineering 201A, removing some bolts from fixed seating leaving some desks precariously wobbly. Students with classes in… Continue reading Theft, jackhammers and child neglect
By Вen Li
After a half-year experiment outsourcing University Health Services to an outside provider, the University of Calgary has resumed full control. Patients will continue to receive care from current practitioners, but the May 1 transition has been difficult for all parties. As a part of university-wide cost-saving measures, International Health Partners Inc. began operating UHS in… Continue reading Sickly dealings
By Dale Miller
In a gesture usually reserved for students, professors and heads of government, the University of Calgary made an exception and flew its flags at half-mast for Robyn Herrington. After a two-year-long battle with cancer, Robyn–an Information Resources staff member–fell to the disease Mon., May 3, leaving behind her husband Bruce Herrington–who works in shipping and… Continue reading Standing room only at Robyn Herrington’s service
By Emily Senger
Maybe it was the cold and snowy weather, or the change of venue, or fewer people then usual taking part in drunken revelry. Whatever the reason, the Bermuda Shorts Day festivities on Fri., April 16 ran uncharacteristically smooth, with only one ambulance call and one student hauled away by the police.“We [Campus Security] were a little worried… Continue reading BSD goes down smooth like… beer
This week marks the 400th anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book and teacher of the Sikh faith.“It’s a milestone, it’s a tribute to our holy book which is our current spiritual teacher,” said Manpreet Sidhu, an Executive Member of the Calgary Dasmesh Mission, founded in 1999 to educate Sikh youth about the… Continue reading Sikh holy book turns 400 years old
Fee for counselingStarting May 1, students seeking more than three counseling sessions per year at Counseling Services will be charged $25 per session, $20 of which is recoupable form the Health and Dental plan. Counseling Services has traditionally provided the service for free. "I’m concerned when services that were once provided for free to students… Continue reading News in brief