By David Ng
Prior to the election last spring, in an effort to style himself as a Richard Gere-type humanitarian rather than as a Cheney-like corporate raider, Paul Martin agreed to meet with the Dalai Lama. China–Canada’s fourth largest export market–urged Martin not to meet with him, and warned that it could threaten bilateral trading. Martin, ever aware… Continue reading Our Prime Minister-CEO
By Greg Ellis
Let China sleep, for when she awakes she shall shake the whole world.–Napoleon Bonaparte If you can’t read these words, better start brushing up. A profound shift has begun, the kind that occurs once every few lifetimes. Don’t be left behind. On Oct. 23, 2004, these were the ominous words emblazoned on the cover of… Continue reading China is the future
Last weeks revelation that the University of Calgary Budget Committee is proposing five per cent cuts from the university’s total operating budget for each of the next four years should hardly come as a surprise. Over the past fifteen years, cuts have been an annual or biannual reality at this university and have mirrored the… Continue reading Ralph Screws U
$173,780 is the total so far for CJSW’s annual funding drive, and pledges are still coming in. “It just keeps on getting better, year after year,” said CJSW Station Manager Chad Saunders. “The community values us enough to fork over their hard-earned cash to keep us going.” Their goal was to raise $160,000 based on… Continue reading CJSW funding drive
By Leah Sasges
Are you an undergraduate student reaping the glorious rewards of the Health and Dental Plan provided by the Students’ Union? Well, over the summer your insurance company, Great West Life Assurance was commandeered by Canada Life. Pirates you say? Where? What does this mean? We’ll… nothing really. Your coverage is exactly the same as before.… Continue reading Health and Dental Plan update
In anticipation of the upcoming provincial elections, the University of Calgary Students’ Union is hosting a Political Action Week from November 15-19. Bryan West, president of the SU feels there are two base motives for a Political Action Week. “The primary one is trying to engage [students] in the issues and make them aware of… Continue reading Political Action Week
It is that time of year again when the nasty flu virus begins to make its presence known. The human race’s best defense is the flu shot. It is not only for seniors and little kids anymore, so everyone can benefit from the flu shot according to Health Canada and the Calgary Health Region Authority.… Continue reading Flu shots are a sound investment with winter on its way
On October 8, 2004, Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier made a speech to the Building Owners and Managers Associations that publicly included the University of Calgary’s downtown campus as part of Calgary’s future. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that there were mouths watering in U of C’s administration that night. It has been a… Continue reading Downtown campus official
Voter apathy, rather than fierce competition, once again dominated the Students’ Union’s annual by-election. Joel Lockwood is the new Oper-ations and Finance Commissioner while Dickie Freeman won the position of Events Commissioner. Dustyn Richardson became the Fine Arts Faculty Representative with a grand total of 37 votes, and Philip James Schwieder won the coveted position… Continue reading Apathy this: SU by-election
By David Wald
Alberta Learning has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Canada and technology solution provider Acrodex Inc., providing Microsoft Office software, system support and licensing to all school boards and post-secondary institutions across Alberta at a cost of $6.3 million. Officials claim the Provincial Microsoft Licensing agreement aims to save school boards and post-secondary institutions $10… Continue reading Microsoft’s Alberta take-over