By Alan Cho
Every few years someone of great import and wit, probably a writer at Vanity Fair, proclaims the death of print news. It happened with the advent of televised news and again, during the infancy of the internet. As the 21st century slogs by without hovercrafts or robotic maids, newspapers continue to be in wide circulation.… Continue reading A dose of disillusionment
By Emily Senger
The Campus Pro-Life group has made headlines in the past few weeks, they annoyed Campus Security and caused tempers to flare with their obscene and offensive tactics of comparison between abortion and the Holocaust. Last week, CPL insisted that their rights were violated by Campus Security and university administration, who ripped down their offensive Holocaust… Continue reading Holocaust not for personal use
By Greg Ellis
“I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.”-Ronald Reagan I was aghast as anyone by our Campus Pro-Life group’s vigorous attack by comparing abortion to the Holocaust. Nevertheless, I was moved by the potency of their argument. In the same fashion as pro-choice proponents justify abortion with no moral compunctions, the Nazis… Continue reading Potential personhood
By Вen Li
After too many years of waiting, countless false starts, and more hours meetings than anyone would care to count, CJSW and the Students’ Union have finally reached an operating agreement. To most students, such a legal milestone may not appear to mean much. Even CJSW Station Manager Chad Saunders admits that 33 pages of legalese… Continue reading CJSW finally gets what’s coming
Despite the relatively long duration of the student strike in Quebec, enthusiasm for the cause has not declined. Since Mar. 16, approximately 200,000 Francophone students have entered the strike at one time or another, in response to budget cuts to the province’s student bursary program. Education Minister Jean-Marc Fournier has been at the helm of… Continue reading Quebec protest
By Katie Hobday
It’s that time of year again–that special day between end of semester deadlines and unbearable exam stress. It’s time for Bermuda Shorts Day, an entire day devoted to drinking, debauchery, and getting leied. This year promises to be bigger and better, claims Student’s Union Vice President Events Alex Vyskocil. There will be no shortage of… Continue reading Plans for BSD 2005
By Steve Coyne
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has railed against them. The administration heralds them. Last month it was announced after a competitive bidding process that Chartwells, a private American company, would take over Campus Food Services. As the first privatization of a university food provider in Canada for decades, the announcement was closely watched by… Continue reading Privatization better than some think
Dr. Grant Hill will host an information session on same-sex marriage. There has been debate in Canada concerning possible change of the traditional definition of the family as that of being between a man and a woman. To further educate the student population about the issue, Dr. Hill, a former Member of Parliament and practicing… Continue reading Same-Sex Forum
Driving from Austin, Texas to Calgary without a fill-up? A University of Calgary team plans to do just that, as part of the North American Solar Challenge in July. “It’s more than just building a solar car,” said project manager Rashaad Sader. “It’s 50 per cent engineering and 50 per cent education.” And as a… Continue reading U of C solar car team right on road
Over a dozen University of Calgary students are camping out this week to raise awareness for the situation in Darfur, Sudan. The Student Displacement for the Sudan Crisis Group is trying to understand what it is like to be without a home. “It’s easy to live in a tent for a week, we know we… Continue reading Surviving Darfur