Month: November 2005

By Chris Beauchamp

The University of Calgary Students’ Union will be giving the MacEwan Student Centre Ballroom a $150,000 face-lift. However, the project has to be finished on a tight timeline or the SU will lose a $75,000 grant from the Alberta government. The grant was awarded to the SU in 2003 on the condition that it be… Continue reading Ballroom to get makeover

By Rene Bodack

A delegation from the University of Calgary Students’ Union went to a lobby conference held by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations in Ottawa last week, where they campaigned for post-secondary education and got a glimpse between reality and election pledges. SU President Bryan West, Vice-President External Jen Smith, External Commissioner Michael Soron and more… Continue reading CASA strikes back

By Stephanie Shewchuk

A new systems biology laboratory will be set up at the University of Calgary as a result of a donation announced last week by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Under the CFI’s New Opportunities Program, over $1.8 million in funding will be alloc-ated for several research programs.In order to establish a cell biology lab, the… Continue reading Lab bucks donated

By Eric Klotz

The average Canadian uses [approximately] 350 litres of water per day,” said Lyndsey Rosevear over a loud speaker in MacEwan Student Centre Tue., Nov. 22. Rosevear is the Director of International Relations at the University of Calgary Rotaract Club. They held a Water Consumption Awareness Campaign on International Water Awareness Day. The campaign was held… Continue reading Water you talking about?

By Emily Senger

Being a single parent is difficult. Being a single parent and a full time university student is next to impossible. With some help from the University of Calgary Child Care Centre, single parent Kari Gulbrandsen completed her undergraduate degree in psychology and education, but she had to wait two and a half years to get… Continue reading New daycare on horizon

By Ændrew Rininsland

Rapidly pushed through US Congress in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act has been an issue of contention for civil rights activists and researchers south of the border. However, University of Calgary Zoology professor Dr. Michael Cavey and Serials Librarian Andrew Waller believe students should be aware of how the… Continue reading Uncle Sam looks on

By Joelle Robichaud

Fanny packs. Celine Dion. Wires. According to the University of Calgary, these are three things not needed on campus and luckily, building by building, the U of C is getting closer to ensuring at least one of them is gone.Some areas on campus had their own wireless networks three or four years ago, such as… Continue reading AirUC well on its way

By Emily Senger

Addressing female professors with sexist slang like “bitch” or “sexy” is academic suicide. However, gendered comments like these are a common occurrence this time of year as students complete anonymous teaching evaluations, according to University of Calgary President’s Advisor on Women’s Issues Dr. Claudia Emes. The Universal Student Ratings of Instruction system was developed to… Continue reading USRIs tainted with gender bias

By Dale Miller

Uncle Ralph is doling out scholarships like candy to students across the country as a gift for Alberta’s 100th birthday.A new $20 million centennial scholarship program funded by the Alberta government will provide 25 students in each of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories with $2,005 for any kind of recognized post-secondary program. Each province and… Continue reading Klein bypasses feds with new scholarships

By Monika Czyz

Patrons of the Den were forced to abandon their beer and belongings last Friday evening after a report of a bomb threat was issued by the Calgary Police Service.At approximately 6:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 18 Campus Security received a phone call from Calgary Police saying they were en route to the campus responding to a… Continue reading Den bomb scare