Month: November 2006

By Andrew Barbero

Attention all civic-minded females, SafeWalk needs you. The Campus Security-sponsored program, which provides students with safe escorts on campus, is facing a shortage of female volunteers. Though the SafeWalk service is still available at times, it is being performed by Campus Security officers, rather than volunteers. “Our volunteer teams are composed of one male, one… Continue reading SafeWalk female shortage

By Kendra Perry

Pack your bags! The Faculty of Communications and Culture is offering its first development studies field school in India. This May, students will have the opportunity to step outside the classroom and gain invaluable hands on learning in South Asia. The India field school was developed as a result of the University of Calgary’s mandate… Continue reading Studies in India

By Emily Senger

The images of Afghan women presented in western media paint a picture of silent, ghostly beings, floating in shrouds of blue burqas, eyes hidden and faces closed to the world. But one brave woman’s documentary is challenging these Western misconceptions to provide a face and a voice for the silent struggles of millions of Afghan… Continue reading A voice for Afghanistan

By Amanda Hu

The fall semester is coming to an end and with that comes invitations to complete the Universal Student Ratings of Instruction. The USRIs were designed to give students a forum to provide feedback about professors and teaching assistants’ quality of instruction. The surveys feature questions with statements that can be given ratings from ‘strongly agree’… Continue reading USRIs revisited

By Johanna Hung

Graphic artist, athlete, knight and Nobel Prize winning chemist sir Harry Kroto attracted an audience of 350 people in the MacEwan Hall Ballroom Wed., Nov. 22 as the lecturer for Alberta Ingenuity’s second annual road show. Despite his many titles, Kroto is best known for his discovery of buckminsterfullerene, C60, for which he shared the… Continue reading Science is our saviour

By Katy Anderson

The University of Calgary will have a satellite campus in the Middle East by next August. The U of C announced plans to open a nursing faculty in Qatar, an oil rich state in the Persian Gulf, Fri. Nov. 25. The project is expected to top $1 billion, and will be funded by the Qatari… Continue reading U of C announces nursing school in Qatar

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By Rachel Simpson

Professional wrestling, ipod culture and Tales of Revenge in Intimate Relationships: Ruby Tuesday lectures have allowed University of Calgary professors to explore some of the more atypical topics in their academic repertoire. Applied psychology professor Dr. Susan Boon spoke to a full house at the Siding Café in Art Central Tues., Nov. 21. She launched… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Sweet revenge

By Nickolas Meehan

The Dinos men’s rugby team wrapped up their domestic season the weekend of Nov. 11 in Vancouver. Unfortunately, no rugby was played because of the rain which ruined the pitches, but that does nothing to damper the fantastic season the Dinos squad had. This season, the men’s A team played not only universities but also… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Men’s Rugby Review

By Amanda Hu

Influenza is a common and frequently mislabeled sickness, and with flu season quickly approaching in early to mid December many health professionals are trying to educate and inform the public about this disease. Often confused with the average cold or various gastrointestinal ailments, influenza is most commonly characterized by a high fever and relatively extensive… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Evade the flu before it gets you