Month: January 2007

By Emily Joyce

Don’t mess with the engineers or they may just take time off from drunken engg week antics to write a stern letter or two. That is the reaction of many engineering students after examining their winter fee assessments. The Students’ Union fee for Schulich School of Engineering students rose by $20 this winter, due to… Continue reading Engineers angered by retroactive society fees

By Andrew Barbero

Student unions from all corners of Canada have pestered the federal government into taking several important steps for post-secondary education. After a lengthy investigation and discussion with stakeholders, the federal government’s treasury board has tabled a number of recommendations regarding PSE in Canada. One important stakeholder consulted is the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a… Continue reading Federal policy good news to students

By Jon Roe

The relationship between Canada and the United States is stronger than ever. This is the message U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins brought when he visited campus Tues., Jan. 23 for a talk entitled “Canada and the United States: Dialogue with a Diplomat.” Wilkins was brought to campus by the university’s Institute for United States… Continue reading U.S. Ambassador to Canada addresses students

By Emily Senger

A road frequented by university students has claimed another young life, the third in four years. A mother and her six-year old daughter were hit by a black BMW while crossing 32nd Ave. and 37 St. NW, Thur., Jan. 18, at approximately 3:50 p.m. The girl, Jenna Chang, was rushed to the hospital with severe… Continue reading U of C pedestrians struck in crosswalk

By Katy Anderson

The transition to PeopleSoft has been hard and may be about to get harder. Through the so-called “Project Emerge,” the University of Calgary has spent two years updating its entire business administration system to new software designed by PeopleSoft , with the final launch date for all student records set for early February. Despite a… Continue reading The People versus PeopleSoft

By Asia Walker

We’ve seen it all before. Good versus evil, the light side versus the dark side, the Liberals versus the Conservatives. But there is a new dichotomy in Calgary dividing citizens like no other. It’s causing fights between businesses and has the people rising up against their government. It is, of course, the anti-smoking bylaw. Cue… Continue reading Stick this in your pipe and smoke it

By Nolan Lewis

The United States is like an alcoholic father who gets horned up at strip joints and gets caught humping a grilled cheese sandwich in the bathroom at the local all-night diner. You can pretend you’re adopted all you want, but you’ll never escape the title of ‘son of a drunken sandwich fucker.’ Likewise, the U.S.’s… Continue reading Keeping a close eye on the chedda’