By Daniel Pagan
Uproar from both students and gym members forced Kinesiology Client Services to reconsider its new locker plan last week. The plan would have meant charging students and members two dollars for renting key locks for day locker usage. Posters and stickers in the locker rooms announced Thu., Nov. 15 that users would have to rent… Continue reading Locker policy changes change
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team made a statement last weekend, sweeping their two-game series against the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The Bears were the favourite heading into the weekend but the Dinos made them look extremely ordinary, winning both games by significant margins–94-75 on Fri. and 98-73 on Sat. During Friday’s game,… Continue reading Basketsaurs on fire on the court
By Danee Wilson
While most of the attention surrounding fair trade is focused on activities in the south, Trent University professor Gavin Fridell is attempting to increase awareness about fair trade issues on the other side of the hemisphere. The author of Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice, was a speaker at the… Continue reading A guilt-free cup
The holiday season is bringing some early cheer to the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs and their fans, as the Dinos continued their winning ways over the weekend. The Dinos took on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns for a home-and-home series Nov. 22-23 and dominated the ‘Horns in both contests. Thursday night’s series opener saw… Continue reading Men’s hockeysaurs Dino-mite on the ice
By Tyler Wolfe
When thinking of a road trip, one usually envisions a concert, party, or vacation and perhaps even a little debauchery. There are those, however, who prefer to spend their adventure in Wal-Mart parking lots. Wal-Town is a film that follows a group of Concordia University student activists as they travel across Canada in an effort… Continue reading Wal to Wal: a road trip
By Chelsee Albo
A University of Calgary student was in a serious car accident on her way home from a weekend in Vernon. The second-year nursing major Melissa Brost visited her home town in Oct. to celebrate her 22nd birthday. Soon after, she was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre by STARS air ambulance, and remains in intensive… Continue reading Cookies for a cause
Students might not notice if their professor is a sessional or a standard employee, but the professors that can’t afford to work here do. The University of Calgary hires roughly 900 sessionals every year. Sessionals are hired to teach one or two courses per semester without knowing if they’ll be re-hired in the future. They… Continue reading Sessionals in need
With close ties to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, there are few people better suited to provide an analysis of the current political climate in Ottawa than Dr. Tom Flanagan. A University of Calgary political science professor since 1968, Flanagan initially engaged in politics at the invitation of Preston Manning in 1991. Since that initial post… Continue reading Harper’s campaign-crafter
Tuition will cost you an extra 230 dollars next year for ten courses. In the recent past, tuition increases have stopped traffic and taken the shirts off students’ backs-literally. The Alberta Post-Secondary Learning act requires universities to meet with their student associations before the final decision to raise-or not raise-tuition. In the past, students have… Continue reading The changing face of student activism
A few years back, during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the entire population of Toronto had dreams of championships dancing in their heads. It was the spring of 2002 and they just defeated their arch-rivals, the Ottawa Senators, and were headed to the eastern final against the “lowly” Carolina Hurricanes. The Leafs’ dreams went up in… Continue reading Gauntlet Sportspinions: don’t blame the Europeans for playing hockey