Month: January 2008

By Ben Hoffman

In a lot of ways, nations are like people. They embody many of our best qualities–access to a wealth of resources specific to themselves, the twitchy compulsion to use those resources in new and unfathomable ways and a relentless drive to find meaning in their philosophies or rewrite them when they can’t. They also embody… Continue reading Editorial: Towards a post-adolescent Canada

By Kay She

Like many individuals, James Howard Kunstler becomes frustrated every time he sees prices rise at the gas station. The Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy kicked off their third Distinguished Speaker Series with a speech by James Howard Kunstler about his new book, The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate… Continue reading Surviving the end of the oil age

By Janice Tran

Next Fri. will be a big day for the Haskayne School of Business. Every year for the past 38, the business school hosts an annual conference that unites University of Calgary students with corporate Calgary to learn, discuss, share, and even celebrate current trends in business. “The idea behind the conference is to expose business… Continue reading Mediating business with environment

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

During an abominably frigid week like this, the plight of the homeless is blatant. Even through the better parts of the year, the signs are all around us­–including a physical prescence on campus. At the Calgary Drop-In Centre, staff have noticed a massive increase in the number of individuals choosing to seek refuge on the… Continue reading Braving the cold

By Daniel Pagan

Den and Black Lounge patrons may find themselves not having their driver’s licences scanned anymore. Privacy Commissioner, Frank Works launched an investigation into these programs back in Jan. 2006, after complaints were filed against BarLink under the Personal Information Protection Act. ID scanning databases were alleged to be an intrusive tool that gathers more personal… Continue reading Security versus privacy

By Christian Louden

In a university plagued with large class sizes, one professor fought to make his class just a little bigger. In response to overwhelming demand for an oversubscribed psychology class, Dr. Don Kline signed off on 20 new seats for the only section of the course offered this year. Though the university has come under fire… Continue reading The struggle between class size and availability

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

As a large cause of the financial emaciation of students, it is no surprise that many rant and rage about the price of textbooks. What is surprising is why they cost so damn much. NARTAM and supplementary materials Student’s Union vice president external Mike Selnes attended a conference in Ottawa regarding the price of textbooks… Continue reading Why do textbooks cost so much?

By Gina Loitz

Think of all the major players of the hip-hop and rap game: Those hat trickin’ players who not only rap but produce as well, doing so under their own record labels. Easily the first to come to mind is the godfather, Dr. Dre with Aftermath Records, which catapulted Eminem into stardom and subsequently snatched up… Continue reading Looking up Classified material