Month: October 2009

By Nenad Tomanic

If there’s one thing in the world that should have global span and dominance it is the Internet. This beautiful invention provides us with tons of information and makes it available at our fingertips. Whether you’re looking for news, sports, entertainment, research, communication with distant family and friends, “free” downloadable material or things unmentionable in… Continue reading Nova Scotia garlic farmer hates technology

By Ryan Pike

Education in Alberta has taken a bit of a dive in recent years. Funding has been cut and, as a result, budgets have been trimmed. The latest casualties are the written portions of math and science diploma exams. Now, aspiring university scientists and mathematicians will merely need to guess and get a good grade. If… Continue reading MindFight: Diploma exams should be… Entirely written!

By Sarelle Azuelos

Last week, Alberta’s Education minister Dave Hancock announced that the written portions of math and science diplomas would be cut, leaving an entirely multiple choice exam. Students and teachers alike were angered by the change for a variety of reasons. Some argued that students would never learn how to communicate how they got to answers.… Continue reading MindFight: Diploma exams should be… All multiple choice!

By Carla Heinrichs

It turns out that Stephen Harper needs his Tim Hortons run just like every other Canadian. Harper was absent from Barack Obama’s opening speech at the United Nations climate change summit last week, choosing to appear at the Tim Hortons Innovation Centre instead. Is it his fault that the UN scheduled Obama’s speech to coincide… Continue reading For Harper, there’s always time for Tim Hortons

By Eric Mathison

You will be hard pressed to find a commentator on Iran who thinks lines from a James Bond movie are insightful. But when M quips “Christ, I miss the Cold War,” in Casino Royale, she may not be too far off the mark, even if she wasn’t talking about Iran. Iran’s growing belligerence regarding the… Continue reading Bracing for the next Cold War? A closer look at Iran

By Kim Nursall

As many of you are aware, the Genocide Awareness Project returned to campus last week. Instantaneously, the debate between pro-choice and pro-life spread throughout the student population, galvanizing a number of individuals to organize petitions against Campus Pro-Life and hoist competing signs. The Prairie Chicken was up in arms. However, the debate between the “right-to-autonomy”… Continue reading The complexities of the abortion debate

By Jordyn Marcellus

Perhaps money talks after all. After a weekend of closed-door meetings with land developers, city council has removed an important density guideline from Plan It Calgary, the city’s 60-year plan for urban development. The CBC quoted alderman Druh Farrell expressing her sadness that citizens were not brought into the discussion between the city and the… Continue reading Editorial: Money talks, transparency walks

By A.M. Badry

The easiest way to apply is online. Paper applications are available, but they tend to take longer to be processed. Otherwise, you should find out within days if you’re eligible for a loan and how much you’ll receive. Here is a step-by-step guide to applying. 1. Go to alis.gov.ab.ca. On the top bar, click on… Continue reading How to apply for loans

By Sarelle Azuelos

Fifth year philosophy majors aren’t typically known for their financial prowess and Jordan Fritz is no exception. However, for the first four years of his University of Calgary career, Fritz managed to avoid going into debt by working in Fort MacMurray while staying at his parents’ home during summer months. “I worked for the city… Continue reading Going for broke

By Emily Ask

Three months spent in an Iranian prison and Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari still hasn’t seen a lawyer. Aside from a few visits from his grandmother and one brief phone call to his pregnant wife, Bahari has been cut off from the outside world. Newsweek correspondent Bahari was arrested June 21, along with several other journalists… Continue reading MP calls on government to act on behalf of detained journalist