By Ryan Pike
Outgoing University of Calgary president Harvey Weingarten unveiled one of the biggest gifts in the university’s history Friday during his final report to the community. Local businessman and Calgary Flames co-owner Harley Hotchkiss donated $39 million towards the creation of a $64 million endowment to further the work of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. The other… Continue reading U of C given biggest gift in its history
A proposed euthanasia bill is going through its second reading in Parliament. If passed, the bill would make euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide legal, so long as the patient is terminally ill and is in severe pain. The Canadian public is once again in a fierce debate: a recent poll shows 61 per cent of the… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Euthanasia bill has my vote
Until recently professors were engaged in teaching and the search for truth about reality. Under the pressure of practical concerns and various political ideologies, most of which deny that either truth or reality mean anything, the old purposes seem quaintly archaic. In our practical city, where the most respectable families are but a generation or… Continue reading Administration and trust at the U of C
If you ask Canadians who Canada’s head of state is three out of four people will get it wrong. According to a poll taken last year, 50 per cent thought it was Steven Harper and one-third thought it was Michaëlle Jean, the governor general. Neither are correct, of course — Canada’s head of state is… Continue reading The monarchy has to go
By Sierra Love
While queuing up at Tim Hortons or Starbucks may be routine for most students, the implications of bringing coffee to North America is often far from our minds– even in the line-up. Although Canada and the United States consume two out of five cups of the world’s total, we are by and large ignorant of… Continue reading The hidden cost of coffee
In an interview on Rupert Murdoch-owned Sky News Network in Britain, Murdoch was quoted as saying that news aggregation services were “plagiarists” and that he would remove his print media publications from Google once he erected a pay barrier to prevent the unwashed proles from accessing his site. Outside of the more amusingly cantankerous aspects… Continue reading Editorial: Rupert Murdoch hates the Internet
The men’s hockey team find themselves in second place in Canada West after splitting a weekend series with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. They now sport a 6–2–2 record and are one point ahead of the University of Manitoba Bisons and three points behind the University of Alberta Golden Bears. Five of the Dinos 10… Continue reading Moving on up
By Jon Roe
Have you ever thought to yourself that the best time to be out on the Glenmore Resevoir is 5 a.m.? You might be crazy. Or you might be a member of the University of Calgary rowing club. “It’s hard,” says club member Christine Sharp. “It’s very hard. Especially when it’s pitch black. [But] the fact… Continue reading Early morning splashing
By Jon Roe
The distance running season culminates this weekend with the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country championships Saturday in Kingston, Ontario. Both the Dinos men’s and women’s teams will be looking to defend their Canada West titles. Rookie Katie Fenton, who won the Inland Northwest XC Challenge in Moscow, Idaho against both CIS and NCAA-calibre runners, will… Continue reading Sports briefs: runners head east for CIS championships
By Jon Roe
They might not have enough for a galaxy, but the Dinos football team do have a pile of stars. Seven Dinos were named to the conference all-star team Tuesday. Quarterback Erik Glavic, runningback Matt Walter and wide receiver Nathan Coehoorn were unanimous picks for all-star spots. Slotback Anthony Parker, second-year centre Alex Krausnick-Groh, rookie right… Continue reading All-star nods