By Noah Miller
The University of Calgary’s potential loss of millions of research grant dollars due to what seems to be correctable administrative errors is, at best, laughable. An article appearing in the March 10 National Post claimed that the U of C “is on the verge of losing access to tens of millions of dollars in crucial… Continue reading Editorial: Research funding in danger
The Students’ Union announced next year’s executive council with current SU external commissioner Lauren Webber elected to serve as 2010-11 president, having won 53 per cent of the vote. The 21-year-old Webber, daughter of the MLA for Calgary-Foothills, lost her mother to breast cancer just a day before the election results, but despite her loss,… Continue reading SU ’10/11 executive elected
By Emily Ask
KNES 330, flexibility and relaxation, is a course that stresses the importance of de-stressing. Professor Janice Cook believes that one’s ability to be productive and efficient goes hand-in-hand with the ability to reflect and relax. “In terms of a balanced life you do need to get this relaxation response, with heart rate lowered and blood… Continue reading Relaxation class helps students de-stress
By Annie Wang
On May 12, 2008 medical history was made at Foothills Medical Centre. Robotic technology was successfully used to remove a complex brain tumour. Paige Nickason, a 21-year-old Calgary chef and mother, is now doing well thanks to the neuroArm, a groundbreaking surgical robotic system developed by a team led by Dr. Garnette Sutherland, a professor… Continue reading Robotic technology removes brain tumour
Ha! I didn’t think it could feel so good to be graduating, but after Wednesday night’s election results were announced I learned what happiness truly means. Now that the paper has been turned over to the decrepit leadership of the smallest person in the office (Sarelle Azuelos, Editor-in-Chief elect) and noted provincial antagonist and onetime… Continue reading And the battleship is sunk: Gauntlet elections
By Paul Murphy
The University of Calgary Alumni Association has been trying to reach out to current students before graduation. One of these initiatives is the creation of the Senior Class Ambassadors. These positions have been initiated to recognize students who have shown an exceptional degree of leadership and involvement throughout their degrees. This year Scarlett Crockatt and… Continue reading Alumni Association reaches out to students with senior class ambassador program
The Wildrose Alliance Party has developed a considerable presence in Alberta politics. The party will now expand that presence to campus with the formation of a University of Calgary Wildrose Alliance campus club. U of C students Kathryn Marshall and Jarrett Leinweber founded the club after creating a Facebook group that drew about 100 members,… Continue reading U of C students create Wildrose Club
By Daniel Pagan
The Nickle Arts museum received more than its namesake, after the City of Calgary contributed $3.234 million towards the construction of its new home in the Taylor Family Library. The fund is part of the needed $50.5 million in construction costs. Once completed the new Nickle Arts Museum will connect with the Hotel Alma, Rosza… Continue reading City of Calgary donates over $3 million to Nickle Arts Museum
By Noah Miller
Various groups at the University of Calgary will now have access to an impartial arbitrator who has the capacity to resolve disputes between the Students’ Union, Graduate Students’ Association and the university with some real gusto. The new role, known as the ombudsperson, boasts “recognized standing” by the SU, GSA and the university along with… Continue reading Ombudsperson receives “recognized standing”
It was just before reading break that I stood nervously fidgeting in front of the Gauntlet, about to timidly ask if I could write on the intricate and obscure issue of domestic violence. When asked why I chose such an unyielding subject, I explained how the issue has been woven into my life, first in… Continue reading Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds