Month: September 2011

By Michael Grondin

You can always make a difference, even if it’s small steps that get you there. For one student at the University of Calgary, many of these small steps have been taken towards an environmentally friendly community. Zakir Hussein, a third-year earth sciences student, has been fusing his entrepreneurial and research skills in an attempt to… Continue reading Student research finds new answers

By Marty Hastings

Robust, gregarious, loving, outgoing and passionate are all adjectives that can be used to describe Joah Atkinson, a graduate of Earl Marriott secondary school bordering Surrey and White Rock who was killed by a careless driver in 2003. Those positive descriptions can be applied to Sylvie Mullen, also a Marriott alumna, who is keeping Joah’s… Continue reading Bursary keeps rugby star’s memory alive

By Eric Mathison

This Friday Canadian-born anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis will be speaking at the University of Calgary. The talk is called “Why Ancient Wisdoms Matter in the Modern World.” The goal of the talk is “to encourage people to think about a central revelation of anthropology, and that’s the idea that other peoples of… Continue reading Wade Davis in Calgary

By Riley Hill

Music filled the air last Friday night as Tom and Gary’s Decentralized Dance Party hit Calgary’s streets. Attracting well over a thousand people, this traveling circus is on a cross-Canada tour with one thing in mind — to bring about a party revolution. One look at the Decentralized Dance Party’s website and you’ll find that… Continue reading Dance party takes over the streets

By Susan Anderson

Twenty new TVs were installed in MacHall, creating a partnership between the Students’ Union and NUTV. “The new TVs are part of what we are calling The Loop, the electronic bulletin board network,” said vice-president operations and finance Patrick Straw. “The purpose of The Loop is to have a consistent flow of information to the… Continue reading Students are now in the loop

By Dean Hetherington

Clubs week– the crowds, the clubs, the candy. A time for finding new people to hang out with, new interests you didn’t know you had, new parties to fill your weekends, and new things to put on your resume. If you’re a seasoned club executive, it’s a time for recruiting new members, chatting up other… Continue reading Club me ’til I’m week

By Kaye Coholan

What kind of impact can university students have on provincial politics? A lot, actually. That’s what the University of Calgary Students’ Union has set out to prove with its Get Out the Vote initiative. With the contest for Progressive Conservative party leadership soon drawing to a close, a provincial election is expected as early as… Continue reading Bringing student issues to the forefront

By Erin Shumlich

Starting university fresh and ready to learn, the last thing anyone wants to think about is how good times will slowly turn into a good amount of weight — 15 pounds to be exact. But is the dreaded ‘freshman 15’ something we really have to worry about, or is it just another myth proliferated to… Continue reading Brief: The freshman 15

By Kristyn Pelletier

Spotting number nine amid 80 players geared up in red and black uniforms is not a problem for the average Dinos football fan — running back Matt Walter will put on a spectacle for his fans. Known among many things for his impressive breakaways, Walter runs a 40-yard dash in a smoking 4.4 seconds —… Continue reading Matt Walter is smoking hot

By James McDonall

The University of Calgary men’s soccer season is well underway and the team has high hopes for the season which has started out strong with a 3-1 record so far. It isn’t all fun and soccer, however. According to Dinos head coach Brian McDonnell, success also matters off the pitch in the classroom. “It’s the… Continue reading Men’s soccer ready for season