Month: September 2013

By Erin A. E. Vance

Youth and adolescent bullying makes headlines frequently. Newspapers often lend detailed accounts of severe cases of suicide and grave injuries which resulted from physical aggression, verbal abuse and more recently, online bullying. Childhood and adolescent bullying is a traumatizing situation that affects the way a person reacts to the world around them and even damages… Continue reading BULLIED

By Reem Ghaleb

Team Alberta has built a solar house named Borealis for the biannual Solar Decathlon competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. The competition will take place in Irvine, California from Oct 3–13 where judges will critique the construction and design of solar houses built by 20 international teams. “It has been two years in… Continue reading Ideas brought to life with new solar house

By Reem Ghaleb

A new report released by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy claims that the Dutch Disease phenomenon is actually beneficial to Canada’s economy. Dutch Disease occurs when the price of commodities — in this case oil — increases, causing the exchange rate for a country’s currency to rise. When this happens, other exporting… Continue reading U of C report questions impact of Dutch Disease

By Chris Adams

Since early June, organizers have been hosting Speaker’s Corner events on Sunday afternoons at 17th Avenue’s Tomkin Park. Modeled after events first hosted in London’s Hyde Park over 150 years ago, Speaker’s Corner gives Calgarians the chance to share their views on current issues in a formalized setting. On Sundays, speakers are given a block… Continue reading Speaker’s corner gets new life

By Dean Hetherington

Clubs week is back at the University of Calgary with hordes of club executives invading MacHall. In MacHall’s north and south courtyards, running from Sept. 16–20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clubs week gives students the opportunity to learn more about the over 300 clubs on campus. “Clubs week is really just the advertising blitz,”… Continue reading Club me ‘till I’m week

By Danielle Torrie

Gender-neutral washrooms are popping up on campuses across Canada, including the University of Alberta, the University of Victoria and the University of Regina. To do their part here at the University of Calgary, the Q Centre is now working with Student Services to bring these washrooms to campus. Gender-neutral washrooms are meant to help transgender… Continue reading SU and Q Centre collaborate on gender-neutral washrooms

By Emily Leedham

The chant that gained infamy at Saint Mary’s University has made major headlines, and while this has drawn attention to the essential issue of sexual assault on campus, we need to recognize that this “rape culture” we’re hearing about is nothing new. Splashy headlines about rape draw major webpage traffic, so the media cashes in… Continue reading Rape culture runs deeper than chants

By Kalista Sherbaniuk

Quebec’s newly proposed Charter of Quebec Values has generated a heated debate. Quebec’s Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship minister Bernard Drainville has proposed legislation that will prohibit the wearing of religious symbols while working in the public sector. The ban is not universal for all religions, as crucifixes at the provincial legislature will remain in… Continue reading Quebec’s charter a course for disaster