Tag: News Briefs

By Morgan Haigler

Liberal leadership race heats up In the wake of Stephane Dion’s pledge to step down as Liberal leader at the party convention to be held at the end of April, the campaign to replace him has begun. The first all-candidates forum was held last weekend amidst complaints from leadership hopeful Member of Parliament Bob Rae… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

Students get unpleasant surprise After two back-to-back incidents frightened students at Calgary’s Westmount Charter School last Wednesday and Thursday, a meeting for parents and students has been scheduled for Monday night to discuss security concerns. The first incident, which involved a man exposing himself to several students, is said to be linked to a similar… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

Hospital re-uses syringes Nearly 2,700 patients of a northern Alberta hospital are being tested for HIV and hepatitis following Alberta’s second major case of unsafe sterilization practices since 2007. Earlier this month, a small number of nurses at the High Prairie Health Complex were observed reusing syringes to inject sedatives into endoscopy patients. Union representatives… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

Pizza parlour adds topping to menu The owner of Your Choice Pizza, located across the street from William Aberhart High School, confessed to selling marijuana to students Monday. Piotr Krol was seen selling marijuana under the code name “chicken nuggets” in July and August by an undercover Calgary police operation. Krol has been charged with… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

SU byelection announced On Thursday, the Students’ Union announced the candidates for the upcoming SU byelection. Voting will take place from Oct. 21-23. Students can vote online through their myUofC accounts or at a polling station. Four positions were acclaimed. Teresa Green, Daniel Pagan, Carrie Liu and Melissa Tannahill will be the faculty representatives for… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

Concordia bans Facebook Concordia University recently restricted Facebook access on its campus computers, claiming the networking site is a potential threat to its overall systems performance. According to the school’s information technology department, hackers can use Facebook to access e-mail addresses and personal information. Students and professors may be able to view Facebook over a… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Asma Chaudry and Nenad Tomanic

American economic crisis Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for the largest bankruptcy in history Monday. Lehman, the fourth largest U.S. investment bank, had assets of $639 billion at the end of May. The bank financed too many risky assets with little capital. Central banks are pumping billions of dollars to contain the crisis in Wall… Continue reading News for the unnewsed: Economy in crisis

By Julie Phillips

Four years is plenty First-year students in the faculties of Communications and Culture, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences may now qualify for the 2012 graduation guarantee. The guarantee, the first of its kind in Canada, enables students to enter into an agreement with the U of C where students are guaranteed to graduate within four… Continue reading News for the unnewsed: elections and employment