Month: July 2001

Don’t nuke that cold sore

By Patrick Boyle

Researchers in the University of Calgary Health Sciences Department are determined to develop a biological, cancer-killing machine by fair means or foul. Last month, the medical community watched excitedly as a U of C research team revealed test results of the seemingly harmless Respiratory Enteric Orphan virus as an oncolytic (cancer-attacking) treatment. Dr. Patrick Lee,… Continue reading Don’t nuke that cold sore

Education on the energy debate

By Ruth Davenport

Canadian educators took the energy debate into their own hands this week. During a two-day conference hosted by the Alberta Foundation for Environmental Learning on July 23-24, 29 teachers from across the country met to discuss new initiatives in energy education. The conference was preceded by a cross-Canada tour of the educators from elementary and… Continue reading Education on the energy debate

New administrator, same debt load

By Kris Kotarski

Post-secondary students across Alberta have a new name to remember this summer. Effective July 31, 2001, the province’s agreement with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce expires and the provincial government takes over responsibility for financing all Alberta Student Loans. The province has contracted EDULINX Canada Corporation to administer the loans. "We’re expecting to issue… Continue reading New administrator, same debt load

FROM ICELAND WITH LOVE

By Ruth Davenport

On a hot summer’s day, the University of Calgary received its coolest donation ever. On Fri., July 20, the Icelandic Ambassador to Canada attended a reception at the MacKimmie Library to donate a five-volume boxed set of the first complete English translation of the Sagas of the Icelanders. His Excellency Hjalmar W. Hannesson expressed his… Continue reading FROM ICELAND WITH LOVE

Proud mediocrity

“Those Canadians really know how to build great hardware, I tell you.”These were the words of American astronaut Susan Helm, spoken minutes after using Canadarm2 to attach a US-made airlock to a port on the International Space Station earlier this week. One could call it a proud moment in Canadian aeronautical history–or perhaps it’s just… Continue reading Proud mediocrity

Doubling up on discoveries

By Patrick Boyle

Sufferers of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases may soon find respite from the excruciating pain caused by their afflictions. Researchers at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine recently identified a new pain receptor active in inflammatory conditions and mapped its activation and transmission pathways. Fortuitously, the team also identified a substance that interferes with… Continue reading Doubling up on discoveries

Troublemakers without student cards

By Allie Smyth

Non-students wreaked havoc on campus during the months of May and June, keeping Campus Security officers busy with broken glass and bones, a kidnapping attempt and a gun complaint, among several other incidents. In a possible abduction attempt, an unidentified male believed to be a non-student approached a five-year-old girl at the University of Calgary… Continue reading Troublemakers without student cards

Mac Hall student services sing, dance, swap spaces

By Nicole McPhee

Nicole McPhee As MacEwan Hall expansion gathers steam, resulting disruptions resemble a game of snakes and ladders more than a construction project. To make way for the new ballroom, many of the student services in MacEwan Student Centre have been forced to relocate within the building. Campus Security, the International Students’ Centre, the Disability Resource… Continue reading Mac Hall student services sing, dance, swap spaces