Month: September 2001

By Nicole McPhee

On top of regular back-to-school challenges, University of Calgary students have two new classrooms to navigate. Classrooms TA 101 and 102 are located in portables otherwise known as "ATCO portable centres of excellence," required to accommodate rising enrolment at U of C. "Unfortunately, although we’ve got two new buildings, we don’t have adequate classroom space,"… Continue reading Portable centres of… something

By Patrick Boyle

The fantastic achievements that emerge frequently from various labs of University of Calgary researchers are well-known. But who are the individuals that make these discoveries possible by negotiating grants, dealing with administrative work and acting as a liaison to the public? Enter Dr. Pamela Sokol and her co-workers, the members of the Vice-President Research team.… Continue reading Helping hand in research

By Вen Li

by Вen Li 09.13.2001      Athabasca University was one of the pioneers of distance education in Canada. Today, AU is a leader in the online and distance education field. As such, they have a unique perspective on the development of online learning from distance education. Athabasca takes after the British Open University’s distance learning model established… Continue reading We live, die and learn on the web

By Ruth Davenport

With the new school year comes a new round of relocations and renovations in the MacEwan Hall Expansion saga. According to University of Calgary Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Natasha Dhillon, construction on the ballroom is proceeding at a healthy pace following the relocation of Campus Security to MacEwan Student Centre. "We can now… Continue reading Construction briefs

By Allie Smyth

Security forces at the University of Calgary have had their share of excitement dealing with recent questionable behavior on campus. A Campus Security Officer was the victim of an assault on Fri., Sept. 7. A routine call in response to four intoxicated males relieving themselves in a garbage can outside of south MacEwan Hall resulted… Continue reading The latest in miscreants

By Ruth Davenport

You may not be the freak you think you are. On Fri., Sept. 7 and Sat., Sept. 8, local artists and academics gathered at the University of Calgary to discuss and deconstruct the societal perception of "normal." Bodies and Texts: A Symposium on Normalcy, Disability, Mortality and Poetry was coordinated by Dr. Susan Rudy of… Continue reading Perceptions of geeks and freaks

By Justin Lee

"It’s like a big dance party on the bus every night," a soft-spoken David Usher explains of his current tour, promoting for his sophomore solo album, Morning Orbit. The same could be said about Usher’s stellar performance last Friday to a sold-out MacEwan Hall Ballroom audience. The Moist front man played selections from his two… Continue reading A day in the life of David Usher

By James Keller

Like growing sentiments in today’s society, popular culture is stupid. And, like all things stupid, it shouldn’t be taken seriously. This is the message being thrown out to the masses in the newest production from University of Calgary’s Hidden Insanity, Culture Pop. According to director and actor Jonathan Chapman, many people tend to disregard popular… Continue reading Campus theatre pokes at pop music and TV

By Stephanie Foster

The chill of autumn means it’s time to bid the summer movie season farewell, and this movie lover is delighted to do so. The last months have been a gusher of star power and explosions, but when it came to artistry, it was a fairly dry well. Many critics lamented the acting inability of The… Continue reading Good riddance to a horrible movie season

By Matt Oakes

This weekend, the newly completed Information and Communication Technology building will be hit by a tsunami of Japanese visual culture. The timing couldn’t be better–somebody needs to wash the dust and slime off the walls. The University of Calgary’s annual animation celebration, Otaku no Festival will exhibit Japanese animated film culture. Organized by the U… Continue reading Reading between the subtitles