Month: January 2002

By Dean Hetherington

The University of Calgary Biology Students’ Association recently provided over $4,500 of "Sweet Relief" for the malnourished Alberta Children’s Hospital.The Sweet Relief Charity Party, held on Sat., Jan. 26, featured local DJs and prize giveaways in the Den and Black Lounge. Proceeds from the event were donated to the hospital and a student bursary fund."It… Continue reading Sweet Relief for sweet kids

By Joel McNally

Protesters marched in the bitter cold on Fri., Jan 25 and held flags at the windows of the Rozsa Centre’s Milling room while a roundtable discussion proceeded inside."It’s all a drama," asserted one anonymous protester. "They tell a pack of lies."Religious affairs in Tibet was the scheduled but eventually neglected topic of discussion at the… Continue reading No knights at this roundtable

By Andrea Bundon

Every judge has to make tough decisions and Former Chief Justice Herb Laycraft is no exception.In 1994, Laycraft became a community volunteer with the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board. The committee is responsible for reviewing research proposals involving human subjects by the University of Calgary’s Faculties of Kinesiology, Medicine and Nursing and the Calgary Health… Continue reading Ethical recognition

By Roger Hollands

A spoonful of sugar may not be enough to get the medicine down.On Mon., Jan. 28, Dr. Erminia Guarneri, Interventional Cardiologist and Medical Director for the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California, delivered a lecture on the need for integrative health practices in day-to-day life."This is the typical American meal," she said,… Continue reading A new look at medicine

By Joanna Farley

Last week, the University of Calgary became home to some strange occurrences as engineering students took to the halls during Engineering Week. Coincidence?"It’s a great time for engineers to bond and share our engineering spirit with the rest of the campus," said Christine Johanson of the Engineering Students’ Society.The week of Jan. 14–18 included events… Continue reading Engineering week a pleasant memory

By Toby White

Canadians, especially Southern Albertans, have had water on the brain for the past few months. Events like the Walkerton tragedy are prominent on the national landscape, while the attention of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Waterkeeper Alliance and Mayor Bronconnier’s call for water meters have stirred up headlines in Calgary and prompted new approaches and perspectives… Continue reading A river runs through it

By Raquel Mann

There is quite the hustle and bustle on the second floor of the University of Calgary’s Scurfield Hall this week as enthusiastic and hardworking members of the Business Day Group make their final preparations for the Faculty of Management’s upcoming event of the year.In the early morning hours of Fri., Feb. 1, the faculty will… Continue reading Manage this!

By James Keller

Contrary to the normal state of affairs, CJSW now has a request for students.At the Jan. 22 meeting, the Students’ Legislative Council approved a referendum question to increase the University of Calgary radio station’s levy by $1 per semester. The levy is paid by all students regardless of session or status and if the increase… Continue reading CJSW to scoot with loot

By Joel McNally

A controversial referendum question squeaked past the University of Calgary Students’ Legislative Council and students now have another levy to vote on in March.The levy will support the proposed Calgary Public Interest Research Group and, if approved, will require full-time students to pay $2 per semester 2004, when a sunset clause requires the levy to… Continue reading CPIRG set for referendum

By Eric Fung

It wasn’t so much a clash of the titans as it was a polite dialogue.On Tue., Jan. 29, the Higher Education Research Group at the University of Calgary presented the inaugural installation of its "Higher Education in Alberta: the 21st Century" series, intended to stimulate discussion on the future of post-secondary education in this province.This… Continue reading In the pursuit of higher learning