Month: November 2005

By Emily Senger

Each week binge drinking on campus has messy consequences. Drunken altercations with the law, intoxicated violence, alcohol induced relationship strife, regretful beer-goggle hook-ups and nasty hangovers can be requisite parts of the university experience. University of Calgary professor Dr. Shervin Vakili will address some of the negative consequences of student binge drinking with a new… Continue reading Binge drinking not as healthy as thought

By Rene Bodack

There’s a breeze of fresh air going through the University of Calgary. The Varsity Outdoor Club celebrated its birth last weekend with the first two hiking trips in Kananaskis Country. “One thing I noticed when I came here, there was no outdoor club, no hiking club or anything like that,” said third year geophysics major… Continue reading Take a hike

By Drew Morin

Nearly every week or two there is a medical breakthrough from the research labs of the University of Calgary. A new Alberta-wide fundraising initiative aims to keep it that way by raising $300 million for Calgary medical research labs. Reach!, the largest fundraising initiative in Alberta’s history, will target individuals and corporations over the next… Continue reading Reach! for your wallets Alberta

By Kirstin Morrell

“You can talk about us, but you can’t talk without us,” is the unofficial motto of the 746 Communication Squadron in Calgary. On Sun., Nov. 6, they showed students from the University of Calgary, Mount Royal, SAIT and various high schools the equipment they use to keep the army talking.Corporal Nick Lui, a fourth-year engineering… Continue reading Reserves open arms and armoury to public

By Monika Czyz

Jan Zygadlo and Andrzej Kreutz are two Polish-Canadians for whom Remembrance Day holds a special significance. Each year on November 11, they reflect on their own experiences during World War II and are thankful just to be alive. Kreutz lived in Krakow, Poland when the war broke out. Although he was only a young boy… Continue reading We remember

By Chris Beauchamp

Bring your own stethoscope Want to play doctor? The third annual Health and Wellness Career Fair will be hitting MacEwan Hall Mon., Nov. 21 from noon to 4 p.m.Hosted by Career Services, the fair promises something for all students in Kinesiology, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology and Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. The fair is… Continue reading News briefer than this headline

By Kris Schmidt

The University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business ranks among the world’s best according to a new report.In the recently published Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2005 report, Haskayne was ranked number 25 of nearly 100 participating schools. The report, a project of the World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute, evaluates schools from around the world… Continue reading The little business school that could

By Emily Senger

A new agreement between the University of Calgary and SAIT could address massive labour shortages in the oil and gas sector by adding as many as 250 new seats at the U of C by September 2006 and eventually as many as 1,534 seats across the two institutions. U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten… Continue reading New student seats to fix labour shortage