The Flying Spaghetti Monster has another hurdle to tackle in spreading his noodly appendage across the land. University of Calgary third-year chemical engineering student Jeremy Zhao approached the Students’ Union clubs committee with a proposal to start a Pastafarian Student Society last week and was denied. “To them it would be a parody religion, but… Continue reading Students want/fear Flying Spaghetti Monster
Month: November 2008
Police in need of recruits fight for U of C students
Police recruiters can’t get enough of University of Calgary students. Last week the Vancouver Police Department set up a booth at the U of C to recruit police officers. On top of this, Alberta police departments have begun a project to try to get university students to consider careers in policing.The Recruiting Alberta Police Initiative… Continue reading Police in need of recruits fight for U of C students
Vision care sighted in near future
University of Calgary undergraduate students could have vision care included as part of their health plan, as soon as January 2009. Otherwise, it could be added in time for the 2009-10 school year. Students’ Union vice president operations and finance Alex Judd and her commissioner Bryan Campbell are looking into options available to add vision… Continue reading Vision care sighted in near future
Think before you drink
Redefining the binge The concept of binge drinking used to have a radically different meaning. It conjured up images of severely intoxicated hooligans roving around drunk for two or three days at a time, people who could hardly stand up, who couldn’t stop drinking, who appeared nearly dead. This was the image associated with falling… Continue reading Think before you drink