Once again the time of year where a few students moseyed on down to the polls and cast their vote for who should represent their interests in the Students’ Union has come and gone. That’s right, the SU by-election results have come in, heralding a new operations and finance commissioner and engineering representative. Hardave Birk… Continue reading Students’ Union byelection winners chosen
Month: October 2009
Campus Women’s Centre honours alumnus, student
Wisdom, resilience and compassion were celebrated at a noon-hour awards ceremony which recognized two women who embody those characteristics. The University of Calgary Women’s Resource Centre presented Carol Oliver with the 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award and Adina Edwards with the 2009 Distinguished Student Award on Fri., Oct. 23. “There’s a number of different awards ceremonies… Continue reading Campus Women’s Centre honours alumnus, student
Students get a hand up with Jason Lang Scholarship
Over the next couple of months, some students will receive mysterious checks in the mail. Those who don’t know why they are receiving these checks might think that they have appeared out of thin air or that magic was involved, but they would be wrong — students with high marks will see extra money in… Continue reading Students get a hand up with Jason Lang Scholarship
H1N1 clinic opens on campus
University of Calgary students who want to receive the H1N1 vaccination can attend a newly opened vaccination clinic on campus. The clinic, located on the second floor of the Olympic Oval, began on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and is the city’s fifth such location. The Oval clinic specifically serves high-risk Calgarians, but according to the… Continue reading H1N1 clinic opens on campus
Deconstructing the Genocide Awareness Project
In a perfect fundamentalist Christian world, the Earth is a few thousand years old, water turns to wine, Charles Darwin was a charlatan and the art of persuasion consists of ramming your views down everyone’s throats. Unfortunately for the members of that charming clan, we live in a rational world that advocates choice and freedom.… Continue reading Deconstructing the Genocide Awareness Project
On the abolition of state-endorsed marriage
There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” Pierre Trudeau first spoke those words as minister of justice, in defense of his Omnibus bill that decriminalized homosexual acts and legalized abortion and contraception. It was 1967 and while his measures instituted in that bill have progressed further — you no longer… Continue reading On the abolition of state-endorsed marriage
Halloween: a time for spooky, sexy fun
With Halloween fast approaching, everyone is in a flutter to find the skankiest costumes and twist their childhood memories into a “get laid quick” scheme. And that’s okay. We fully support the fact that Halloween is a time for the creepy and crawly, but also the super hot. But let’s face it, you buy a… Continue reading Halloween: a time for spooky, sexy fun
Witches, bunnies and sustainable fuel sources
By Neil Griffin
Last week the Los Angeles Times reported on the murder of African children accused of being witches. The children, often accused by family members, were killed during attempted exorcisms performed by local Pentecostal priests. Accusations of witchcraft are not a new phenomenon in traditional African culture — many negative changes in the community are blamed… Continue reading Witches, bunnies and sustainable fuel sources
Health-care costs spark government action
Go ahead, punch yourself in the teeth. Sure it doesn’t sound like a great plan, but this guy here is your friend, and if he says you should punch yourself in the teeth, then it can’t be all bad. Right? Despite the nagging suspicion that punching your own teeth out is probably a bad plan,… Continue reading Health-care costs spark government action
Editorial: Farmer Ed has a Wildrose problem
Shortly after winning the Wildrose Alliance leadership race, Danielle Smith announced that Premier Ed Stelmach hasn’t “even begun to imagine what’s about to hit him.” These are pretty strong words from someone so new to Alberta politics, but they do contain some truth. Stelmach’s popularity has been in decline for the last several months, even… Continue reading Editorial: Farmer Ed has a Wildrose problem