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By Cailynn Klingbeil

While students will soon be participating in an evaluation process for their winter courses, the system that administers the ratings — capturing the results and allowing students to access them­ — remains broken. The Universal Student Ratings of Instruction, an evaluation process used for all credit courses at the U of C, will be distributed… Continue reading USRI system down, but not out during repairs

By Cailynn Klingbeil

A student led initiative for the University of Calgary to create standard Arabic language courses is yielding few results, leaving students discouraged and department heads offering varying rationales for why such courses do not exist. Students Marina McLellan, Zain Jinnah and Wesam Cooley are spearheading the initiative and have met with various department deans over… Continue reading Students lead drive for more Arabic classes

By Cailynn Klingbeil

A wage subsidy program encouraging students to pursue career-related summer employment was incredibly well received, with 160 University of Calgary students gaining support. The Student Work Experience Enrichment Program funded students working in an area related to their studies this summer that paid less than $15 an hour. “I’m used to going and working in… Continue reading A student chance for a living wage

By Cailynn Klingbeil

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

By Cailynn Klingbeil

Without ever stepping foot on campus, prospective students can tour universities, current students can find their class locations, and alumni can stroll down memory lane — all through Google Street View. The Google Maps feature launched in Canada at the beginning of October. The technology allows Internet users a 360-degree panoramic street-level view of cities… Continue reading Mapping campus, a Google odyssey

By Cailynn Klingbeil

When 23-year-old Echo Fettes busks with her violin at the entrance to an upcoming Stampeders’ home game while sporting green gear in support of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, it should be known that the act is all part of a dare. This October, Canadians across the country are joining Fettes and accepting random dares, ranging… Continue reading Daring project raises money for HIV/AIDS

By Cailynn Klingbeil

Despite the recent unveiling of Alberta’s newest universities, Mount Royal University and Grant MacEwan University aren’t going to be represented by the province’s university students’ lobby group. Instead they will continue to pay fees into a second lobby group, which has traditionally represented technical institutes and colleges. CAUS represents the interests of over 70,000 undergraduate… Continue reading New universities choose to stay with old lobby group

By Cailynn Klingbeil

With news of University of Calgary president Harvey Weingarten’s $4.75 million pension raising eyebrows across campus, the auditor general cautions there may be more to come when he releases his annual provincial audit in October. The amount of Weingarten’s pension emerged Monday, along with news the numbers were left off the books for six years.… Continue reading President’s salary details angers campus