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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 Kirstin Morrell

It’s a sport of crushed ribs and severed ears, broken bones and bruised egos. But at the Calgary Stampede, one of the world’s major rodeos, the stakes are too high to stay away. As if it wasn’t enough to be Canada’s largest annual event, the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede July 7-16, smashed attendance records on… Continue reading Stampede round-up 2005

By Kirstin Morrell

What does the future hold? We all fantasize about going there, but the only time travel possible for most of us is the slow passage forward, one day at a time. However, a select few–people lucky enough to be professional dreamers–leapfrog ahead, contemplating far tomorrows. Some of what these science fiction writers have predicted has… Continue reading A look into the future

By Kirstin Morrell

Driving from Austin, Texas to Calgary without a fill-up? A University of Calgary team plans to do just that, as part of the North American Solar Challenge in July. “It’s more than just building a solar car,” said project manager Rashaad Sader. “It’s 50 per cent engineering and 50 per cent education.” And as a… Continue reading U of C solar car team right on road

By Kirstin Morrell

Cynics might say an official New Democrats Party visit to Calgary could only be a campaign pit stop or a desperate ploy by a party in trouble. However, with no election in sight and the NDP doing better at the federal level than they have in 16 years, the NDP might be taking Alberta seriously.… Continue reading Jack Layton visits Cowtown

By Kirstin Morrell

Canada-U.S. relations have changed in the past three- and-a-half years. As the U.S. grows more conservative, even reactionary, we continue on toward liberalism. In the midst of this increasing divide, a group calling itself the “Independent Task Force on the Future of North America” is proposing a drastic integration of many key aspects of national… Continue reading A sour relationship

By Kirstin Morrell

While most students were studying and partying this weekend, some University of Calgary business students were working hard renovating a needy family’s house. Members of Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship and The Social Exchange, two Haskayne School of Business clubs, repaired and painted the house in Pineridge while business sponsors carpeted and tiled. Their efforts paid off… Continue reading Haskayne students renovate house

By Kirstin Morrell

One of Calgary’s oldest commercial blocks is slated for demolition, leaving Mount Royal residents alarmed at the prospects for the future of their neighbourhood. Tonko Realty Advisors Ltd., owners of Westhills Towne Centre and other properties in Calgary, secured a demolition permit for the 93-year-old building, but their development plans remain unapproved by the city.… Continue reading Goodbye Mount Royal Block, hello chain stores

By Kirstin Morrell

Over 2,700 voters in Calgary Buffalo are shaking their heads tonight. In a Nader-esque display of vote-splitting, the Liberal candidate lost by less than the margin of Alberta Green Party voters.It happened again in Edmonton Whitemud, where the PCS walked away with a win where the NDP voters could have made up the difference.In Edmonton… Continue reading Vote-splitting