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By Robert Wright

On Mon., Feb. 28, Federal Finance Minister Paul Martin announced the 2000 budget–one that includes a $2.5 billion injection in transfer payments to the provinces for health care and post-secondary education over the next four years. "It really puts the ball back in the province’s court right now because they’ve been so often saying they… Continue reading Federal budget gives provinces $2.5B

By Robert Wright

With less than a month left before the September housing crunch, the yearly race is on, and students are finding it difficult.Quoting a 0.5 per cent vacancy rate and estimating that more than 10,000 students will seek housing in the next few weeks, the University of Calgary Students’ Union is trying to call attention to… Continue reading The hunting

By Robert Wright

With less than a month left before the September housing crunch, the yearly race is on, and students are finding it difficultQuoting a 0.5 per cent vacancy rate and estimating that more than 10,000 students will seek housing in the next few weeks, the University of Calgary Students’ Union is trying to call attention to… Continue reading The hunting

By Robert Wright

The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round a lot more of the city than they used to.Calgary Transit has added five new bus routes, and begun direct Northeast to Northwest C-train service to make transportation to the university and Foothills hospital easier for staff and students.“They will be shuttle routes,” said CT Acting… Continue reading Calgary Transit announces new routes

By Laura Bardsley

In elementary school, every kid wanted to be an astronaut. However, the ideas for future careers broadened when the realization set in that the likelihood of being an astronaut is less than a four-foot-one kid playing in the NBA. In 1985-86, Ronald Reagan proposed sending a “citizen passenger” into space to promote the space program.… Continue reading The benefit of teach-o-nauts

By Tendayi Moyo

Next September, the University of Calgary will become the first university in Canada to offer a combined master’s degree in business administration and public policy. Robert Mansell, the academic director of the School of Public Policy, said the program will teach students the management skills employers are looking for. “It will appeal to those people… Continue reading New master’s in business and public policy

By Sean Sullivan

The four plays presented by Alberta Theatre Projects at the 27th Annual Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays demonstrate the ways playwrights are examining contemporary society.
 “One of the things that I think Canadian playwrights are wonderful at is asking questions,” says Vicki Stroich, interim artistic director for Alberta Theatre Projects. “Not necessarily providing… Continue reading Exploring the range of new Canadian theatre