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By Roman Zakaluzny

Last Thursday, the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation celebrated its first anniversary with much fanfare by giving themselves a collective pat on the back. Students from across the country were present for the event but were divided in their opinions on the effectiveness of the program. The CMSF held its first Annual Public Meeting and luncheon… Continue reading Award recipients cheated, say students

By Roman Zakaluzny

"It was time." Those were the words of University of Calgary Director of Ancillary Services Peter Fraser, on why Aug. 26, 2000 was the date chosen for the Den to permanently close its doors. After more than 30 years, the Den had become almost an institution at the U of C. However, Friday morning the… Continue reading The Den closes forever

By Roman Zakaluzny

The federal New Democratic Party warns of a crisis looming in the student loan process, but Students’ Union Vice-president External Duncan Wojtaszek says the crisis will be found in increasing student debts instead. On Monday, NDP Member of Parliament and Critic for Post-Secondary Education Libby Davies criticized the Human Resources and Development Department for not… Continue reading Student loan access questioned

By Roman Zakaluzny

Provincial legislators in Edmonton recently passed Bill 11, which critics say is the start of a two-tiered health care system in Canada. But, while Alberta maybe the birthplace of increased privatization in the health-care sphere, Ontario may be Canada’s leader in a similar system for education, according to student groups. On April 28, Ontario Minister… Continue reading Ontario approves private universities

By Roman Zakaluzny

And you thought democracy wasn’t alive on campus. With just under nine percent club approval, Jordan Bonner was elected Club Committee Chair last Friday. Bonner, a third-year political science/history student, won the race in which each Students’ Union sanctioned club was allowed one vote. Of the 147 eligible clubs, only 28 took the time to… Continue reading New Club Committee Chair aims to up club activity

By Roman Zakaluzny

Late last summer, several massive explosions rocked Russia, killing over 300 innocent civilians while they slept. While no one claimed responsibility for the atrocity, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin placed the blame squarely on "Chechen terrorists." Chechnya, a tiny landlocked nation of less than one million people located in the… Continue reading Chechnya presentation examines war

By Roman Zakaluzny

You may not get paid, but at least you can feel good and get some snacks afterwards.The Canadian Blood Services held their quadrennial blood drive at the University of Calgary Tuesday and Wednesday, and students had the chance to help not only Calgary’s blood supply, but other, larger municipalities as well.The flow of donors to… Continue reading University students sucked dry

By Roman Zakaluzny

This year’s Students’ Union election may forever go down as the Year of the Acclamation. But if it’s a race you’re looking for, there was one last Thursday in the foodcourt at the Academic Commissioner’s Forum. Six candidates are vying for four positions on the Academic Commission, making this the most highly contested race of… Continue reading Academic Commissioners face off

By Roman Zakaluzny

If attendance at Monday’s Presidential Forum was an indicator of the outcome of the presidential race, predicting this year’s winner would be easy. In real life, though, it’s not that simple.Of Tyler Brekko, Faisal Rana and Toby White, only White showed up to face outgoing Students’ Union President Rob South’s barrage of questioning. Brekko was… Continue reading Presidential forum draws one

By Roman Zakaluzny

Students witnessed another solo election forum on Wednesday– this time for VP Events. Unlike the Presidential Forum on Monday, however, this forum’s truant candidate chose to boycott the event. High noon was the scheduled draw-time between the two candidates running for the position of VP Events, Alix d’Archangelo and Kyle Woolgar. Similar to Monday, the… Continue reading Candidate shuns VP Events forum