By Stacey Kee
This fall, the University of Calgary became the first university in Canada to offer a four-year graduation guarantee, but only first-year students in the faculties of communication and culture, social sciences, science and humanities were eligible to enrol. The program requires students complete one-quarter of their degree each year and meet with an academic advisor.… Continue reading Degree guarantee not available to everyone who wants it
By Ellen Lloyd
Horrifically long line-ups at Tim Horton’s are a permanent fixture in MacEwan Hall. But even at 4:30 p.m., long past the usual lunch hour, the University of Calgary food court is appreciably busy. Students empty their wallets and fill their bellies with typical, if not particularly varied, fare from the many fast food joints. Second-year… Continue reading Freedom from frozen dinners
After a brief hiatus vice-president Alyssa Stacey and others are working to revive the Canadian Roundtable on Academic Materials. CRAM brought together student unions from across the country to discuss ways to help keep academic material costs down for students. CRAM was created to bring attention to the high costs of textbooks and course packs.… Continue reading Lobby group hopes to lower text prices
Students hoping to complete a communications degree solely on weekends and evenings may have a more difficult time now that the University of Calgary changed funding for the Weekend University program. “Weekend University has been around for at least a dozen years with the intention of making it possible for a full-time working adult to… Continue reading Part-time degrees more difficult
By Natalie Sit
Sir Max Aitken, also known as Lord Beaverbrook, founded the war art program in 1916 after the gas attack in Ypres. There were no cameras present to record the horrific event, so Aitken commissioned a painting to remember what happened. There was also the belief that photographs would eventually disintegrate, leaving very little behind to… Continue reading History from the tip of a paintbrush
University of Calgary Dinos vs. University of Toronto Varsity Blues The Dinos were clearly overpowered by the top-ranked U of T squad. Kim Malcher scored for the Blues just over seven minutes into the opening period and the game was well on its way to a blowout. The Dinos played tough, but four goals in… Continue reading Dino women host Nationals
The exciting city of Winnipeg is a faraway adventure for most people. However, at this year’s Canadian Figure Skating Championships, University of Calgary student Ryan Nieckar and his partner Stacey Bridge looked right at home. Competing in the Junior Dance event, Bridge and Nieckar moved up in the standings throughout the week, which is unusual… Continue reading Skating with a vengence
By Еvan Osentоn
The University of Calgary women’s hockey program is like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation–both struggle through personnel cuts and abysmal funding levels. Should we then be surprised when the best the CBC can do is Pit Pony or Jonovision? Should we be surprised the Dinos staggered to a 1-8-1 record to close the first half of… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Report card time