The Students’ Union has voted to pull out of tuition consultation with the University of Calgary administration. The decision was made at Tuesday night’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting where council voted 141 in favour of withdrawing from the consultation in an attempt to stop a maximum tuition increase this year. The resolution was moved by… Continue reading SU pulls out of tuition consultation
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A novel idea
By Kim Stock
"We’re poking a finger in the eye of Maclean’s!" Andrew Sherriff, Associate Editor & Special Advisor of Innovations: A Journal of Politics, triumphantly stated. "[Innovations] is an innovative venture that they don’t notice!"A new annual journal called Innovations was launched at the University of Calgary on Wed., Dec. 2 amidst a crowd feasting on wine… Continue reading A novel idea
More than a ribbon
On Dec. 6, 1989 Marc Lepine stalked the halls of L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal muttering sexist epithets. He murdered 14 women that day because he felt that they were taking away places that rightfully belonged to men. Recently, I heard these events referred to as the actions of “one idiot with a gun.” In our… Continue reading More than a ribbon
Midnight move on #1
By Chris Johns
Fans of the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team are a pretty die-hard group. After all, they stayed until just after midnight on Saturday, hoping to see the Dinosaurs win. On Friday, the team gave fans plenty to cheer about. But was anything settled in the battle for number one?On a weekend when the top… Continue reading Midnight move on #1
Deeper and deeper:
Another winless weekend for the University of Calgary men’s basketball team. Yikes! The Dinos dropped two games while visiting the University of British Columbia last weekend, losing the first 71-52 and the second 64-61."We played well Saturday. We did not play well Friday," said Head Coach Cory Russell in response to his team’s losses over… Continue reading Deeper and deeper:
U of C Confidential
According to some students, the new teacher evaluation forms don’t make the grade.The familiar red and white bubble sheet, dubbed "Universal Student Ratings of Instruction Instrument," was administered by the university for the first time this semester. What was supposed to be a straightforward and uncomplicated method of rating instructors has vexed some pupils. Discontent… Continue reading U of C Confidential
10th annual food drive
By Russell Catt
As you walk down the halls of campus buildings, you may start hearing a certain jingle-jangle sound. Is it the sound of sleighbells? No, it’s the sound of cash being donated the 10th annual Holiday Food Drive."The use of the Campus Food Bank is growing every year," said Students’ Union External Commissioner Robert South. "Last… Continue reading 10th annual food drive
U of C Confidential
On Nov. 19, the University of Calgary announced the opening of a Workplace Learning Research Unit. The WLRU is one of three such research units in the world, and is the first in Canada. Australia and England are home to others.The WLRU’s mission statement is "to create, critique, and disseminate knowledge that will advance our… Continue reading U of C Confidential
My penis, my world
The human body is beautiful. So is a meter-long penis as thick as a can of Chunky soup. Don’t worry good reader, all will be explained.A new Puritanism has set in, best exemplified by seemingly unrelated stories that have appeared in the news this past week. This new Puritanism plays upon the most ugly and… Continue reading My penis, my world
Ranked again
You are attending one of the worst universities in the country. At least that’s what the Maclean’s annual University Ranking issue released Nov. 16 suggests.The University of Calgary placed 12th out of 15 in the overall rankings for medical/doctoral schools-a small step up from last year’s 13th place finish.Admitedly, the report wasn’t all bad news… Continue reading Ranked again