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By Katy Anderson

The University of Calgary broke ground on the first building to be completed under the $1.5 billion capital expansion plan Wed., Sept. 19. Dr. Henry Fok Ying Tung, a respected philanthropist and entrepreneur from Hong Kong, donated $2 million to create a new residence building for international students. “Our biggest alumni outside of North America… Continue reading $2 million for new rez

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There are nearly 3,500 Calgarians living without a home. To raise awareness of this issue, the City of Calgary announced it’s 11th annual Homeless Awareness Week Fri., Sept. 15 “It potentially will sensitize more people to the needs and necessary strategy to further house people,” said alderman Joe Ceci. “It’s an education vehicle for people… Continue reading Calgarians tackle less glamorous issues

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The Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy held its groundbreaking ceremony this Mon., Sept. 11. The shindig was attended by staff, students and media, yet questions still persist about the building design and funding. “We are in the design phase right now and that’s a huge job in itself,” said ISEEE managing director Dr.… Continue reading ISEEE demystified, sort of

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New CJSW space When last year’s operating agreement was signed it looked optimistic that a new CJSW space would be built sooner rather than later. But plans of construction hit another obstacle as the University of Calgary Students’ Union and CJSW had a disagreement about costs and communication. CJSW called for an independent audit, which… Continue reading News in handy review form

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What would it take for you to follow thousands of caribou across barren, frozen tundra for five months? A husband and wife team did it to raise awareness about the issues facing the caribou. Last week, their story came to campus at a film screening in Residence of Being Caribou. The film chronicles the journey… Continue reading A trek to save the caribou

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American pop culture is already well known, and with the opening of a new research centre, American policy will be too. The University of Calgary opened the Institute for United States Policy Research on Wed. Mar. 30 as part of a strategy to develop better academic institutional linkages with the U.S., including combined research and… Continue reading Centre to study damned Yanks

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Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere with 80 per cent of its citizens living below the poverty line of two dollars a day and five per cent of people controlling 65 per cent of the national wealth. Its democratically elected government was overthrown in 1991 and again in 2004 with the help… Continue reading Haiti: Canada’s black eye

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Nursing students are still stuck with full price transit in the summer, just like the rest of us. Last month, preliminary talks began between the University of Calgary and Calgary Transit to have the U-Pass extended over the summer for nursing students in the fast track program. These students must work practicums through the summer,… Continue reading Nurses denied summer U-Pass

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International students may have to get a few more part-time jobs next year.Although the Alberta government has confirmed it will once again pay the cost of tuition increases next year for Canadian students, the tuition hold will not apply to international students–and starting next year it will cost them even more to attend the University… Continue reading Welcome to Canada, now pay up