By Bonnie Leung
Science and engineering research in Alberta is getting a $500 million boost. However, student leaders doubt students will actually see any of the money from the provincial government’s new endowment fund for research in science and engineering. "This endowment will help us to attract investment, recruit top researchers from around the world and give our… Continue reading Science research gets $500M
By Bonnie Leung
The mountains of dirt outside Science B will lead to cleaner air. The University of Calgary is undertaking renovations to improve the quality of the buildings on campus. Currently, work is being done on the exterior of Science B. According to Project Manager Dwayne Dronyk, the U of C is building a foundation to support… Continue reading Campus buildings get makeover
By Bonnie Leung
This weekend, residence students from the University of Calgary will challenge the residences of the University of Alberta to a war. According to Residence Students’ Association Sports and Recreation Club Director Irene Enyedy, a tournament of many athletic events will pit the two schools against each other in a contest of honour. "This year we… Continue reading Rez gears up for war
By Bonnie Leung
It’s not Mulder and Scully, but it could still be an unearthly experience. The University of Calgary is holding "The Truth is out there," a spiritual perspectives week, from Jan. 24-29, 2000. According to Students’ Union Operations and Finance Commissioner Kirstyn Nay, Spiritual Awareness Week offers students something more than academic or health related events.… Continue reading Gaining religious perspective
By Bonnie Leung
The MacEwan Hall expansion project took a few more leaps forward in December–the Students’ Union signed an operating agreement with the university and a term sheet with the Royal Bank. This is the farthest expansion has progressed in four years. "The only thing that awaits is the tendering process," said SU Vice-president Operations and Finance… Continue reading Expansion agreements signed
By Bonnie Leung
University of Calgary Medicine student An-Wen Chan recently won one of three Rhodes Scholarships offered in the prairies. The winners receive a two to three year scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England. Chan credits his winning to family, friends and mentors. "It’s an incredible feeling of just about any positive emotion… Continue reading U of C Med student off to Oxford on scholarship
By Bonnie Leung
Students can now surf the net to find outstanding professors instead of badgering others for information. The University of Calgary launched a new website commending outstanding professors Nov. 15 in the Learning Commons. The website includes profiles of over 100 professors who have won teaching awards since 1992, according to Coordinator Tim Buell. "It also… Continue reading Website slings good profs
By Bonnie Leung
Have you ever wondered what a cell looks like magnified over a million times? Or how a piece of metal would corrode atom by atom? University of Calgary students will soon have first-hand knowledge of these processes. This fall, the U of C’s Faculty of Medicine received $2.1 million in donations to purchase two electron… Continue reading It’s a small world after all
By Bonnie Leung
Students are gathering in the food court this week hoping to discover their aesthetic (in)aptitude. The Fine Arts Fair, which runs from Nov. 16-19, started with a sculpting competition in the MacEwan Student Centre food court on Tuesday. According to Students’ Union Events Commissioner Oliver Ho, the fair will make students more aware of the… Continue reading Fair, thou Art
By Bonnie Leung
It’s a concept that flies in the face of authority. Students can pie their profs from Nov. 3-19 as part of a Students’ Union fundraiser for the United Way. According to SU United Way Representative Stefan Lohka, Pie the Prof traditionally runs as part of the university’s United Way campaign. "Pie the Prof is the… Continue reading Pie the Prof kicks off with psych prof