By Eric Fung
Although people may differ in their opinions of the Kyoto Protocol, they agree that the time to take action on climate change is now.Allan Amey, President and CEO of Climate Change Central, delivered his talk “Canada and Alberta Climate Change Challenges” on Oct. 23 at the University of Calgary. C3, an Alberta private-public partnership, is… Continue reading Kyoto: action wanted
By Eric Fung
As one audience member put it, this was “replacing provincial propaganda with federal facts.”The evening of Wed., Oct. 16, Federal Minister of the Environment Honourable David Anderson delivered a talk entitled “Why Canada should ratify Kyoto,” part of a six-lecture series put on by the University of Calgary. He highlighted the fact that any action… Continue reading Kyoto comes to Calgary
By Eric Fung
Two researchers from the University of Calgary will be investigating complex sugars and their interactions thanks to an Albertan award. Alberta Ingenuity–an organization funding research in science and engineering–established two research centres at the University of Alberta with initial funding of $1.2 million each. In the next five years, they may receive up to $7… Continue reading Research centres
By Eric Fung
It will be business as usual when the Students’ Union runs its by-election from Oct. 9-11.“A great deal of preparation has been going into this election,” said Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar. “It’s been meeting after meeting after meeting.”Students in the Faculty of Communication and Culture will be electing one of four candidates as their… Continue reading SU by-elections next week
By Eric Fung
Achievements of the Faculty of Science will no longer be a mystery to students with the release of the new science agendas. The agendas were launched on Sept. 25 in conjunction with the Faculty of Science’s “meet the dean” night, which gave students the opportunity to meet Dean Dr. Michael Boorman and other faculty members.… Continue reading Science agendas
By Eric Fung
On Wed., Sept. 25, the Rosza Centre was filled as the University of Calgary kicked off its series of five public lectures examining the issues surrounding the Kyoto Protocol.Former Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design and current TransAlta Vice-President of Sustainable Development Dr. Robert Page gave the inaugural talk, “The Origins of our Dilemma,”… Continue reading Kyoto starts here
By Eric Fung
A recent advertisement, which first appeared on campus bulletin boards around Sept. 9, may not offer students what they bargained for.The poster offers students the opportunity to work from home selling an unidentified product as an extra source of income. Upon visiting the website and providing their name and e-mail address, a potential employee can… Continue reading Job here?
By Eric Fung
For the first time, it’s not the students that have to pay, as the Den introduces a new $2.00 cover charge for non-students on Thursday and Friday nights."The cover charge will serve a two-fold purpose," said Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Robbie White. "First, it will be a small source of revenue. Second, the… Continue reading Den to instate cover charge
By Eric Fung
The University of Calgary will enhance its research university status when the first students enter the Bachelor of Health Sciences program in Sept. 2003, if approved by the Board of Governors at its June 21 meeting."We are meeting the demand for highly trained health researchers," said the Faculty of Medicine Assistant Dean Dr. Benedikt Hallgrimsson.… Continue reading New Health Sciences Degree
By Eric Fung
This week, the University of Calgary revised its Smoking Reduction Policy, which is intended to provide a safe environment for all students and staff. "Under the direction of the Office of the Vice-President,Finance and Services, campus-wide implementation of this program willbegin to take place throughout the summer months, in full swing by thefall semester," said… Continue reading No smoking