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MacHall expansion slow-going progress

By Kim Stock

For anyone familiar with the Students’ Union’s MacEwan Hall expansion project and MacEwan Student Centre redevelopment, it may come as a surprise to see construction underway. "We are currently working on redevelopment projects within the building," said SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Amanda Affonso. MSC redevelopment includes designing [for parallel construction] a new Max Café,… Continue reading MacHall expansion slow-going progress

U of C 101 kicks off

By Kim Stock

Hordes of frosh students saturated the University of Calgary campus Wednesday as U of C 101 kicked off. Entering its third year, U of C 101 staff is pleased with how things are running. "Things are going extremely well," said U of C 101 co-ordinator Amy McEvoy. "One of the things that never ceases to… Continue reading U of C 101 kicks off

BN on WWW at U of C:

By Kim Stock

The University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing is offering Canada’s first on-line post-diploma Baccalaureate of Nursing program. "This faculty is on the leading edge with respect to web development for nursing education," said Faculty of Nursing Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) Dr. James Rankin. "This is the first program to my knowledge that is a post-diploma… Continue reading BN on WWW at U of C:

Water, water, everywhere

By Kim Stock

It’s not a very dry topic—once you filter out everything else. Four University of Calgary Environmental Science students will travel to Nicaragua this summer to test U of C professor David Manz’s BioSand Water Filter.With the help of the Evangelical non-governmental organization Samaritan’s Purse and a $9,500 grant from the International Grants Committee of the… Continue reading Water, water, everywhere

Senate Rep

By Kim Stock

If you’ve never heard of the University of Calgary Senate, you’re not alone. The mission statement of the senate is to "inquire into any matter that might tend to enhance the usefulness of the university." They are also in charge of honorary degrees.Of the 62 senators of the U of C, two are elected students.… Continue reading Senate Rep

Club coffers short

By Kim Stock

Since the beginning of September, confusion has surrounded the activities of the Education Students’ Association. Issues surrounding financial and constitutional matters continue to surface as questions and concerns remain unanswered.It was discovered recently that $340 of ESA Christmas Party Funds are unaccounted for. Following this discovery, ESA Vice-president Finance Cathy Zander was suspended from her… Continue reading Club coffers short

Fighting for student rights

By Kim Stock

Students’ Union Vice-president Academic Toireasa Jespersen has implemented her own SU expansion project.Scrapping last year’s proposal to have an ombudsoffice for students to seek academic advice, Jespersen has replaced it with a student rights advisor program.Unlike the original idea of having a neutral ombudsoffice (whereby the ombuds would, in theory, favour neither the students’ position… Continue reading Fighting for student rights

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

Silent but violent

By Kim Stock

Rape can happen to anybody. Only five per cent of those who have been sexually victimized report the crimes that have been committed against them.There have been a few recent developments regarding the issue of rape and the subculture of illegal drugs and substances that relate to it, as date-rape drugs have been receiving increased… Continue reading Silent but violent