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Engineering students raise over $5,400 during Pi Week

By Scott Strasser

The University of Calgary Engineering Students’ Society (ESS) hosted Pi Week from March 10–14, an annual charity event where students bought $5 pies for their friends. The pies were given to said friend, who could take the pie to the face or pay extra to forward the pie to someone else. In total, the ESS… Continue reading Engineering students raise over $5,400 during Pi Week

Humanities and social sciences conference comes to U of C

By Scott Strasser

Last week, the University of Calgary announced it will host the 2016 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the spring of 2016. The event will bring together social science and humanities scholars, students and practitioners from across the world to share their knowledge and exhibit their work. The Federation for the Humanities and… Continue reading Humanities and social sciences conference comes to U of C

Backlash over office renovations continues

By Riley Hill

How many angry students can $8.8 million buy? Students lashed out this week after learning about $8.8 million in renovations to the Administration Building that included changes in the executive offices many have deemed as lavish. During a senate meeting on Nov. 26, U of C student senate representative Dave Beninger spoke to a full… Continue reading Backlash over office renovations continues

Editorial: Doug Black abuses university money

By Gauntlet Editorial Board

Most University of Calgary students expect their hefty tuition fees to go towards quality education and resources on campus. But where is students’ tuition money actually going? First-class plane tickets and a limousine ride to Ranchman’s Club aren’t things one would expect hard-earned tuition money to help pay for. However, senator-in-waiting and U of C… Continue reading Editorial: Doug Black abuses university money

U of C’s transparency tested

By Michael Grondin

The transparency of the University of Calgary and its expenses was tested after a mass audit found some discrepancies with chair of the Board of Governors Doug Black’s claims. The university will adopt a new provincial government policy and restructure current policies to alleviate such errors in the future. 
The internal audit, in which the… Continue reading U of C’s transparency tested

Best in show – Movies

By Ryan Pike

The past year has been strange in Hollywood. There was a lengthy writer’s strike and another horrid Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy, but 2008 also featured a series of tremendously fun movies. Bolstered by such sure-fire crowd-pleasers as comic book heroism and shock male nudity, this year’s films shoved pretention and nuance aside and said, quite… Continue reading Best in show – Movies

A floppy sickness

By Tyler Wolfe

The consortium of television networks, which initially announced that it would bar the Green Party’s Elizabeth May from partaking in the televised debates prior to the October federal election only to “flip-flop” and cave to mounting public outcry, should be ashamed of itself. The move will undermine the familiarity of the current political landscape in… Continue reading A floppy sickness

Modern Romeo and Juliet

By Darren Friesen

In the tradition of Valentines Day, the local Pumphouse Theatre sought to extend our romantic notions for a longer period this year with a modern version of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. We are, once again, introduced to the two most famous characters in romantic poetry and the story of their forbidden love.… Continue reading Modern Romeo and Juliet