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"With mammals, the male appears to win the female much more through the law of battle than through the display of his charms." -Charles Darwin, 1871 Classic texts such as Darwin’s Descent of Man and modern works including Bruce Eckel’s Thinking in C++ are available in a variety of online libraries for free. Thanks to… Continue reading Get your free books here
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A big ball of elastic bands could help this year’s International Week theme: bringing people together with The Ties That Bind. "The Ties That Bind is a way of bringing different ideas, attitudes, and philosophies together from different countries, organizations and mindsets," said Maryan Nabavi, International Centre Program Assistant for International Development and Research. "I… Continue reading Big ball of fun
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"Hot teens want to have sex with you!" "Lose 15 pounds in one hour!" These and similar phrases have become common e-mail subject lines since the first commercial spam was sent by a pair of lawyers in 1994. According to a European Commission study published in January, processing hundreds of millions of junk e-mails cost… Continue reading Free your mailbox from junk
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Don’t swipe that card.Every time you save 2.5 per cent by using your "frequent shopper card," you lose a bit of yourself to the marketdroids whose raison d’être is to scavenge every bit of information they can about you.Some might say that if the big chain bookstore knew about every book you’ve purchased, they would… Continue reading Think before you swipe
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Students from east Calgary may get to school faster once the city tears down a few minor obstacles. The widening of 16th Ave., a major student commuter route, will require the demolition of two businesses, a church and at least seven homes on the south side to accommodate two new lanes. Currently, rush-hour traffic cutting… Continue reading Road expansion hits pothole
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A new 700-MHz Nuclear Magnet Resonance machine topped off a $3 million upgrade to the U of C’s Bio-NMR Centre on Wednesday. The magnet, engineered in Switzerland and insured for $2 million, will allow researchers to study solid samples. "It’s a much more powerful magnet than what we had," said Professor Hans Vogel. "It’s the… Continue reading Magnetic attraction
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Six hundred delegates representing 1.3 million Canadian post-secondary students will attend a national conference of student associations this summer. The U of C and Mount Royal College will host the conference at the Telus Convention Centre from June 7-12. "This conference is a first," said Students’ Union VP External Duncan Wojtaszek. "It made sense for… Continue reading Mini News Stories
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A new Object Oriented Software Technology program promises to combat Canada’s shortage of information technology professionals. The program, offered at the University of Calgary, Saint Mary’s University and the University of Regina, will work with local IT companies to train much needed computer programmers. "Basically, we’re a program at the U of C in partnership… Continue reading Programmers come home to OOST
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The new Alberta Children’s hospital is a go, but not everyone approves of its location. The $200 million, 50,000 square-metre facility, to be located on West Campus, will be completed in 2005, and will provide opportunities for research and academic programs. But members of the University Heights community are concerned about the noise and traffic… Continue reading A new home for the Children’s Hospital
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Eleven years ago, gunfire echoed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal when Marc Lepine killed 14 female students. The victims of the 1989 shootings were honoured at a Dec. 6 service at the Nickle Arts Museum. The ceremony was attended by over 200 people from the university and the community who gathered to remember the tragic… Continue reading National day of remembrance