By Вen Li
Two simple buttons may make your life at the University of Calgary easier. The U of C’s homepage at www.ucalgary.ca received an update recently. The "Just for Students" and "Admission and Registration" buttons located in the navigation bar have been retired to make way for two new buttons entitled "Student Information" and "Prospective Students." The… Continue reading Web time wasters
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Not since the Treaty of Versailles had France been such a power, but the city of Philadelphia turned out to be a Waterloo of sorts. The University of Calgary Model UN team placed fourth for representing France at the University of Pennsylvania’s Model United Nations Conference last week. "We’re really excited about the number of… Continue reading Model UN almost victorious
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It’s election time again. Are you among the 20 million registered voters? According to Elections Canada media contact Andrea Marantz, those registered will receive a personalized Voter Information Card in the mail. "By the end of [the] week, you should have received your VIC," said Marantz. "It will have the address and hours of the… Continue reading How to vote 101
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Thefts are on the rise, according to Campus Security manager Lanny Fritz. There were 19 reports of theft in September resulting in over $34,000 in losses. "Traditionally, theft would be at one of its higher points [right now]," said Fritz. "Because we’ve got a campus full of people, most of our thefts are stolen backpacks… Continue reading Thieves and Gorby show up at U of C
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A 30 per cent reduction in tuition? That’s what interim Leader of the New Democrat Opposition Raj Pannu will push for this November. Tuition was just one of the issues the New Democrats hoped to get feedback on as they brought their "On the Move" campaign to the University of Calgary on Friday. "We are… Continue reading NDP makes a U of C a stop on Alberta tour
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Bipolar disorder may be treatable with nutritional supplements, according to researchers at the University of Calgary. U of C Faculty of Medicine professors Bonnie Kaplan and Steve Simpson presented their team’s research at the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting earlier this month. "It’s a broad spectrum nutritional supplement," said Kaplan. "It has 36 ingredients; most… Continue reading Supplements may help treat bipolar disorder
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"I’m a National Director, not a Chair," Mark Kissel said to the Students’ Legislative Council on Tuesday. Kissel, National Director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, was updating the University of Calgary Students’ Union on CASA’s plans for the upcoming months. Kissel lobbies on behalf of over 300,000 post secondary students in Canada. His… Continue reading Canada’s student leader
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While most students and staff enjoyed the summer, crews worked on some of the more than 600 annual renovation and construction projects on campus. Here are just a few of those projects. MacEwan Hall/MacEwan Students’ Centre Work on the new space above the bookstore in MacEwan Students’ Centre will continue into November, according to Students’… Continue reading Yeehaw! A construction roundup
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The University of Calgary may house the new $200 million Alberta Children’s Hospital intended to replace the existing 48-year-old facility. According to the Calgary Regional Health Authority, sites in five communities were short-listed, including the U of C’s West Campus, Foothills Hospital, the former Motor Vehicles site on Bowness Road, Fire Park and Lincoln Park.… Continue reading The Children’s Hospital may move to campus
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Workers in Canada are treated unfairly by businesses and governments, a recent report concluded. A third of the section on Canada in the recent International Confederation of Free Trade Unions’ annual report was devoted to each of Alberta and Ontario. "According to the ICFTU, the Federal Government of Canada and the various provincial governments do… Continue reading Alberta’s labour laws soundly criticized