By Вen Li
Innovation will be both the subject and style of two new courses offered at the U of C starting in January 2003. The courses were approved at the Oct. 24 General Faculties Council meeting and will be available to all students as open options.“These are university-wide, innovative courses in innovation,” said Kathleen Scherf, Dean of… Continue reading New courses in innovation
By Andrew Ross
In a strange twist, radio killed the video star.On Feb. 1, CJSW, the radio branch of the University of Calgary TriMedia Alliance emerged victorious over NUTV and the Gauntlet in an all-day papier mâché melee."It felt good," said CJSW Station Manager Chad Saunders. "CJSW’s always been the ugly stepchild of the three media groups. It… Continue reading Judges fall for ploy
By Barb Wright
Tuition consultation is something that happens every year between the Students’ Union and university administration. The purpose of consultation is to make both sides aware of pressures students and the university face in terms of tuition. There is also a loosely stated goal of coming to agreement on an acceptable level of tuition increase to… Continue reading Students Union pushes for no tuition increase
By Natalie Sit
Years ago, when the University of Calgary was founded, students entered the Arts and Science faculty, completed their degree and went their merry way. Soon U of C became too large and administration decided to differentiate facultiesÑand the concept of a university college was born. The university college eventually became the Faculty of General Studies… Continue reading Direct entry coming Fall 2002
By Rhia Perkins
Classrooms packed to the gills, lecture sections filled before you even get a chance to register, overworked professors staring at endless seas of faces and wondering if a better teaching experience is to be found elsewhere–all are signs of an underfunded education system. While this trend is clear throughout the University of Calgary, nowhere is… Continue reading Are Arts and Humanities underfunded at the University of Calgary?
By Natalie Sit
September Farewell to the Den One of the University of Calgary’s institutions closed Aug. 26, 2000 when the Students’ Union took over the Den from university administration. "It’s a piece of history, it’s a piece of my school career lost," said social anthropology graduate and former Den employee Jason Corall. "You can go to the… Continue reading News you missed while you slept in class
By Sonia Sharma
The Faculty of General Studies is changing its name to the Faculty of Communications and Culture. The change was a result of recommendations by the Direct Entry Review and Implementation Committee which received information from faculty members, student focus groups and the Prospective Student Office. The faculty and students find the current name, Faculty of… Continue reading General Studies finds its own identity