After graduate students went to the polls earlier this month to vote on next years’ executive, previously forgotten or ignored bylaws came into action to question the future of two positions. Paula MacDonald, an MBA and social work graduate student, came first in the race of three people for vice-president academic with 38 per cent… Continue reading Grad students lose vote to bylaws
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Campus Pro-Life returns
The University of Calgary Campus Pro-Life club may face more charges of trespassing after setting up their Genocide Awareness Project display again this week. In November, the university asked the group to turn their signs depicting abortions, victims of the Holocaust and Rwandan genocide inwards. After they failed to comply, the university charged the students… Continue reading Campus Pro-Life returns
Fine arts cuts staff again
The faculty of Fine Arts will have to make do with less support staff after shedding over a dozen positions during the last few months. Four individuals were let go and several vacant or part-time positions with interim staff were discontinued. Many of the positions lost belonged to the first people students approached if they… Continue reading Fine arts cuts staff again
White supremacists blocked from City Hall
A white supremacist group that marched downtown last weekend was met with strong opposition, but not everyone was pleased with the result. The Aryan Guard, an anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic group based in Calgary, organized a White Pride march from the Mewata Armoury to City Hall on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination… Continue reading White supremacists blocked from City Hall
Burning down racism
I had my first experience with anti-Semitism when I was 11. My synagogue, Agudas Israel, was hit with a Molotov cocktail in the middle of the night and over $130,000 worth of old books and foundation was destroyed. Many were brought from Israel and could never be replaced. I grew up in a small town… Continue reading Burning down racism
Student on probation for Facebook comments
Several university students were charged with non-academic misconduct after writing comments about a professor they didn’t like on a Facebook group. The group, called “I no longer fear Hell, I took a course with [instructor’s name],” first showed up when students were unhappy with their professor’s teaching capabilities in their fall 2007 Law and Society… Continue reading Student on probation for Facebook comments
Recession leads to cut backs on campus
The University of Calgary will be tightening its belt for the next financial year, thanks to the slowly sinking economic situation. U of C president Dr. Harvey Weingarten sent out a memo Monday to university employees outlining measures that the university will take to present a balanced budget to the board of governors in April.… Continue reading Recession leads to cut backs on campus
New residence building under way
A new residence building might answer a few student prayers once completed in spring 2011. The proposed 596-bed building would be built in Lot 50, next to the Dining Centre. Construction will start in April. The suites will have three private rooms sharing a bathroom, kitchenette and a living space. There will also be a… Continue reading New residence building under way
SU winners and wieners
There are two reasons for students to be happy that the Students’ Union elections are over: next year’s executives start training and Tim Hortons’ roll up the rim is just around the corner. SU election results were announced at the Den on Feb. 19. “I’m actually really excited to work with the new council,” said… Continue reading SU winners and wieners
Downtown, here we come
The University of Calgary has taken another small step in its long, long journey downtown. After a promise of $5 million annually from the province for a lease this summer, the U of C chose the home of its future downtown campus. The site, at 906 Eighth Ave. SW, isn’t the first location the university… Continue reading Downtown, here we come