By Emily Senger
The June Campus Security report indicates that summer is officially here with an almost empty campus. This means the Campus Security officers should be able to sit back and relax, if it wasn’t and a marked rise in the number of break and enters on campus. “There are less people, which means fewer concerns,” explained… Continue reading Campus Security report: caught on tape
By Emily Senger
The University of Calgary Dinos’ coaches are in the process of moving their offices on the second floor of Kinesiology B to older offices in Kinesiology A, which was the former home of Career Services. The purpose of the move is to centralize kinesiology employees to create a sense of community among department members. The… Continue reading Dinos coaches relocated
By Emily Senger
The Campus Security Report for April is in, and the results show that people do stupid stuff. The stupidity began with a bang on April 1 with an April Fool’s Day prank. An unknown individual or individuals entered Engineering 201A, removing some bolts from fixed seating leaving some desks precariously wobbly. Students with classes in… Continue reading Theft, jackhammers and child neglect
By Emily Senger
Maybe it was the cold and snowy weather, or the change of venue, or fewer people then usual taking part in drunken revelry. Whatever the reason, the Bermuda Shorts Day festivities on Fri., April 16 ran uncharacteristically smooth, with only one ambulance call and one student hauled away by the police.“We [Campus Security] were a little worried… Continue reading BSD goes down smooth like… beer
The contents of this supplement are a little immature, especially as far as travel goes, considering the bulk of the authors and photographers are new to the game. Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia… these are not the Himalayas, Burundi or even Russia. Most of your friendly neighbourhood student journalists are not that different than… Continue reading Travel Supplement Introduction
By Emily Senger
Post-secondary shareholders criticized the 2004 federal budget saying it fails to address immediate student financial issues. Education-related highlights in the 390-page budget document released Tue., Mar. 23 include the introduction of a new grant of up to $3,000 for the first year of post-secondary studies for students from low-income families, increasing the student loan limit… Continue reading Feds provide more money for low-income and disabled students
By Emily Senger
What do you get when you take a head of lettuce and cover it with layer upon layer of gesso (acrylic paint)? You get a “Thick Painting,” a highly unique artistic expression created by University of Calgary art professor Eric Cameron, who will receive a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts for his… Continue reading U of C prof wins prestigious award
By Ben Hoffman
I’m a moron, what can I say. Never in my wildest dreams could I have expected Jeff, the cruel Entertainment Editor, to take me seriously when I sarcastically offered to review Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. I realized my first judgment of him as a human being was incorrect when he handed me the… Continue reading Tweens rejoice
By Emily Senger
When the results for the Students’ Union Vice-President Academic were announced, perhaps the most surprised candidate was the winner herself, Laura Schultz. Schultz’s strong campaign matched with two years previous SU experience as the Communication and Culture representative made her a qualified candidate for Vice-President Academic. But this did nothing to lessen her agitation upon… Continue reading Schultz tearfully takes VP Academic
By Emily Senger
The Students’ Union’s landlord is looking to raise the rent. Campus Infrastructure wants to increase the occupancy fees in MacEwan Students’ Centre to combat rising utilities costs. Since the SU acts as manager of MSC, they would be responsible for meeting the costs of this proposed increase. “We’ve received a decrease in services but they’re… Continue reading U of C wants to raise rent