The University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering received six million dollars this month to foster an innovative learning intiative. The University matched a $3 million donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation’s to create an endowed chair that would oversee the development and implementation of applied educational techniques. “Engineering students, like all university students,… Continue reading Schulich School gets funding for new chair
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Digital Library construction begins…sort of
After countless sign changes, the Taylor Family Digital Library has been moved one step closer to completion–construction fencing has been up for several weeks, despite an absence of construction. While the fencing around the MacKimmie Library’s east entrance seems to indicate that construction of the digital library is imminent, it has not yet been decided… Continue reading Digital Library construction begins…sort of
Administration re-vamp
By Sara Hanson
While summer landscapers and construction workers improve the University of Calgary’s external appearance, the university’s internal administration is also receiving a facelift. Recent changes to the administration resulted in the creation of four vice-provost positions–graduate education, international, libraries & cultural resources and students–under the jurisdiction of provost and vice-president academic Dr. Alan Harrison. President Dr.… Continue reading Administration re-vamp
A year’s worth of news in review
Federal budget good for students A $3.2 billion government-spending package to create a “knowledge advantage,” was announced Tues., March 20, and included an additional $800 million in funding for post-secondary education. The package included increased funding to graduate programs, elimination of limits on education savings plans, millions in research money and support for international students.… Continue reading A year’s worth of news in review
Editorial: Facebookers unite
By Emily Senger
Facebook is mightier than the Gauntlet, at least according the results of the recent Students’ Union general election. Each year a panel of Gauntlet editors play a part in influencing the outcome of the SU election by conducting a controversial review of the hopefuls. After two solid days of candidate interviews, the Gauntlet publishes a… Continue reading Editorial: Facebookers unite
Rez students argue administrative fees
By Amanda Hu
Students in residence will soon get some financial relief from hidden fees. Of the total revenue gained from residence fees every year, 5.5 per cent goes to the University of Calgary administration, amounting to approximately $580,000 a year in addition to the fees already paid by residence students for utilities, insurance, property taxes, campus support… Continue reading Rez students argue administrative fees
Engineers put SU hopefuls through the wringer
By Emily Senger
Students’ Union candidates showed off their less-professional sides in a forum charged with water guns and a giant, beer-spewing, burninating dragon Fri., Feb. 9. The annual engineering SU candidate forum pitted candidates against each other in a battle of wit and drinking prowess. Each candidate was given two minutes to stand on a table and… Continue reading Engineers put SU hopefuls through the wringer
Election SWAT
Every candidate in the Students’ Union election aims to create an eye-catching poster to snag the attention of the average student voter. And each year, as the nominations close, most candidates are already on the phone to their friends stationed around the “prime” poster locations, giving them the go-ahead to drop their furled banners like… Continue reading Election SWAT
Shinerama shines on for cystic fybrosis
By Daniel Pagan
If William Shakespeare lived in the present and attended the University of Calgary, he would choose to write about “betrayal, intrigue, plotting and manipulations” in the Bling-Bling game instead of Macbeth. During the U of C 101 week, different faculties played Bling-Bling in a competition to raise the most money for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis… Continue reading Shinerama shines on for cystic fybrosis
Events hopefuls promise more good times
By Sara Hanson
Voters heard from 10 commissioner candidates and two vice-president candidates at the Students’ Union events forum on Wed., Feb. 8. The commissioner hopefuls each presented fairly similar platforms revolving around promotion of events, student participation and support for the Dinos. Christie Docking, who’s seeking a second term, would like to bring back Overflow, the official… Continue reading Events hopefuls promise more good times