By Riley Hill
Surcharges on credit card purchases in MacEwan Student Centre are no more. The extra costs for purchases made with Visa or Mastercard ended on Friday, June 7, after the Students’ Union learned that these charges were being used by several MSC vendors, violating the contracts the businesses have with their credit card providers.
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By Sean Willett
The most common species of bat in North America is now threatened with possible extinction — and there is little hope of stopping it. A disease known as White Nose Syndrome has been sweeping across the United States and Canada, killing hibernating bat species by preventing them from maintaining a dormant state during the winter.… Continue reading Bat-killing disease threatens Alberta
An old filmmaker in his rocking chair, slowly swaying back and forth discussing the practice of making movies on the classic 8mm film stock. As he sits in his rocking chair, reminiscing about the good ol’ days of grabbing an old Super 8 camera and shooting to the heart’s content. As he slowly puffs on… Continue reading Filmmaking doesn’t always cost mad coin
Africa is a continent without hope because of war, crime, poverty, hunger, but mostly because of disease,” said Calgary physician Dr Chris Brooks citing a recent article from The Economist. Yet Brooks gave up a well-paid medical position in Canada to found and operate Lifeline Malawi, a faith-based Non-Governmental Organization in the remote village of… Continue reading Malawi’s struggle with AIDS
Army officer, stunt actor, forest firefighter–he’s done it all. President of TVnewmedia.com, Matthew Todd Paproski has led an engaging life, and the excitement is not about to stop any time soon. With his newest endeavour–a Canadian wildlife series airing in October–Paproski is on the leading edge of Calgary’s film and new media industry. A Saskatchewanite… Continue reading Wildlife Wrangler
By Ben Li
Many students probably received CDs, DVDs, or some kind of electronic device that uses optical discs of various flavours during the recent holiday season. Brisk sales of consumer and computer optical disc players and recorders–driven by commodification of computing devices capable of producing large quantities of data–means we are increasingly reliant on the contents of… Continue reading TLC for CDs and DVDs
By Natalie Sit
In every building, innocuous particles float through the air. While university students are not very susceptible to them, the elderly and children are more at risk. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 40 President Fred Latreille believes cutbacks to caretaking and maintenance lead to unhealthy schools and sick students. According to Latreille, for the past… Continue reading CBE janitors sick of uncleanliness