By Russ Dyck
Dinos Nathan Kendrick and Shannon Slater both competed Sat., Mar. 28 at the 14th World University Cross Country Championships in Collegno, Italy. Eighty-nine runners competed in the men’s race over an 11km course and our very own Kendrick placed 51st with a time of 34:48. In the women’s race, Slater placed 31st out of 60… Continue reading Runners and Roughnecks
Imagine building a soul inside of you. Slowly creating fingers and toes, a life that will last decades. While you sit reading the paper or stand in line at the grocery store, you are making a person, a little being that will grow and smile and laugh and hate and cry and be in the… Continue reading Motherhood’s no cakewalk
ichard Clarke was a bureaucrat in the White House, heading counter-terrorism efforts under both the Clinton and current Bush administrations and had been a public servant since the Nixon regime. Richard Clarke is now one of the most influential men in American domestic politics. Clarke’s meteoric rise to political stardom started Sun., Mar. 21 with… Continue reading Bush shows true colours
There are many ways of looking at the world, but scientific knowledge seems to reign supreme. Society seems to have a need for everything to fit a theory. Nothing goes uncategorized. There’s a reason for everything and, more likely than not, these reasons stem from rigorous testing. At university, scientific laws surround us–even if we… Continue reading In the name of science
By Вen Li
The most extensive democratic exercise at the University of Calgary is now in doubt as the Students’ Union Review Board overturned the wishes of over 6,500 students last week on the grounds that an undetermined, but not unknowable, number of students’ votes were uncounted.However, the ruling upset not only the victories of the winning candidates,… Continue reading Overturn this
By this stage in our lives, most of us have learned to read certain signs. A smile represents warmth, prolonged eye contact signals attraction, a few seemingly casual brushes of the arm are anything but casual–the list goes on. Of course, some signs are misread, we experience body language dyslexia, if you will. For example,… Continue reading Getting your signals crossed
A recent trend among democratic reformers is a clamour to change the way in which we elect our officials, especially at the federal level. Right now, our system is a first-past-the post-system. So, in every riding no matter the percentage of the vote, the person in first place wins. Democratic reformers want to switch proportional… Continue reading A second look at proportional representation
By James Keller
Am I the only one who doesn’t care about the federal sponsorship scandal? Don’t get me wrong, the story only underlines the culture of corruption in the federal Liberal government. Despite the fact that $100 million is a relatively small amount in the realm of federal budgeting the whole affair is inexcusable. But what are… Continue reading Unchallenged dominance
I used to be in love with a man–a boy, really. I loved him for all three years of high school and all the summers in between. I was dramatically, faithfully, if-I-can’t-date-him-I’ll-die in love. But I never did date him, funnily enough. Never got a chance to kiss him or even hold his hand. We… Continue reading The value of happiness
By Ben Li
No doubt exists that prayer space on campus needs to be addressed, but not through legal threats or allegations of wrongdoing or disseminating unsubstantiated information. Instead, a focused dialogue about definite needs and plans is needed–one that doesn’t burden everyone with blame–but this is where many seem stuck. Worshippers blame the Students’ Union for not… Continue reading Blame solves nothing