Month: September 1999

University of Calgary students may not need to worry about skyrocketing tuition with a new proposal the university is planning. The provincial government recently announced a $1.9 billion surplus in the provincial budget and U of C Administration and the Students’ Union are working together to lobby the government for more money. According to U… Continue reading Admin/SU united front "empowers"

By Angela Nicol

An entrepreneurial team of University of Alberta grads, is linking students across the country through its content-driven website, Market Penetration. Founded by Kingsley Leung, Mel Kuncio and Candace Korchinsky, the company’s purpose is to connect students and give them a sense of community, focusing on student life and facilitating communication between Canadian universities. "It’s always… Continue reading Website slung for students

By Mary Chan

This is the brick house CASA built… and they’re taking it to the federal government. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a national lobby group is currently looking for students to sign wallpaper as part of its Education Builds a Nation campaign. "We have a ‘brick wall’ that will be set up and we’re asking… Continue reading CASA builds a wall

By Krista Harvey

It’s time to put your sunglasses away; U of C 101 is no longer stealing our sunshine. The three day orientation program wrapped up last Friday. Acting Co-ordinator Amy McEvoy said the event went well. "The response has been overwhelmingly positive," said McEvoy. "We are very pleased with the way the week went," she added.… Continue reading U of C 101 wraps up: the post-mortem

By Fifi Enyi

The freaks do come out at night. That said, the safest distance between you and your destination may be a call to the University of Calgary Safewalk Program. The Safewalk program was established by the Students’ Union Vice-president External Lance Kayfish in 1995. Soon after, a partnership between Campus Security and the SU was forged.… Continue reading Safewalk this way

By Kim Stock

Last weekend a workshop aimed to educate students about refugee issues and the Refugee Student Sponsorship Program was held at the University of Calgary. The workshop was organized by World University Service of Canada members Tina Antle and Robin Hansen. "We needed to have a workshop because the Refugee Student Sponsorship Program at the university… Continue reading Sponsoring a new chance in Canada

By Kevin Rothbauer

Another Calgary summer has come to a close. A summer chock-full of mediocre festivals that no one outside of Calgary cared about. A jazz festival, a folk festival, a Latin festival, an African festival, a Caribbean festival and probably a few more went virtually unnoticed. Let us not forget the fringe festival that almost happened.… Continue reading Calgary sucks; Edmonton rules

By Christine Cheung

In a recent interview, about her latest show An Act of Reverence, Shannon Mackinnon said, "Nobody’s going to learn about how you perceive the world unless you vocalize it." Unfortunately, Mackinnon’s message becomes lost along the way. Mackinnon’s pieces are only partially successful at conveying her intentions. Mackinnon explores aspects of the reclamation of self… Continue reading Loses something in the translation

By Bo Rhodes

“I’ve never had so much fun” -Frenzal Rhomb     Just your regular night out. Head down to the Night Gallery, check out who’s playing, have a couple of cold ones–just your regular night out right? Wrong. Sure, the first part of the story goes something like that, but during the second chapter, the plot takes an unusual… Continue reading Chix dig broken limbs

By Erin Maduck

The modern person is supposed to embrace modern art. They should fully comprehend chaos, beauty and angst, and the wonderful ways these entities can be intertwined to create a complete picture. The more contrasting emotions involved in a piece, the better. And at the last curtain call, if the modern person is not thoroughly confused,… Continue reading Massively modern martini media montage