Month: October 1999

By Christine Cheung

The Famous Five would have been impressed. Women and a few men of various ages and backgrounds came together last weekend for the Global Perspectives on Personhood: Rights and Responsibilities Conference, at the Rosza Centre 70 years after Canadian women were declared legal persons. Running from October 14-16, the conference featured prominent women speakers who… Continue reading Conference celebrates 70 years of personhood

By Kevin Rothbauer

It’s time once again to open your wallets and show how much you love your campus radio station. The last week of October is when CJSW traditionally holds its annual funding drive, and–surprise, surprise–1999 is no exception. "This is our 15th funding drive," explained newly-hired Station Manager Jamie Frederick. "We started in 1985, which was… Continue reading CJSW Funding Drive starts this Friday, Oct. 23.

By Daniel Krut

Beginning January 2000, the University of Calgary will offer the Bachelor of Social Work program to students in rural communities. The BSW Access Division program is designed to meet the needs of aboriginal, remote and rural communities. Currently, no social work degree program emphasizes the situations remote communities face. "These communities wanted a program that… Continue reading New rural social work program created

By Dean Hetherington

Remember the shiny red apples teachers used to get in grade school? Well, they’re back–sort of. Nominations for teaching excellence awards began Oct. 12 and run until Nov. 5. During this time, students can fill out a form and nominate a professor. "It’s a nice surprise to get some acknowledgment for my work," said Engineering… Continue reading The Myth of the golden apple

By Aaron Barrie

In case you didn’t notice, the Faculty of Humanities was without a permanent dean for the last two years. That changed this September with the appointment of Dr. Pierre-Yves Mocquais. Dr. Mocquais, who received his doctorate from the University of Western Ontario, spent the last 21 years at the University of Regina, first as a… Continue reading Humanities gets new dean

By Mary Chan

University of Calgary students saw mocktails, AADAC and a tuition’s worth of beer this week as Alcohol Awareness Week took place. "Alcohol Awareness Week is a campaign aimed toward students to show them the dangers associated with drinking," said Students’ Union Events commissioner Evan Truman. "The goal is to spread awareness that people have to… Continue reading Do you know your alcohol?

By Kevin Rothbauer

While you may not have noticed on the airwaves, there was a changing of the guard at CJSW. Earlier this month, the campus radio station named Jamie Frederick and Alex DiNinno as its new station manager and program director, respectively. Frederick took over from Maizun Jayoussi on Oct. 12. In nine years at the station,… Continue reading CJSW fills two positions

By Mary Chan

University of Calgary students faced a partially-boarded food court when they returned to class Monday–the latest phase of MacEwan Hall redevelopment. "We have two projects going on right now," said Students’ Union Vice-president Operations and Finance Amanda Affonso. "One is in the Black Lounge, in the tiled area. A permanent wall is going up and… Continue reading More redevelopment begins

By Christin Scholten

Imagine if the characters from Three’s Company were French Canadian and misplaced their Prozac. This is what we watch for 90 minutes in ATP’s latest production, 15 Seconds. The difference between the trios is instead of Jack, Janet and Chrissy, we have Charlotte, Mathieu and Claude–and the TV show was much funnier than this play.… Continue reading 15 Seconds examines sibling life

By Anne-Marie Bruzga

While most teenagers spent hours in their room being angry, Canadian musician Robert Michaels surrounded himself with his passion: guitar. As other kids played ball after school, Michaels locked himself away in his room, practicing with vigilance as minutes melted into hours–and that was before he owned a real guitar. Michaels passion was unleashed after… Continue reading Watch his fingers fly