Month: March 2000

By Kevin Rothbauer

When their arch-rivals from Edmonton stopped in last weekend, the members of the Dinos women’s basketball team weren’t expecting an easy playoff series, but they didn’t get one. The University of Alberta Pandas were already guaranteed a spot in the national tournament because they are hosting it, and they seemed pretty intent on getting a… Continue reading Dinos continue CW run

By Mike Flach

Well, blondes may have more fun, but they can also kick a little ass. After bleaching the majority of the team’s hair (there are three or four exceptions which should be rectified by this weekend), the Dinos men’s hockey team completed a victory in the first round of the Canada West playoffs against the University… Continue reading Twenty blondes walk into a hockey rink.

By Kara Martens

The warriors of the University of Calgary came away from a hard fought battle with both triumph and defeat last weekend. The University of Western Ontario saw the Dinos awarded another women’s team title while the men were denied glory a the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union Wrestling Championships. The women’s team title started a two-year… Continue reading Wrestling women capture second CIAU title

By Fifi Enyi

Of the two certainties in life, the Volunteer Tax Program can at least help students with one. The program sponsored by the Students’ Union, is a student-run program which provides tax services to University of Calgary students free of charge. "The actual process that occurs for students is bringing in their information," said Director of… Continue reading Death and the Taxman

By Rhia Perkins

University of Calgary professor Dr. Sun Kwok recently won a Killiam Research Fellowship thanks to work on dying stars and a space-based telescope that searches for water and oxygen. Dr. Kwok, a U of C professor for 17 years, was one of 16 professors to win the award this year, and the only one from… Continue reading U of C Astronomy prof wins fellowship

By Mary Chan

Student press leaders are crying foul after free National Post distribution began at the University of Manitoba Mon., Feb. 21. While some U of M students appreciate the move, the Canadian University Press and the campus student paper, the Manitoban, warn this could spell the end of student press in Canada. "Over the long term,… Continue reading National Post at U of M

By Bonnie Leung

For students having a hard time staying awake in class, there is a new solution. University of Calgary students, in conjunction with the Development Studies Club, are selling Fair Trade coffee from February to April 2000 as a fundraiser to Ghana. According to Development Studies Club President Peggy Holroyd, money raised will go towards paying… Continue reading Students sell coffee to go to Ghana

By Stephen Slessor

Members of the University of Calgary Faculty Association recently approved a tentative new collective agreement and compensation package. Eighty-four per cent of voting members approved a package that will raise faculty salaries by four per cent, retroactive to July 1, 1999. TUCFA considers salary a key element in successfully recruiting and retaining quality faculty members.… Continue reading Faculty passes collective salary agreement

By Natalie Sit

When students pay their Students’ Union fee now, they not only get subsidized beer, but also a chance to vote in SU elections. In the past, University of Calgary students on Co-op terms and internships outside Calgary or taking U of C courses at Red Deer College, were not allowed to vote in SU elections… Continue reading Co-op students can vote long distance

Unofficial acclaimed candidates, SU General Election, as of Friday, March 3rd. VP External: Duncan Wojtaszek VP Operations and Finance: Matthew Lauzon Events Commission: Kent Hawkins, Oliver Ho, Zachary Barton, Christopher Kerr Op-Fi Commission: Peter Yoon, Natasha Dhillon, Travis Fast, Heather Clitheroe SAA Representatives: Social Work: Sunny Shuang Management: Ryan Blize Medicine: Tasha Bienert Fine Arts:… Continue reading Unofficial acclaimed candidates