Month: November 2000

Students want the franchise

By Rob South

For the past 10 months, Students’ Union Academic Commissioner Nic Porco was a man on a mission. His mission continues today: to gain students the franchise on all Faculty Promotion Committees at the University of Calgary. To accomplish this mission Porco must gain the support of the Appointments, Promotions and Dismissals Committee–a feat he has… Continue reading Students want the franchise

Hope for lower tuition bolstered

By James Keller

Rumours of an impending increase to post-secondary funding have circulated through the University of Calgary administration and the Students’ Union this week. The possibility of a rise in the university’s base operating funding by the province has given both sides hope that a lower tuition increase may be possible this year. Because of this speculation,… Continue reading Hope for lower tuition bolstered

Little Nicky hell to watch

By Fraser Tingle

Adam Sandler made some great comedies. With his friend Tim Herlihy, Sandler wrote and starred in comedic masterpieces like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy and Big Daddy. However, this time out with Little Nicky, they missed the mark by a long shot. Little Nicky was co-written and directed by Steve Brill, who also wrote… Continue reading Little Nicky hell to watch

Fresh face on incestual scene

By Jen Pearson

Incest is at the forefront of Sarah Slean’s thoughts when she contemplates the Canadian music scene. Tired musical ideas are constantly over-exploited and redundancy within genres is a constant disappointment here, she says. "Music coming out of Canada stinks," Slean emphasizes. "No one is doing anything different." She believes most of Canada’s talent has yet… Continue reading Fresh face on incestual scene