While Canadian students are enjoying the first month of classes, some international students are still waiting for their documents to be processed after Canada’s new immigration law came into effect on June 28, 2002.“The major problem is when an [international] student wants to renew their student permit,” said University of Calgary International Student Centre Director… Continue reading International bureaucracy
Month: September 2002
Campus bookstore missing some books
By Nicole Kobie
Two weeks into class, some students are already behind on their readings–not because they slack off, but because their texts are unavailable.“I wouldn’t say it’s worse than usual,” said Wayne Borgstrom, Supervisor of Textbooks and Custom Course Materials at the U of C Bookstore. “I think it’s better than most years.”According to Borgstrom, as of… Continue reading Campus bookstore missing some books
ConVersion: Where geeks go to get laid
By Вen Li
I went to ConVersion XIX looking for something I could understand, like what I saw in Trekkers. Somehow, I thought being able to recite most of Babylon 5 and the good Treks from memory would be sufficient to carry me through three days. It didn’t. By the end of the weekend, I had only begun… Continue reading ConVersion: Where geeks go to get laid
Feeling clever?
By Falice Chin
Think you’re pretty smart, huh? Clues are below, click on the image to the right for a higher res copy of the puzzle. Answers–not that you need them–will be on and off-line next week.Across1. Crappy Ford van4. 90.9 fm9. Hello10. United Nations12. Favourite bedroom sound13. Final Fantasy X-"he’s my old man."14. "To be or ___… Continue reading Feeling clever?
TLFs help unlock the hidden innuendoes of international relations
By Jeff Kubik
CNDA, I’ve seen you trading with C. You better watch it, or we’re through.-Yankee DoodleTo the little banana republic to the South: I saw the way you handled those right-wing militants. Do you want to get with a real military power? If yes, reach me at: unclesam@hotmail.comG.N.P. down? World Bank won’t extend another line of… Continue reading TLFs help unlock the hidden innuendoes of international relations
Shafted: Dinos dish it and take it
Mark my words; the Dinos men’s soccer season will be as wacky as Michael Jackson’s monkey on three teaspoons of LSD. “When you start four or five rookies a game you’re in for an interesting time,” reflected Head Coach Andy Gibbs after his troops opened the season with an inspired 2-0 result, followed by a… Continue reading Shafted: Dinos dish it and take it
A marathon of mental and physical strength
“This is one tough way to take a tour of Morocco,” said Angus Cowan.Cowan just completed the Marathon des Sables, a race affectionately known as the world’s toughest foot race. It’s 230km long, takes seven days and follows the Algerian border through the Sahara desert.“The desert looks peaceful and serene but you have the wind… Continue reading A marathon of mental and physical strength
So far so good
Ask the Dinos women’s soccer team why it took almost two games to adjust to the 4-3-3 allignment. Ask Mother Russia why corruption is still rampant after the switch away from communism in favour of the free market. In both cases, the answers are hard to come by, and men in track suits hover inconspicuously,… Continue reading So far so good
Meet the new guy
If it looks like first-year Dinos women’s hockey Head Coach Kevin Brost has an extra jump in his step as the hockey season draws near, it may be for good reason. When talking to Brost about the upcoming hockey season his views are definitely optimistic. At this time last season the women’s hockey team was having… Continue reading Meet the new guy
Clan you feel the beating?
Mark my words; the Dinos men’s soccer season will be as wacky as Michael Jackson’s monkey on three teaspoons of LSD. “When you start four or five rookies a game you’re in for an interesting time,” reflected Head Coach Andy Gibbs after his troops opened the season with an inspired 2-0 result, followed by a… Continue reading Clan you feel the beating?