Tuition lottery

By Вen Li

Students can both help the United Way and have a chance to win $3,000 toward tuition in a campus-wide fundraiser.“It’s a tuition lottery with all proceeds going to the United Way,” said Students’ Union Events Commissioner Brett Pearce, who represented students on the U of C United Way Tuition Lottery Committee.Tickets are $5 and can… Continue reading Tuition lottery

A+ makes room at the top

By Ina Sidhu

“Would you want to go to a university that only gave ‘A’s?” asks University of Calgary Economics professor Curtis Eaton.Historically, grades given in any university were much lower than those now, according to Eaton who studies grade inflation. To him, the consequence is that grades convey less information than they used to.“[In the past,] 10-15… Continue reading A+ makes room at the top

Kyoto comes to Calgary

By Eric Fung

As one audience member put it, this was “replacing provincial propaganda with federal facts.”The evening of Wed., Oct. 16, Federal Minister of the Environment Honourable David Anderson delivered a talk entitled “Why Canada should ratify Kyoto,” part of a six-lecture series put on by the University of Calgary. He highlighted the fact that any action… Continue reading Kyoto comes to Calgary

When research meets beer

By Jennifer Ludbrook

After many years of excessive beer drinking, U of C students may be looking to replace their over-imbibed Canadian and Corona with something new and unique. Dr. Lidio Valdez, adjunct professor of Archaeology at the University of Alberta, suggested Wednesday at a Department of Anthropology colloquium, that chicha may be the answer to North American… Continue reading When research meets beer

Prof. Goding remembered

By Andrew Sansotta

Heading towards a hurricane. Involving himself fully, emotionally and physically in all things he aspired to. Never wanting to miss out on the action this world provided. This had been an excellent man, I thought, as Education professor Bill Goding’s daughter Lois Uptigrove related a story about an intense hurricane, when Goding jumped into his… Continue reading Prof. Goding remembered

Den security serious

By Nicole Kobie

How does a four-minute meeting turn into a four-hour long discussion? Simple: mention the words “Den” and “closure” in the first meeting, and involve the Students’ Union in the second.Last Wed., Oct. 9, members of the SU briefly met with University of Calgary Vice-President Finance and Services Phyllis Heaphy concerning recent violent incidents at the… Continue reading Den security serious

Funny Mr. Ferguson

By Natalie Sit

Will Ferguson stole an idea from Preston Manning. It all began when Manning invited Ferguson out for lunch after a series of articles in the Ottawa Citizen which ridiculed Manning and Joe Clark. It should be noted Clark has not invited Ferguson out for lunch. “Preston Manning invited me out and I got a free… Continue reading Funny Mr. Ferguson