LAN gaming has stormed campus, leaving a swath of bleary-eyed students shirking their studies for the joy of fragging their peers. Local Area Network games, such as Unreal Tournament or Counterstrike, are played on a group of computers networked together so your opponents are controlled by real people rather than just the computer. Currently, there… Continue reading Procrastination tips for finals
Month: December 2002
Our wish-list, on-line
By Nicole Kobie
Imagine you won the lottery. What’s the one dream item you’d love to own? If you could buy your friends and family their dream gifts for Christmas, what would they be? And, more importantly, where exactly would you buy it? We all love to dream about the cool stuff we’d buy if we only had… Continue reading Our wish-list, on-line
Winnipeg isn’t all bad
By Josh LaVoie
From a land of seemingly endless winter and not a hill to be seen comes some of Canada’s best music. Winnipeg has given bands like Propagandhi and The Guess Who a chance to show the world what Manitoba is made of. Since the fall of 1999, the trio of Jo Snyder, Paul Furgale, and most… Continue reading Winnipeg isn’t all bad
Ursula Rucker sings poetry
By Falice Chin
Many have heard that poetry is painting with the gift of speech. The special type of communication that is exclusive to poetry is that words can move in and out of the poet and reader’s inner emotions. Ursula Rucker is one of the biggest names in the music industry who records her poetry over multiple… Continue reading Ursula Rucker sings poetry
Adventures in Global Marijuana Cultures
By Nicole Kobie
I’ve been asked a lot lately what I’d like to do when I graduate. I finally have an answer. I’d like to travel the planet, smoke a lot of pot, and then write about it. Hey, if Brian Preston can do it, why can’t I? (Well, he is an award-winning writer and I’m not. And… Continue reading Adventures in Global Marijuana Cultures
Lorrie Knows
Halfway through my conversation with Lorrie Matheson, a group of carolers come into the Kensington cafe where we are eating lunch. Their long flannel coats seem incongruous with Calgary’s surprisingly balmy late-November weather. Following their brief performance, the former lead singer of noted local bands National Dust and Fire Engine Red looks across the table… Continue reading Lorrie Knows
Kyoto Lecture
By Nicole Kobie
The Kyoto debate continues this Thu., Dec. 5 with Dr. Lawrence Nkemdirim’s talk, “A Science Background to Kyoto: Global Warming and its Fingerprints in Western Canada.” The U of C professor of climatology and hydrology will present the results of his study on the connection between global warming and drought frequency in Western Canada.Sponsored by… Continue reading Kyoto Lecture
VP Academic sought
By Nicole Kobie
The U of C is inviting applications and nominations for the Associate Vice President (Academic) position for a five-year term. That could be you, assuming you have respect for policies and processes in use at this university, are committed to the implementation of the Academic Plan, and have good judgement. Should such a person exist–and… Continue reading VP Academic sought
‘Geers are good
By Nicole Kobie
For demonstrating technological innovation, creativity and excellence, the Faculty of Engineering Internship Program was awarded the Yves Landry Foundation’s “Outstanding Technical Co-operative Education Program” in Toronto on Nov. 7, 2002.The internship program was created in 1993 and has since become one of the largest of its kind in the country. Over 340 students are expected… Continue reading ‘Geers are good
Faculty funding not so simple
As the University of Calgary continues its drive toward the top five universities in Canada in terms of scholarship, creativity and research, which faculties are getting the better end of the bargain? In the 2001-2002 Fact Book by theU of C’s Office of Institutional Analysis, discrepancies in the amounts of external funding for the sciences… Continue reading Faculty funding not so simple