A lot of people claim to stand for something, but seldom do they do anything about it. This explains attendance at the University of Calgary’s annual tuition rallies, the sorry state of our health care system, and more brutally, something as simple as a homeless man.However, there are those who stand up for what they… Continue reading Activism, basketball and the American way
Month: March 2003
Thank God they made it home alive
With most varsity sports covered on campus on a weekly basis, we tend to forget about the clubs that compete in the competitive leagues outside of the Canadian Interuniversity Sports bubble but still bare the Dinos’ name. The most recent club to draw attention to itself just happens to be those troublesome rugby boys. But… Continue reading Thank God they made it home alive
Boarders balance books, beers and backflips
By CH Smith
The small mountain town of Kimberley B.C., known for cuckoo clocks, lederhosen, bratwursts and beersteins, was taken over by the University of Calgary Snowboard Team this past weekend. The team hosted the first event of its kind in Western Canada: a competitive snowboard competition open only to students enrolled in post-secondary education. Despite a lower… Continue reading Boarders balance books, beers and backflips
Saddam is no Hitler
Re: “France pointing fingers in wrong direction,” Feb 13, 2003. Excuse me, but how can you compare Hitler-regime in Germany in the ’30s and ’40s to the regime in Iraq? Iraq is not as much a threat to the world as Hitler was. Considering the Second World War, France as well as Germany’s behaviour toward… Continue reading Saddam is no Hitler
PM’s comments a good start
In one united voice we cried out for it, and this past week our wish was granted. Still, something in me believes that there are many who were taken aback and left unsatisfied. Prior to his scheduled appearance on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, few Canadians were aware of Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s date… Continue reading PM’s comments a good start
A time and place for activism
By Nicole Kobie
Would you rather have too much, or too little? When it comes to student government activism, I’d pick the latter. I’m all for protest, activism and general shit-disturbing–if it’s for a good cause, of course. However, as so many of these “good causes” are divisive issues–think of the Iraq war or the conflict between Palestine… Continue reading A time and place for activism
McGill gets new principal
By Вen Li
Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum was installed as McGill University’s first female principal and vice-chancellor on Mon., Mar. 10. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada; the president of the National Assembly of Quebec; and the mayor of Montreal attended the ceremony.Munroe-Blum served as vice-president research and international relations at the University of… Continue reading McGill gets new principal
Conflict and the media
The Faculty of Medicine, the International Centre and the Faculty of Communication and Culture will present the 2003 Dr. Irma Parhad Lecture and Roundtable on March 14-15. Entitled “Media Coverage of Life Threatening Conflicts,” the conference will feature a lecture by Robert Hackett from Simon Fraser University and a Canadian media panel with David Bazay,… Continue reading Conflict and the media
Navy woes
The Canadian Navy is a world leader in maritime policing, according to Commodore E. J. Lerhe’s talk to the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies on Thu., Mar. 6. In his lecture, Commodore Lerhe highlighted many of the recent accomplishments of the fleet in southwest Asia.“We are more than fulfilling our obligations,”… Continue reading Navy woes
Tuition Hut opens with TP ceremony
By GNS
Students’ Union officials celebrated the official grand opening of their Tuition Hut on Tue., Mar. 11 with a toilet-paper cutting ceremony. The Tuition Hut boasts desks, a filing cabinet and an innovative telecommunications device known as a phone. Two state of the art Dell computers give it the highest concentration of student-accessable computing power for… Continue reading Tuition Hut opens with TP ceremony