By Jeff Kubik
If there’s anything positive to say about Electric Jack’s, I’m certain that it has to be this: it’s always open when you’re looking to find someone, and it’s always closing when it’s time to leave. Dimly lit, filled with smoke, Electric Jack’s has been the downfall of more than one of its patrons. During the… Continue reading The Devil
Helen is probably 35. She wears her hair in a tight bun at the back of her head. There are times where it’s partially unraveled like a ball of yarn. The frayed brown ends pulled out. It’s more than likely she’s married; there’s calm in her hands, she never fidgets with the orders and she… Continue reading Drive-thru
By Вen Li
“The university will admit only the number of undergraduate students each year that corresponds with the number of undergraduate spaces available in each faculty.”That was the policy approved by the Committee on Admissions and Transferability in February 2003 and presented to the General Faculties council on Thu., Mar. 27.Currently, a guaranteed average is established approximately… Continue reading New U of C admission model
The CBC tower on Broadcast Hill will be broadcasting a new signal next month. Our own venerable campus and community radio station, CJSW, is hijacking the CBC tower for their own sake.The new setup is expected to become operational sometime next month. Already, the station has ordered its new transmitter; studio translator link equipment for… Continue reading CJSW’s new broadcast tower
By Вen Li
As the University of Calgary continues efforts to reduce cigarette smoking on campus, the Students’ Union considers the fate of smokers in the Den and Black Lounge. Under new Calgary bylaws, once an establishment declares itself to be non-smoking, it cannot revert to a smoking environment. “I think it’s important to keep the Den a… Continue reading Smoke-free Den?
Students planning travel to certain countries through university programs may have to think again. University of Calgary Associate Vice-President International Dr. Duffie VanBalkom has temporarily suspended approval of travel to countries deemed high risk by U of C’s Department of Risk Management, Safety and Security and the Canadian government. “Given the heightened tensions as a… Continue reading U of C travel restrictions
Ontario colleges and universities will enjoy a few extra political dollars scheduled to flow in with the new provincial budget, but students’ wallets will remain as empty as before.On Mar. 27, Ontario’s budget proposal signaled new funding to colleges and universities of about $60 million in 2003-04 as a part of a multi-year commitment.“We are… Continue reading Ontario teases students’ empty wallets
By Dale Miller
The U of C has taken its first steps toward fully accepting and integrating Aboriginal students by being western Canada’s second university to pass a Aboriginal Student Policy.The policy states: “A declaration of support for Aboriginal students and their full participation in the intellectual and cultural life of the university would be a clear expression… Continue reading New Aboriginal students policy
By Вen Li
PhD students at the U of C will not see tuition waivers in the near future, according to U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten. The issue of waivers for PhD students, as practiced in some other Canadian universities, was raised in the Mar. 27 General Faculties Council meeting.“The decision to guarantee a certain level… Continue reading No free PhDs at U of C
By Вen Li
Close to 1,000 Calgarians rallied at the U of C in support of ongoing military action in Iraq on Sun., Mar. 30. Speakers and participants, including veterans and families of armed forces personnel in the war, demanded that Prime Minister Jean Chretien support the Anglosphere nations (the United Kingdom, the U.S. and Australia). “My wife… Continue reading Calgarians show support for war effort