By Martin Bate
On May 1, my position at the U of Chaos was abolished. I was called into a room and my ex-boss and the union turnip were waiting with large brown envelopes in front of them. Having gone through this with my wife a month earlier, it did not take a genius to figure out what… Continue reading Freedom can be refreshing
Some great things are coming out of the University of Calgary’s engineering faculty, and not all of them are courtesy the graduates. Twenty-one-year-old third-year chemical engineering student Ravinder Minhas is spending his summer perfecting his craft and gulping down the mistakes. Along with his 22-year-old sister Manjit, Minhas owns and operates his own business: Mountain… Continue reading Engineer. Beer.
By Вen Li
Students seeking new prayer space atop MacEwan Hall will have to wait until August, despite the generosity of the university administration. “Peggy Patterson has been very generous and has given us the cash to fund the whole thing,” said Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston. “The reason why it hasn’t been completed is… Continue reading Prayer space awaits CJSW, NUTV moves
The Government of Alberta is tying to kill four post-secondary birds with one stone. Bill 43, the Post-Secondary Learning Act, 2003, was recently introduced in the Legislature and seeks to combine four existing acts, the Universities Act, the Colleges Act, the Technical Institutes Act, and the Banff Centre Act, into one cohesive set of guidelines.… Continue reading New Post-Secondary Learning Act for Alberta
By Вen Li
It was revealed last week that up to 14 non-academic positions were cut from the Department of Fine Arts. According to employees of the department, some former staff members were surprised to discover on Wed., May 15 that their positions had been terminated without prior notice. By Thu., May 16, the university had posted seven… Continue reading Jobs cut from Fine Arts
Coming off a rebuilding year that saw them host their first playoff game in ten years, the Dinos men’s basketball team is continuing to improve over the off-season. Head Coach Dan Vanhooren recently added top prospect Brendan Groat to his roster and landed local legend Wayne Thomas as an assistant coach. Groat, a 6’5″ 18-year-old… Continue reading Fresh meat
By Andrew Ross
In order to understand this story, one must first know the setting. There is a war going on right now, one being fought all over the world. It is being waged against spammers, people who are the reason you dare not go more than a day or two without checking your email. But why all… Continue reading Circle Jerked:
Well, we sure screwed the pooch with our first round predictions. A collective 6 for 16 on teams we deemed worthy of advancement doesn’t put us in good stead heading into the homestretch, but hell, we write for the paper and sports are always slow over the summer. So here goes. The NHL has whittled… Continue reading Hacks think they know hockey
Will Paul Martin be the next Prime Minister? Most Calgary news journals and programs would have you believe as much. Why bother inform the public of John Manley’s platform, or of the fast approaching PC leadership competition? Does anyone actually care to read about candidates that have no bearing on the country’s fate? February’s Liberal… Continue reading Race for Prime Minister already over?
By Вen Li
University of Calgary President Dr. Harvey Weingarten all but be-moaned the sorry state of the university as family and friends of this year’s graduates gathered to celebrate their accomplishments at convocation last week. In his convocation remarks–all too familiar to anyone who has attended more than one of his convocations–Weingarten mentioned graduates and their importance… Continue reading The almighty Plan