By Natalie Sit
A contingency plan is now in place to accommodate Muslim students for 2004’s Ramadan if the multi-faith prayer space is not open in time. According to Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston, the Shirley Anastasia Robertson Lounge will be available, perhaps at a reduced price. "If a certain event is applied to [be… Continue reading Backup plan for Ramadan
By Ben Hoffman
The long process of creating a new operating agreement, which would see CJSW gain a new workspace and autonomy, is winding down. In recent conversations, CJSW and the Students’ Union have shortened the list of 35 points of contention over this contract to just 10. Both SU Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston and CJSW… Continue reading CJSW and SU closer to contract
By Natalie Sit
The Students’ Union is again debating whether or not to stay with a federal lobby group. "I had a campaign promise to review our lobby groups, especially the federal one," said SU Vice-President External Lauren Batiuk. During the Tue., Jan. 20 Student Legislative Council meeting, SU VP Operations and Finance Gavin Preston said he believed… Continue reading Is CASA worth students’ money?
In light of tuition rising annually, the U of C is concerned about the nearly $1 million in fees they pay to credit card companies for transactions and the value students are getting from this service. “As part of this year’s tuition fee consultation process, we learned that payment of fees by credit card cost… Continue reading U of C: credit card free zone?
By Samuel Liaw
After receiving the top ranking from the Canadian legal magazine Canadian Lawyer, the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law looks forward to some changes. Over the next five to six years, it plans to expand from 75 students to 100, for a total of 300 LLB degree students from 225."This will enable us to offer… Continue reading Law school plans expansion
By Jeff Kubik
Rick Miller isn’t actually Jesus, but he plays one on TV, onscreen at any rate… on stage. In a postmodern, theatrical liturgy complete with projectors and digital recording equipment, it becomes a little difficult to say. "It’s a multimedia mass for a multimedia age," says Miller of his one-man show, Bigger Than Jesus. "With meaning… Continue reading Rick Miller: Bigger Than Jesus
By Jeff Kubik
Is there something to be learned from the noble carrot? Wisdom is flaky pastry? Can you find salvation in an eclair? Enter the kitchen of Antonin Careme–if you don’t elevate your consciousness, you can at least be assured a good meal. For those uninitiated in one of Calgary’s most famous puppet theatre companies, rest assured:… Continue reading Old Trout Puppet Workshop: The Last Supper
Primal instincts reign and the dancers contort, move and breathe to the pulse of Marie Chouinard’s distinct design, a choreography curiously guided by the intellect of the human body rather than the mind. Etude #1 and Chorale lead the dancers in a solo and group performance that, through the notion of sexuality and divinity, searches… Continue reading Etude #1 and Chorale
Do you ever wake up feeling empty? Unfulfilled? A little blase? Has your daily routine deprived you of your sense of passion? Your sense of experimentation? When was the last time you felt… naughty? If you started with "yes" and ended with "never" when answering, you may have missed the Sky High Cabaret, the burlesque… Continue reading You’re fashionably late
By Andrew Ross
Gary Milner seems to think that Lawrence Bailey, Gauntlet Editor-in-Chief, is the only person he knows who might murder him. Indeed, Milner goes so far as to say that he "would be willing to bet on [himself] in a life or death sort of confrontation" with any of his friends. He is so sure of… Continue reading Murder on Milner