By James Keller
The Students’ Union Review Board will hear a petition regarding the SU General Election, filed by failed presidential candidate Phil Barski. On the afternoon of Wed., Mar. 3, the review board, the judicial body that oversees the SU, released a notice announcing a public hearing will be held Thu., Mar. 18, 2004. The petition, posted… Continue reading Barski taking SU election to review board
Student leaders are mulling over a decision on how to spend $1 million allocated for “quality initiatives.” The money was given to the Students’ Union and Graduate Students’ Association by the Board of Governors concurrent with the tuition increase in December 2003.“Because we’re conscious of the fact students are paying increased tuition, and we’re recommending… Continue reading $1,000,000 to spend on quality
By Chris Tait
Earlier this year, new Residence Director Jim Dunsdon teamed up with the Residence Students’ Association to create a new re-admission process for returning residence students. The old system, which was based on points gained by volunteering and participating in the community, has been replaced by a lottery. The new lottery system, which features randomly drawn… Continue reading Points plan gone
By Ben Hoffman
Reading week saw the tragic loss of 23-year-old U of C Computer Science student Erik Reid. Reid was sailing off the coast of San Francisco Wed., Feb. 18, when high winds and waves capsized the boat. On board at the time of the incident were Reid, his father Randy Reid and family friend Brad Amos.… Continue reading Student presumed dead
By Вen Li
A new wave of worms spreading on the Internet this week is attempting to trick users to help it spread. Messages infected with Bagle.j may claim to be from “the ucalgary.ca team,” use an official-looking subject line regarding users’ e-mail accounts and contain a message stating something is wrong with users’ e-mail accounts. Launching the… Continue reading Viruses attacking campus again
By James Keller
It’s been unfortunately easy to fall for the hype surrounding The Passion of the Christ this past week, and this is to say nothing of the excessive violence, alleged anti-Semitism and anticipated public outcry surrounding Mel Gibson’s depiction of Jesus Christ’s final hours. The hype I’m referring to is the reaction from the media in… Continue reading Passion critics misguided
From fairy tales to romance novels, from sitcoms to full-length movies, we’re taught a first kiss should be romantic, meaningful and emotionally intense. Real life, however, tends to send a different message. From junior high dances to clubs, from first loves to blind dates, first kisses are often awkward, nerve-racking and unsettling. Of course, there… Continue reading First kiss fantasies
It takes courage to tell the stories no one else does. The stories where maybe your face didn’t seem as bright as you wished it did or where you ended up with skinned knees through no fault of your own. It takes courage to tell about the times you didn’t have the right words to… Continue reading The frightening naked truth
By Falice Chin
One of the biggest job markets for students nowadays involves ESL teaching in foreign countries. The idea is quite appealing: free travel, cash and a chance to educate the rest of the world. In reality, the bigger picture shows they are participating in a global conquest for perfecting Standard English. Indeed, in many countries, the… Continue reading Linguistic imperialism
Rick Mercer, a CBC comedian, gained the most attention for his series of segments and subsequent special, Talking to Americans. It tapped a secret joy of Canadians, consisting of Mercer illustrating the ignorance of the American public, and sometimes their leaders, by asking questions with misleading preambles. It is questionable whether Canadians would have answered… Continue reading Anti-Bush not anti-American