If you have ever painted yourself red, drank yourself silly and been to a Dinos football game–especially a homecoming game–then you know that football here at the University of Calgary is something else. You’re not sitting in the Jack or on some random stands by a random field. You’re yelling at the top of your… Continue reading Footballers say adios
Month: April 2004
Drowning in a pool of their goodbye tears
Emma Spooner was almost overlooked in the fifth-year profile hunt, and rightly so–she is graduating after four years, an almost unheard of feat for athletes, not to mention the Gauntleteers who cover them. With an English Honours degree under her belt, Emma hopes to continue swimming beyond the familiar depths of the U of C… Continue reading Drowning in a pool of their goodbye tears
What sort of drunken debauchery are you getting into for BSD?
Paper, Rock, …
An attempt to secure the University of Calgary a place in history ended in failure Wed., Apr. 14, with only 50 people showing up to organizer Ian Smedley’s rock, paper, scissors tournament. Falling well short of the 1,000 participants needed to impress the Guinness Book of World Records, Smedley described the event as “another story… Continue reading Paper, Rock, …
Report: wages stagnant
By Ben Hoffman
The Alberta Federation of Labour has released a report that shows a trend of stagnation and decline in the average Albertan’s wage. However, some question the data analyzed. Entitled Running to Stand Still, the January document used Statistics Canada data to demonstrate that the average weekly wage corrected to inflation has flatlined, something the AFL… Continue reading Report: wages stagnant
Engineers worried about APEGGA
By Diana Lyuber
APEGGA’s proposal to introduce a new classification of engineers and geoscientists has created controversy within the engineering community. The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geo-physicists of Alberta spent a year developing three registration categories–Registered Engineer, Registered Geologist and Registered Geophysicist–which would fall somewhere between Registered Technicians and Professional Engineers or Geoscientists. APEGGA hopes to… Continue reading Engineers worried about APEGGA
Meet Haskayne’s new dean
By Samuel Liaw
The University of Calgary’s new Dean of the Haskayne School of Business has moved from the corporate board room to the halls of academia. Michael Grandin took office Thu., Apr. 1. Since then he has met with faculty members, fellow deans, and recently attended an international exchange student dinner. It is the beginning of a… Continue reading Meet Haskayne’s new dean
Tuition frozen for Ontario students
Ontario post-secondary students received a two-year reprieve from tuition hikes following a tuition freeze by Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government. The freeze will be accompanied by a $48.1 million influx of funding to colleges and universities. However, Alberta Learning spo- kesperson Josepha Vanderstoop defended Alberta’s policies, calling tuition freezes unsustainable. "Alberta tuition fee policy is… Continue reading Tuition frozen for Ontario students
CRO gives final election report
By James Keller
Over two months after polls closed, the Students’ Union Chief Returning Officer finally delivered his final report to the SU, assessing the 2004 General Election. CRO Shuvaloy Majumdar ap-peared at the Tue., Apr. 13 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council. Majumdar previously reported to council Sun, Mar. 14, but the delivery of his final report… Continue reading CRO gives final election report
March debauchery
The combination of alcohol and loud music forced one man to part ways with his punk.During the Frostbite Festival on Mar. 9, a young man who had had his share of the hooch found his way on stage and began dancing with the band. He then "stage dived" into the crowd, expecting to be caught.… Continue reading March debauchery