Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “Not quite censorship,” May 27, 2004,The University of Alberta has a webboard as well. And it is much more vitriolic and antagonistic toward our Students’ Union executive. I know it was a constant pain for the executive and the insults and criticism thrown about on it were often unfair. However, politics deals… Continue reading Arguments and the webboard
Month: June 2004
Democratic responsibility
By Ben Hoffman
It has been 137 years since the great country of Canada came into being, and the confederation is definitely showing its age. In those early days, people respected the right to vote because their immediate predecessors fought hard to win it from the tyrants who dominated them. Now, students have trouble getting motivated enough to… Continue reading Democratic responsibility
Briefing you on the other stuff
Convocation This year’s Spring convocation promises to be a large one with close to 5,000 students graduating in six ceremonies with six honourary degrees and six staff members being admitted to the Order of the University of Calgary. All ceremonies take place in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium with doors opening one hour prior to the… Continue reading Briefing you on the other stuff
Iron eating bacteria deciphered
By Dale Miller
Contrary to popular belief, genome sequencing doesn’t always involve Jurassic Park dinosaurs or medical breakthroughs. One University of Calgary professor is putting his work where the money is, Alberta’s oil and gas industry. An article outlining the DNA sequence of Desulfovibrio vulgaris–an iron-eating bacteria threatening oil and gas pipelines–has recently been published in Nature Biotechnology… Continue reading Iron eating bacteria deciphered
Taking it off on national TV
By Emily Senger
Students’ Union Communication and Culture Representative by day and Taking it Off reality television star by night? Fifth year University of Calgary student Sarah Stall has advanced to the final 10 Calgary contestants vying for a position on the reality television show Taking it Off. Of the 10 contestants, four will be chosen as reality… Continue reading Taking it off on national TV
SU urges us to think education
By Dale Miller
Post-secondary education should be a top election priority, according to the Students’ Union. This month, the SU will join the Canadian Alliance of Student Association’s ThinkEducation campaign to achieve that goal. “It’s time that we had a serious debate in this country on the current state and future of our post-secondary education system,” said James… Continue reading SU urges us to think education
No forums for you!
By Dale Miller
After two weeks of consultation and discussion, a resolution was brought to the June 1 Student Legislative Council meeting to remove the forums outright. But after some heated discussion the resolution was amended to also “commit [the SU] to developing solely or working with other parties to develop an open online communication device with the… Continue reading No forums for you!