Month: November 2004

By Joelle Robichaud

By David Wald

Last week, long time Students’ Union employee and Facilities Director Kelly Hutton resigned, to move on to greener pastures with the university. He is one of many SU staff members who have recently given up their positions in a major SU reshuffling. “He left to take an opportunity made available through the university,” said SU… Continue reading Hutton leaving after 20 years

By Chris Beauchamp

Attention all you politically minded students. Hoping to put the lie to perceived youth voter apathy, CJSW will be hosting a provincial election forum and is asking you to do the questioning. With a representative from each of the 11 Alberta political parties invited, the forum will air as a three part series on the… Continue reading CJSW gears up for provincial race

By Kyle Francis

With the American election behind us and ethnic tensions on the rise worldwide, it seems worthwhile to take another look at a contentious ethnic issue that affects us right here in Canada. As they say, you have to know where you’ve been to know where you’re going. The Backstory Montreal is known throughout Canada, and… Continue reading Tensions at Concordia

By Вen Li

The fall semester has been busy for U of C’s IT department. With 9,431 new user registrations, a major server migration, and increased around the clock demand for computing services, things have gone surprisingly smoothly. In addition, IT is involved in a concerted effort to enhance its interactions with users, moving away from the traditional… Continue reading Improving the IT department

By Kelli Stevens

Allison Dube is an instructor in the department of Political Science. After listening to him for less than ten minutes, it is immediately apparent that while he loves his work, he is horribly frustrated. Allison Dube, along with about 500 other University of Calgary faculty members, is a sessional instructor. “I love this institution but… Continue reading Sessional instructors get shafted

By Dale Miller

The Students’ Union’s battle on tuition ended in bittersweet defeat last week, as tuition consultations with University of Calgary officials yielded a maximum tuition increase for all students. Tuition is on the rise to the tune of 5.8 per cent and administration is planning to repeat maximum increases for at least the next four years.… Continue reading In other news… tuition rises again