By Darlene Seto
After over 25 years working within the inner sanctum of the University of Calgary, Rhonda Williams, currently Director of the University Secretariat, is leaving. Williams, widely regarded by colleagues as an expert on university governance, is heading to the University of Alberta for the newly created position of Head of University Governance. “It wasn’t out… Continue reading Farewell to one of U of C’s finest
By Katie Hobday
“It attempts to give the university what our official view of blended learning is,” said Students’ Union Vice-President Academic Laura Schultz. “It clarifies the positives of blended learning and the concerns we feel students have. It reflects the positive and negative aspect of blended learning.” ‘Garrison believes this approach to teaching combines the strengths of… Continue reading Blended learning a mixed blessing
By Katie Hobday
If you like puzzles and cool prizes, then Puzzled is for you. Put on by the Computer Science Graduate Society, Puzzled is a one-day event on Sat., Mar. 19 that challenges teams to solve different types of puzzles to win some sweet prizes. “The event is inspired by Microsoft’s Intern Puzzle Day, along with reality… Continue reading Prepare to be Puzzled
With a Battle of the Bands on Wed., Mar. 16 at the Whiskey Nightclub, the University of Calgary Rotaract Club aims to raise money for a South African orphanage for children with HIV. The U of C chapter of Rotaract, a division of Rotary International for people between the ages of 18 and 30, is… Continue reading Bands, benefit and battle
By Вen Li
For the third year in a row, students will get the chance to raise money for cancer. Last March, 125 people at the University of Calgary shaved their heads to raise $80,000 for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. “If we can get the same number again, that would be awesome,” said event organizer… Continue reading Bald is beautiful, cancer ugly
By Dale Miller
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, the photo I ran in last week’s paper is no exception. The photo in question was a full-frontal nude of an exotic dancer performing in MacEwan Student Centre on Mon., Feb. 28. Her real name was not used, her face was covered, and the photos were… Continue reading A response to public concerns
By Darlene Seto
The usual din of loud debate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary was eerily silent Tuesday, replaced with a somber atmosphere as students received news of the death of Michael Charles Lewis. The body of Lewis, a Master’s student in the department, was found early Monday, Mar. 7 by firefighters… Continue reading Lewis’ body discovered
By Steve Coyne
Over 1,000 students and staff turned out on the lawn of MacEwan Student Center to protest the loss of nearly 300 jobs in the planned outsourcing of University of Calgary Food Services to Chartwells, an American company. “Most students are studying and are not necessarily aware of what is going on, but the turnout was… Continue reading Union pickets for jobs
By Roman Cooney
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “Staying abreast of sexual awareness,” Mar. 3, 2005. I write to express the University of Calgary’s deep concern and disappointment with the publication of the gratuitously graphic photograph on page 5 in the Mar. 3 edition of the Gauntlet. By any reasonable benchmark of responsible journalism, it exceeded community standards and… Continue reading The university responds
By Nolan Hill
Editor, the Gauntlet, Regarding the outsourcing of Food Services; I would like to begin by lauding the administration of the university for making this decision. As a student living in traditional residence, I eat at the Dining Center almost every day. It has not been my experience that the quality of the food, and the… Continue reading On Chartwells