Month: June 2005

By Madeleine Somerville

In January 2005, I made an important transition. I became a label reader, a selective shopper, a picky eater, an inconvenience. I was branded a hippie, a know-it-all, a rabbit and a closet dieter. I became a nuisance to waiters and a host’s worst nightmare. I became a vegetarian. Upon hearing my announcement, my mother… Continue reading Turning down the green path

By Dale Miller

Dr. Harvey Weingarten and University of Calgary’s administration have rec- eived some pretty harsh criticism from faculty and students over the past year. Not only were last year’s planned budget cuts and reallocation pool roundly and almost universally panned, but Weingarten’s ability to lead this university was also called into question by the Faculty Association… Continue reading Brown bagging it with Harvey

By Chris Beauchamp

The University of Calgary is advising all staff, faculty and students that a male graduate student enrolled since 2003 has a past criminal record as a pedophile.U of C administration were informed of the student’s criminal record by Calgary City Police in February, according to a media advisory issued by U of C External Relations.… Continue reading U of C warns of student pedophile

By Emily Senger

The University of Calgary has the largest salary gender gap in the country, according to a recently released Statistics Canada report that compared earnings of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities. Female U of C professors make an average of almost $18,000 less than their male counterparts. The report, which included full-time professors, associates, assistants… Continue reading Gender split

By Chris Beauchamp

Gauntlet: Can you identify the three biggest challenges facing the University of Calgary?Harvey Weingarten: That’s a good question. The three that maybe face us are really no different I think from the ones that face every other larger research university. I’d say it’s the quality of the student experience overall–—would be one. Students do something… Continue reading Weingarten speaks

By Chris Beauchamp

The security reports are in and despite arson, brass knuckles and a bomb scare, Bermuda Shorts Day 2005 went off without a hitch.“BSD was really busy,” said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz. “It was the biggest BSD we’ve ever had to date.”Fritz noted there were no major incidents or injuries during the annual year-end celebration… Continue reading BSD hyjinx include bomb scare

By Chris Beauchamp

The Alberta government has launched a comprehensive review of the province’s post-secondary education system, angering critics who have called for an independent examination. “We need to have a process of reviewing the system,” said Advanced Education Minister Dave Hancock. “It’ll be a comprehensive discussion and will include a broad range of stakeholders and the public.”The… Continue reading Alberta to rewrite PSE