By Paul Jarvey
Early Wednesday morning an assailant opened fire in the cafeteria of Montreal’s Dawson College. Footage shows students fleeing into the streets — some of them bloodied — and police taking cover behind a cruiser, guns drawn. Eyewitnesses describe a gunman dressed in black, randomly picking off victims. As I write this, the story has only… Continue reading Mohawks and mayhem
By Emily Wyatt
As you have probably heard about a million times during your time at the U of C, the Students’ Union is here to serve and represent your interests, and when it comes right down to it, if we don’t know what you want, we can’t effectively represent you. That’s why this year the SU has… Continue reading SU View: Communicating with Students!!
Europe is supposed to put North America to shame in just about every category imaginable, except possibly obesity and serial killings. Though the actual colonial ties have long been severed, or rendered obsolete, North Americans still look to Europeans as their cultural superiors. After all, they’ve got all that pretty art, actually appreciate opera and… Continue reading Europe’s final countdown begins
Lubrication is an essential part of intercourse–not just if the well runs dry from time to time. Because the world of off-the-shelf personal lubricants can seem limitless and rather intimidating, many people choose to either ignore this sexual aid altogether or find some slippery household substance to try. Trust me, the former isn’t very fun,… Continue reading The sticky subject of lubricants
An interesting article. Yes, Coca-Cola buys Calgary water and re-brands it as Dasani, but remember at the U of C we can only buy Aquafina due to the now long-forgotten Pepsi agreement. Of course the details of the Pepsi agreement are a closely guarded administration and Students’ Union secret, but have you noticed that there… Continue reading Letter: U of C gets fountain-free
By Tony Keller
University of Calgary vice-president external relations Roman Cooney was recently quoted throwing around some numbers that I couldn’t quite follow. Referring to the Maclean’s University Student Issue, published in June 2006, Cooney said that “the data are four years out of date since they were first published.” The article also paraphrased Cooney as having said… Continue reading Letter: Roman Wrong
Alberta’s resource-based economy is on fire, no question there. After peaking above U.S. $75 per barrel in July, oil is hovering at $65 for the forseeable future. Profits are rolling in and the projected $4.1 billion budget surplus for 2006/2007 is almost three times last year’s record setting projection. Government spending is up too. With… Continue reading Editorial: An uncertain fate
By Mercy Lamola
Every academic year brings changes like new courses, classes, textbooks and challenges that can be somewhat overwhelming for new and returning students alike. For the 2006/07 year, the University of Calgary Registrar’s Office has made some changes of its own, in hopes of providing students with improved services and a welcoming atmosphere. Located in the… Continue reading Waiting in line is no fun
By Daniel Pagan
If William Shakespeare lived in the present and attended the University of Calgary, he would choose to write about “betrayal, intrigue, plotting and manipulations” in the Bling-Bling game instead of Macbeth. During the U of C 101 week, different faculties played Bling-Bling in a competition to raise the most money for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis… Continue reading Shinerama shines on for cystic fybrosis
Despite a discouraging Dinos loss to long-time football rivals the University of Alberta Golden Bears, it was an otherwise clean kick-off to celebrate the University of Calgary’s 40th anniversary. The Sat., Sept. 9 football game and concert event at McMahon Stadium brought together almost 7,000 alumni, staff and students to celebrate the university and its… Continue reading U of C kicks off 40th year in style