Month: September 2006

By Topher Armand

At least two people protested last week as students took notice of a Students’ Union decision to raise the price of beer at the Den by $1 per jug on Thursday student appreciation nights. SU vice-president operations and finance Cody Wagner insisted this 14 per cent increase was necessary to keep beer profitable. “Beer prices… Continue reading Den beer prices skyrocket

By Johanna Hung

While the fear of becoming cognitively inferior to an artificial intelligence manipulated brain-computer would have screamed ‘science-fiction’ a mere five years ago, today the groundwork exists to fuse human brain cells with microchips. One such researcher works right here at the University of Calgary. Dr. Michael A. Colicos of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute is a… Continue reading Artificial intelligence at the U of C

By Emily Senger

Until Chartwells finds a few good men and women, students will have to find somewhere else to get their Pizza Pizza. Calgary’s hot labour market means Chartwells–the University of Calgary food services provider–is facing a severe staffing shortage. As a result, the Pizza Pizza in MacEwan Student Centre and the Scurfield Hall Cafe are both… Continue reading Worker shortage leaves students pizza-less

By Ændrew Rininsland

September marks the effective one-year anniversary of Chartwells Food Services at the University of Calgary. The takeover of campus food services by Chartwells was one of two privatization plans by the university in recent years and was met by heavy resistance from both student groups and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, citing the union… Continue reading Chartwells: one year later

By Katy Anderson

The Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy held its groundbreaking ceremony this Mon., Sept. 11. The shindig was attended by staff, students and media, yet questions still persist about the building design and funding. “We are in the design phase right now and that’s a huge job in itself,” said ISEEE managing director Dr.… Continue reading ISEEE demystified, sort of

By Emily Senger

Amid a fanfare of fireworks, seven-story-tall posters and enough food to feed an army of hungry students, the University of Calgary launched its $1.5 billion capital expansion plan, Mon. Sept. 11. At a groundbreaking ceremony on the east side of ICT, the U of C celebrated the first day of classes by announcing plans to… Continue reading Breaking new ground