By Kay She
Students know all too well the foreboding expiry of a dwindling bank account. Such is the fate of the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation as it gets set to expire in 2009. Instead, students will turn to the new Canada Student Grant Program, introduced last week in the Conservative’s federal budget, for future post-secondary financial aid.… Continue reading Federal budget ’08: Changes to the Millenium scholarship
One of the most prestigious American universities is now more financially accessible than ever. Stanford University has expanded its financial aid policy to allow students from low- to middle-income families to pay little to no tuition. The Californian institution current “need blind” admission policy ensures that students meeting requirements and accepted into the school will… Continue reading No tuition for low income students
The norms of bar food are greasy fries, a juicy hamburger with grease dripping onto the plate, nachos with tons of greasy meat and chicken wings soaking in oil. Many people eat these delicious foods, but very rarely do people contemplate what happens to the oil and grease when the server takes the plates away.… Continue reading Fuel from fries: Den waste used by students to make biodiesel
In the developing world, from Haiti to Kenya, there are often troubles reported with the voting process. However, here in Alberta, citizens also encountered several roadblocks on their way to the polls. A lagging website with voting station information, long lineups, conflicting information and no city-wide polls have all been complaints made about the province’s… Continue reading Voting the hard way
With an eye towards expanding the power of doctors to commit mentally ill patients, ensure patients are complying with treatment while out of hospital and move some mental health care from the hospitals into the community, Alberta’s legislature amended the Mental Health Act this past Nov. The changes are significant enough that a recent meeting… Continue reading Legislating mental illness