Month: April 2008

By Chris Pedersen

Tearing down the walls that block development and promoting the development of poverty-stricken countries is the main theme of the Nickle Arts Museum exhibit, Bridges that Unite running until Tue., Apr. 13. The exhibit focuses on how Canada has partnered with the Aga Khan Development Network, providing evidence of Canada’s work over the last 25… Continue reading Building bridges through art

By Daniel Pagan

No taxation without representation The Canadian Feder-ation of Students is reeling from defeat as three student unions succeeded in their bids to leave the country’s largest student lobbying group. The Cape Breton University Students’ Union in Nova Scotia, the Simon Fraser Students’ Society and University of Victoria Graduate Students’ Society all voted overwhelmingly in favour… Continue reading Campus news for the unnewsed

By Sarelle Azuelos

Single parent PhD students have arguably more work and more expenses than undergraduates and will finally get some much needed financial assistance. University of Calgary communication and culture dean Dr. Kathleen Scherf saw a need for the annual $5,000 Dr. Jeanette Nicholls Graduate Scholarship and contacted other influential women in Calgary to make it happen.… Continue reading Scholarship created for single parents

By Joshua Goard-Baker

Sitting in Dr. Herman Ganzevoort’s office has always given me a sense of history. The irony of that statement should be duly noted. I didn’t exactly know what I was searching for in university, but when it came to how I wanted to be treated by a professor the answer was very succinct. No bullshit,… Continue reading Getting personal with your history prof

By Katy Anderson

After much deliberation, the tentative plans to move MacEwan Student Centre’s western loading docks have been pushed aside. The university had been considering moving the docks to reduce traffic through the future Taylor Family Digital Library quadrangle, the area where Bermuda Shorts Day is currently held. Moving the docks had been estimated to cost as… Continue reading Docks staying put

By Daniel Pagan

Students will have to find a way to smuggle their partners and best friends into Bermuda Shorts Day thanks to the University of Calgary’s new no guests policy. Students were dismayed to discover they could not bring their guests to this year’s BSD, due to security concerns. The policy change was communicated through a one-line… Continue reading No guest wristbands for BSD

By Daniel Pagan

Students concerned about a sweet tooth, syphilis, a lack of faith or post-traumatic stress, will soon be able to get help at the new Students’ Union Wellness Centre, opening in fall 2008. The new centre will combine University Health Services, the Counseling Centre, the Multi-Faith Chaplain’s Centre as well as other services into one location.… Continue reading SU Wellness Centre set to open fall ’08

By Katy Anderson

Canada’s most recognized socialist-moustache is known for trading rhetoric with other party leaders in Ottawa. However, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton has also written a book that delves into the intricacies of the growing issue of homelessness. Layton was in Calgary not only to attend the Junos, but to sign copies of his book… Continue reading NDP leader talks homelessness

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

And so it begins…The first cup of coffee I ever had was late in my elementary school years in a grocery store near my house. I was with a friend and his mom buying supplies for a trip to his cabin when we strapping young lads decided that it would be a good idea to… Continue reading Counting beans

By Amanda Hu

After a night in fight club, everything in the real world gets the volume turned down,” writes Chuck Palahniuk in his cult novel, Fight Club.This sentiment rings true for the real-life mixed martial arts fighters who face opponents in head-to-head battles that test will and resolve to an extreme degree. Mixed martial arts emerged in… Continue reading Changing the face of mixed martial arts