By Ryan Pike
It’s not easy being Stephen Harper. The embattled Canadian prime minister recently took time off from readying his Conservative troops for an ever-looming election to tend to his workload, including attending a score of events. The results were less than stellar: Harper attacked Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff for comments he never actually made, was late… Continue reading Stumbling before the starting blocks
By Johanna Hung
Nightly demonstrations in Iran are continuing, a month after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on June 12. In the aftermath of the contested election, which many have called the last straw for a generation of Iranians– 60-70 per cent of Iran’s population are under the age of 30– 20 protesters have died according to… Continue reading Nightly riots continue in Iran
Charges have been laid in the 2007 death of a University of Calgary student. Nathan Shair, 22, a then-summer intern at XI Technologies, was fatally hit in the head by a mechanical horse at the company’s Stampede party July 12, 2007. When a rider kicked the machine a calf would spring out from underneath the… Continue reading Charges laid in U of C students’ 2007 death
By Daniel Pagan
With the help of social media, the University of Calgary’s Urban Calgary Students’ Association is aiming to get students’ voices heard in the debate on the city’s ambitious urban plan. After a long hearing, the city council voted to pass the plan in its first reading. Plan It, the proposed guide to Calgary’s growth over… Continue reading Students lobby around Plan It
The announcement, or lack thereof, that students would lose their spot in class if they didn’t pay a $200 registration fee by July 3 was met with anger by many students. The deadline for the fee has since been extended until July 17. Eeshita Arora, a third-year biological sciences student, said she didn’t mind paying… Continue reading Registration fee surprises, angers students
Marc Emery — best known to Canadians for smoking massive joints at pro-cannabis legalization rallies and taking bong hits before defending the plant at news conferences — visited Calgary on Sun., July 5, as part of his farewell tour. Emery’s visit marked what will likely be the last time he is here before being extradited… Continue reading Prince of Pot bids freedom, Calgary adieu
In what many are calling a “sad day” for the University of Calgary community, an internal memo was circulated Tuesday announcing the university will cut 200 positions by fall, with further cuts “likely.” Faced with the loss of $78 million in endowments and investments announced in January, coupled with the provincial government’s decision that the… Continue reading Job Loss Shakes Campus