Women’s Resource Centre returns to own space

By Susan Anderson

After months of student and community protest, the Women’s Resource Centre will once again be its own separate facility, no longer merged with the Centre for Community-Engaged Learning. “We’ve been working at finding additional spaces for student services all year,” said associate vice-provost of student services Jennifer Quin. “When the student success centre moves into… Continue reading Women’s Resource Centre returns to own space

Ski Club gives $6,500 to Heart and Stroke

By Adam Marofke

The University of Calgary Ski Club made a $6,500 donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation on March 25. The donation was made in memoriam of former ski club president Eric Lahoda, who passed away in 2008 from cardiac arrest after skiing at Lake Louise. Current Ski Club president Dylan Heerema remembers Lahoda fondly. “Eric… Continue reading Ski Club gives $6,500 to Heart and Stroke

School looks to unplug students

By Amy Badry

Texting friends, perusing Facebook and updating Twitter instead of taking notes while your professor drones on may soon come to an end. The Academic Programs Committee — a subcommittee of the General Faculties Council that develops and assesses policy regarding quality and academic programming — is currently discussing the possibility of a policy surrounding students’… Continue reading School looks to unplug students

New residence accepting applications

The University of Calgary is now accepting applications for its newest residence building – Yamnuska Hall. The building, which is set to open September 2011, caters to upper-year students with shared two to three-person units. Residence and ancillary services marketing manager Sue Reczka said the building will also offer a leadership program to residents. “They… Continue reading New residence accepting applications

Equine therapy seeks participants

By Brent Constantin

A University of Calgary PhD student is riding on a new form of therapy to help women with eating disorders. Psychology student Hillary Sharpe is looking for several women to participate in her study on equine-facilitated counselling. Sharpe said current treatments for eating disorders are limited and she hopes to help women who might not… Continue reading Equine therapy seeks participants

Being transgendered at the U of C

By Nicole Dionne

“When a transgendered colleague of mine was deliberating about how to handle her own coming out process at the university, she looked for policies,” said social work professor emeritus Mary Valentich, who has worked on issues of diversity and inclusiveness at the university for over 30 years. “She said that one of the difficulties was… Continue reading Being transgendered at the U of C

Spun: Matt Epp and Amorian Assembly

By Josh Rose

From Winnipeg, Manitoba and Granada, Spain come Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly. The name Amoria comes from the Latin root for love, but that doesn’t mean that Amorian references dominate the new songs. The group has been dubbed “Canada’s best-kept secret singer-songwriter,” and they’ve earned it — Epp’s songs are not without complexity, contradiction… Continue reading Spun: Matt Epp and Amorian Assembly

Spun: Tarun Hayar

By Erin Shumlich

If you don’t know what to expect with Tarun Nayar — and let’s be honest, you really don’t — you might be pleasantly surprised to find yourself groovin’ to his wildly ambitious techno beats. With an eclectic mix of traditional Bollywood (complete with sitar instrumentals and Hindi lyrics) and dubstep beats, the only situation where… Continue reading Spun: Tarun Hayar

Spun: Kim Churchill

By Remi Watts

The Gauntlet offices are often flooded with new records, making it tempting to simply toss discs out based on artwork alone. Australian native Kim Churchill’s second album, Turns to Stone, was no exception, being one of the most terribly designed albums since Brooks & Dunn’s Hard Workin’ Man. However, since someone took the effort to… Continue reading Spun: Kim Churchill