By Riley Hill
An on-campus memorial service will be held for University of Calgary professor Margo Husby on March 20 from 7–9 p.m. in Craigie Hall C Room 105. Husby passed away on Feb. 13 after a month-long battle with the H1N1 virus. She was 64 years old. Her death was the first H1N1 death in… Continue reading Memorial for Margo Husby
On March 1, 2013, Shire Canada Incorporated launched a new scholarship to assist adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who are pursuing a post-secondary education. This scholarship is the first of its kind in Canada and will be offered to students in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Shire Canada is a subsidiary of Shire International, a… Continue reading Scholarship to assist adults with ADHD
Parking rates at Calgary’s medical centres and hospitals will be rising as of April 1, 2013 as part of a three-year implementation period to meet increasing market demands for parking. The rate per 30 minutes will increase from $1.75 to $2, weekly parking passes will raise to $41 up from $40 and monthly passes will… Continue reading Parking prices rising
Over five days, six University of Calgary students will be living homeless on campus from March 11–15. The initiative is part of 5 Days for the Homeless, a national campaign that began at the University of Alberta in 2008 and has raised $985,000 so far. This year, 26 universities are participating. This will be the… Continue reading 5 Days for the Homeless
The 2013–14 Alberta provincial budget has slashed $147 million from post-secondary education operational funding, a 6.8 per cent decrease from last year’s budget. The provincial budget aims to reduce Alberta’s deficit, which, prior to the budget cuts, was projected at $4 billion. The new budget reduces the projected deficit to $2 billion, but has still… Continue reading Future of post-secondary unknown
By Fabian Mayer
On March 9, the University of Calgary captured their fourth women’s track and field Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship title. The Dinos won the meet, held in Edmonton, by a margin of just three and a half points with the battle for the banner coming down to the last event of the competition. The U of… Continue reading Titans of track and field
By Taylor McKee
With a second-place finish in the Canada West Final Four, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s basketball team is off to Regina for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final Eight on March 15–17. On March 17, 2012, the Dinos shocked the CIS by defeating the number-one ranked University of Regina Cougars in front of a… Continue reading Road to redemption runs through Regina
The University of Calgary women’s hockey team was defeated at the hands of the Université de Montreal Carabins in the Dinos’s attempt to defend their national championship title on March 2 in Toronto by a score of 3–2. It was the first Canadian Interuniversity Sport title in program history for the Carabins. Despite the remarkable… Continue reading Dinos downed in gold-medal finals
This week’s feature is the third in a four-part series on food security. The first part looked at a Canadian perspective, the second looked at organic farms in New Orleans. This week’s is about the benefit of composting food waste. Stay tuned for how to reduce inorganic food waste next week. Have you ever… Continue reading Composting
With the victory of Raphael Jacob as the new Students’ Union president, I sincerely hope that money and time is applied to renovate the main locker rooms at the University of Calgary. While a lot of money has been devoted to renovating MacEwan Student Centre, little to no effort has been put towards fixing the… Continue reading Letter: stinky locker rooms need the SU’s attention