By Вen Li
At first glance, it would appear Ron Callari and Jack Pittman try entirely too hard to fit in with the radical left by taking meaningless potshots at George W. Bush and Co. with their book Uncle Dubya’s Jihad Jamboree. Upon further inspection, this proves correct. The book is nothing but a failed attempt at conveying… Continue reading More like kidd millenni-dumb
By Вen Li
It’s easy to become euphoric at Premier Ralph Klein’s announcement of massive funding increases to post-secondary education. Student leaders, educators and newspapers editorialists alike have all but soiled themselves in joy and self-congratulation since Tuesday at the students’ perceived victory. More difficult will be teasing out actual results from Klein’s Tuesday address. Universities, colleges and… Continue reading The crisis of accountability
By Вen Li
A single glitch in computer hardware disabled Internet access for many University of Calgary students and staff on Mon. Jan. 10. Due to a particular misbehavior router, which aggregates and directs much of the computer traffic on campus, users could not access the Infonet, e-mail, and Internet web sites. “This incident is unprecedented,” said Associate… Continue reading Internet glitch leaves campus Interwebless
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As the semester draws to a close, students all over campus will be asked to complete Universal Student Ratings of Instruction surveys. But a small percentage of students this semester will need to do so with a web browser instead of a pencil. Starting this week, the university will promote phase II of its initiative… Continue reading New trial puts course evaluations on-line
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In the last month, numerous one-off recordable CDs with such lofty titles as Globalization 101 and The truth about slavery have been anonymously tacked to bulletin boards about campus. The CDs contain close to 100 video, audio and text files scoured from the Internet that any tinfoil hat fanatic would love. “Who Is Ernst Zundel,… Continue reading The truth about globalization
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In a study sure to irk student leaders and others in the post-secondary education lobby, Statistics Canada revealed that literacy level has a greater effect on productivity than the number of years of education. “Literacy scores, human capital and growth across fourteen [Organisation for Economic Co-operative and Development countries”, released on June 24, states in… Continue reading Study: Literacy more important than years of education in developing countries
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The MC Eliminator concert scheduled for Mon., July 19 ended before it began. In a rare decision, the Students’ Union cancelled the concert less than two hours before its scheduled start. On that point alone the SU and MC Eliminator’s promoter agree. At around 3 p.m., three Campus Security officers escorted Lincoln Bode-Harrison from MacEwan… Continue reading MC Eliminator eliminated
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After a half-year experiment outsourcing University Health Services to an outside provider, the University of Calgary has resumed full control. Patients will continue to receive care from current practitioners, but the May 1 transition has been difficult for all parties. As a part of university-wide cost-saving measures, International Health Partners Inc. began operating UHS in… Continue reading Sickly dealings
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A team of University of Calgary engineers returned victorious this weekend from the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race. The team placed first overall in the five-day competition hosted by Carleton University in Ottawa. "It was very stiff competition," said Project Manager Lee Martin. "We’ve been working on it since September." In addition to placing first… Continue reading U of C scores solid concrete victory
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President: Bryan WestLeast likely to collapse the build- ing on purpose.VP Academic: Laura SchultzLaura Schultz has repeatedly demonstrated a solid understanding of academic issues facing students and the university. Her dedication to the Students’ Academic Assembly as the Communication and Culture representative for two years has been unmatched. More often than not, she has also… Continue reading Ballots – Ben Li