By Adam Berti
With a new residence building set to begin construction in the spring, students will have yet another place to cook grilled-cheese on a hot-plate.According to Residence Services Director Joel Lynn, the University of Calgary is in talks with an anonymous donor to receive $2 million towards the project.“We’re pretty confident there will be a new… Continue reading New international student rez
A team of engineers from the University of Calgary have been racing a car around the continent of Australia, using only the sun for fuel. The U of C solar car team is just one of over forty teams participating in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge. The race started Sun., Oct. 21 and will finish… Continue reading Solar car races across Australia
Students from the University of Calgary prepare to face off with over 40 different teams from around the globe in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge Oct. 21-28. With the final few members of the team arriving in Australia Tue., the U of C Solar Car team’s engine is primed and ready to go. Since departing… Continue reading U of C’s Solar Car gears up to race across Australia
The University of Calgary solar car project is coming up to speed, and heading Down Under for the 2007 World Solar Challenge. This year’s car–the Schulich 1–will be shipped Friday, but the big race won’t start until Oct. 21. Over the past two years the team has been hard at work preparing a completely new… Continue reading New Solar Car’s design lights up
By Bryan West
Two-time SU president and current board of governors student rep Bryan West concludes his look at the crucial factors SU candidates must keep in mind. 4. The residence voter A common complaint among Students’ Union politicos states a candidate must be from residence to become president. There is a seed of truth to this. For… Continue reading SU Electioneering, Part II
By Gauntlet
It’s not our intention to needlessly harm reputations, but it is our intention to report to the student body how the Students’ Union executive is working. We looked at four major areas: How the President and each Vice-President works with and utilizes their commission, how SU progress so far matches individual campaign pledges, ways each… Continue reading SU Midterm Review: Intro
Chris BeauchampNews Assistant, Supplement EditorAs News Assistant, Chris has covered numerous student issues throughout the year.Ben HoffmanLayout and Opinions EditorAs last year’s News Assistant, Ben knows the workings of the SU inside and out. Dale MillerNews Editor Dale Miller has been to every SLC meeting this year–can anyone else say they’ve done that? Poor guy.Sean… Continue reading The Panel
By Chris Tait
University is a place of learning. We continually kid ourselves with this misleading line. The truth is, it’s unavoidable learning things at university, just as it is anywhere else.Fluid dynamics, collision physics, anatomy, chemistry, and medicine. But you don’t have to go to class to get all of these lessons. There are no prerequisite courses,… Continue reading The man with the plan
The contents of this supplement are a little immature, especially as far as travel goes, considering the bulk of the authors and photographers are new to the game. Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia… these are not the Himalayas, Burundi or even Russia. Most of your friendly neighbourhood student journalists are not that different than… Continue reading Travel Supplement Introduction
Lawrence Bailey, Editor-in-Chief: As a seasoned veteran on both sides of Students’ Union elections, Lawrence Bailey has witnessed six elections and was a candidate last year. Russ Dyck, staff writer and photographer: This is Russ Dyck’s first time on the Gauntlet Review panel. He brings both the voice of youth and an unjaded perspective to… Continue reading The Panel