By Alex Kim
For students interested in a career in research or medicine, securing a summer position in a research lab provides invaluable experience. By obtaining a studentship from an organization like Alberta Innovates Health Solutions or the University of Calgary’s Program for Undergraduate Research Experience, undergraduates can spend the summer months conducting research in world-class labs. … Continue reading Keep pseudo and science separate
Campus Security has added a statement to security alerts to emphasize that victims of sexual assault are not responsible for the actions of their attackers. The statement begins with “a victim of a crime is not responsible for a perpetrator’s actions.” Consent Awareness and Sexual Education club (CASE) president Emily Leedham said past security alerts… Continue reading Campus Security changes email alert language
Research from University of Calgary assistant professor and psychologist Thomas O’Neill suggests that while more businesses have employees working from home, some of them have more trouble adjusting to the new workplace than others. O’Neill — who calls the trend remote working — identified personality traits that predict job satisfaction, perceptions of performance and the… Continue reading U of C professor studies the 21st century workplace
By David Song
The Olympic Games are the very pinnacle of sport. No prize in the athletic world, not even the beloved Stanley Cup, can compare to an Olympic medal. To win a Stanley Cup, Super Bowl or other professional sports league trophy, you could simply be a relatively average player on the right team at the right… Continue reading Basking in the Olympic glow
By Taylor McKee
For the sixth time in nine years, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s track and field team was crowned as champions of Canada West. The championship marks the 11th time the Dinos women have won a CW track and field title. The scoring of the CW finals tabulate the performances in many different events… Continue reading Dinos clinch 11th Canada West women’s track and field title
After a tough road getting there, running back Matt Walter is ecstatic with the recent CFL draft results that give him a bright future to look forward to. Unlike five peers who were drafted beside him, he decided to defer his play in the pros after long deliberation. Last Wednesday he announced to the Calgary… Continue reading Dino puts dream on hold
By Kim Nursall
The Louvre: The epicenter of high culture, home to stunning art from every epoch of Western history. Known first and foremost as a museum, for almost 700 years the building was one of the principal residences of the kings and emperors of France. Masterpieces currently residing in the Louvre include Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa,… Continue reading The Louvre soon to be lovin’ it
By Jon Roe
Campus Calgary Digital Library, groundbreaking ceremony: Mar. 31, 2006. That was then. Taylor Family Digital Library, groundbreaking ceremony: spring 2008. This is Now. The outside community may need repeated groundbreaking ceremonies and front-page Calgary Herald stories on funding to bring their gaze back to the University of Calgary, but the general university population needs no… Continue reading Editorial: Deferred university
By Ryan Pike
With a salary cap and greater equality between franchises, NHL previews are only going to get harder and harder to produce. Though there will always be three to four teams in each conference that are locks to make the playoffs, and three to four teams that are locks to miss them, the rest of the… Continue reading 2006 NHL Preview
By Jon Roe
Though the Berlin wall fell almost two decades ago, the effects of the Cold War are still felt in Eastern European countries who have yet to make serious strides towards matching their western counterparts’ economies. Straight out of Eastern Europe, Headcrusher puts readers in the perspective of Vadim, a Latvian bank worker who, disgusted with… Continue reading Book Review: Get yer head crushed