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By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

In the interest of streamlining the current process and addressing the concerns of some students, a new non-academic misconduct policy will be considered for implementation at the next general faculties council meeting on February 4. Currently, each faculty handles non-academic misconduct cases. The proposed policy would institute a university-wide committee to deal with these concerns… Continue reading University considers new non-academic misconduct policy

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Earlier this week a British medical journal dealt a potentially catastrophic blow to the fashion sense of junior high and high school kids across Prince Edward Island. Lancet Oncology released a study indicating that artificial tanning beds and sun lamps have a definite carcinogenic effect on humans. This information prompted the World Health Organization to… Continue reading British study links tanning beds with cancer

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Demonstrating an eye for investments worthy of the current economic climate, the provincial government has declined to increase the University of Calgary’s base operating budget this year. This decision, in tandem with the poor performance of the university’s endowment funds, has led to the loss of 200 positions at the U of C by fall.… Continue reading Provincial shortcomings cut to the bone

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

It’s never too long into the winter semester that I begin to get antsy to leave the city come spring and summer. This year, unfortunately, my schedule demanded that I take a spring class. As such, I had to postpone my exodus until after the final exam for that course was written. I didn’t want… Continue reading How the U of C ruined our summer vacation

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Some claim the American Dream died long ago; last week president Barack Obama delivered a speech that outlined the violent end of the American Soul. Standing at a podium in the National Archives- which houses the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights- Obama’s voice echoed out his administration’s plans to enable,… Continue reading Editorial: Obama unveils a bonafide legal nightmare