University of Calgary social work assistant professor Carmen Logie has been leading an initiative in Haiti to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and educate women on mental health and social work. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and has the highest rate of HIV per capita. According to Logie, the… Continue reading Self-sustaining citizens
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Breaking the pyramids’ code
It was a chance encounter in front of the Sphinx that led to a U of C researcher’s TV series. The series, set to be released in late October, challenges a number of notions currently held on ancient Egypt. Immediately after finishing the manuscript which was to become the basis for her imminent five part… Continue reading Breaking the pyramids’ code
This Week On The Internet: Google Street View Scavenger Hunt
Ladies and gents: Google Street View is straight-up the most badass thing Google has come up with so far. For those unfamiliar- imagine if you could use Google Maps to explore your favourite cities from the ground level in a full, 360º field of view. You now can for most major world cities, from Tokyo… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Google Street View Scavenger Hunt
Magic and very loud singing
The curtains sweep open, the overture plays and the story unfolds, a careful balancing act begins. Act I, Scene I, Calgary Opera’s 2006-2007 season. As their production of Rossini’s Cinderella waltzes into the Jubilee Auditorium, general director and chief executive Bob McPhee is already preparing for seasons to come and is able to look back… Continue reading Magic and very loud singing
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)
By Natalie Sit
Not all games were mindless blasting and maiming. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? was the queen of intelligent games. It was followed by USA, Europe, Time and Space, but the original was the best. Intrepid learners would gather clues that led them closer and closer to the culprit. At the same time, they… Continue reading Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)
Kinesiology Fundraising begins
A "major beginning to fundraising" occurred in the Faculty of Kinesiology on July 26. The faculty received $3.2 million of the more than $4 million granted to the University of Calgary from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. The federal government established the CFI, a not-for-profit organization, in 1997 to assess the need for state-of-the-art research,… Continue reading Kinesiology Fundraising begins
Dancing, singing and casting couches
By Bebe Vocong
If you’re old enough to remember Fame the television series, inspired by the 1980 movie with the same title, then you have a good idea of what this musical is all about. It is the story of the last graduating class of New York’s High School of Performing Arts before the program was moved to… Continue reading Dancing, singing and casting couches
More TLF fallout
By Carmen Ng
I have seen a lady driving around in her little scooter, and I have seen her walk, which came as quite a surprise. However, just because a person drives around in a little scooter on campus, it does not give them the right to mow people over in the hallways. I have been one of… Continue reading More TLF fallout
U of C offers new 2048 class
Sick and tired of your friends beating your scores on 2048? One University of Calgary professor may have the solution. Cecil Quigley recently introduced a new class to teach students how to enrich their 2048 experience and feel superior to their friends. 2048 is the latest smartphone app tearing its way through the university campus.… Continue reading U of C offers new 2048 class
Mainstage Dance
This year’s Mainstage Dance production features two firsts: it is the first Mainstage Dance from the newly formed School of Creative and Performing Arts and the first time that Wojciech Mochniej is the artistic director for the production. Two of the four performances include original music from University of Calgary graduate students. The first performance… Continue reading Mainstage Dance