By Danee Wilson
While most of the attention surrounding fair trade is focused on activities in the south, Trent University professor Gavin Fridell is attempting to increase awareness about fair trade issues on the other side of the hemisphere. The author of Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice, was a speaker at the… Continue reading A guilt-free cup
By Danee Wilson
Cocoa producers in the Dominican Republic will get the opportunity to be involved in fair trade through Conacado, a Dominican organization aimed at improving the income and quality of life of small cocoa producers and their families. National Confederation of Dominican Cocoa Producers operation manager Abel Fernandez was one of several presenters at the University… Continue reading Trading farily
By Danee Wilson
An undergraduate education doesn’t only have to be about going to class and completing assignments. University of Calgary students will present the results of their research in MacEwan Hall at the Undergraduate Research Symposium Mon., Nov. 19. The symposium, which is co-sponsored by the Students’ Union and the U of C Office of the Provost,… Continue reading Undergraduate research fair
By Danee Wilson
Christmas came early this year for University of Calgary faculty of nursing students due to a generous gift of $40,000 from the Students’ Union campus improvement fund. The money was used to purchase new equipment in order to enhance the learning experience of nursing students. SU faculty representative for nursing Jenna Baumgartner initiated the process… Continue reading Nursing students get a leg up
By Danee Wilson
A standardized grading system does not exist among Canadian universities. Nor does one spanning faculties–or even departments–exist at the University of Calgary. Standardization does not even exist within a department or subject at the U of C. The percentage required to earn an A in one class is often completely different from that of another… Continue reading The arbitrary meaning of A