By Johanna Hung
Nightly demonstrations in Iran are continuing, a month after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on June 12. In the aftermath of the contested election, which many have called the last straw for a generation of Iranians– 60-70 per cent of Iran’s population are under the age of 30– 20 protesters have died according to… Continue reading Nightly riots continue in Iran
By Johanna Hung
Iranians erupted into the streets following the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on June 12, an election which many believe was illegitimate. In the aftermath of demonstrations in Tehran and other major Iranian cities, many protesters have been arrested, beaten and even killed.On June 23, Calgarian activists added their voices to the chorus of “Stop… Continue reading gOnline: Calgarians cast their ballot on the Iranian election
By Johanna Hung
Graphic artist, athlete, knight and Nobel Prize winning chemist sir Harry Kroto attracted an audience of 350 people in the MacEwan Hall Ballroom Wed., Nov. 22 as the lecturer for Alberta Ingenuity’s second annual road show. Despite his many titles, Kroto is best known for his discovery of buckminsterfullerene, C60, for which he shared the… Continue reading Science is our saviour
By Johanna Hung
While the fear of becoming cognitively inferior to an artificial intelligence manipulated brain-computer would have screamed ‘science-fiction’ a mere five years ago, today the groundwork exists to fuse human brain cells with microchips. One such researcher works right here at the University of Calgary. Dr. Michael A. Colicos of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute is a… Continue reading Artificial intelligence at the U of C
By Johanna Hung
In lieu of the typical mid-life investment in sleek cars and leather pants, the University of Calgary is celebrating its 40th birthday by throwing a $130,000 birthday party and unveiling the $3 million Take Your Place initiative. Take Your Place is improving or creating 40 student spaces around campus in hopes of increasing their use… Continue reading Take Your Place: improving education, one paint coat at a time
By Johanna Hung
Feeling a little less claustrophobic in the Info Commons these days? Sleek new computers with flat-panelled LCD monitors replaced the former bulky boxes during the second last week of July. The approximate cost of the project was $250,000, supplied partially by the University Budget Committee. “The response from our users here in the commons has… Continue reading Death of the bulky monitor