By Natalie Sit
President: Bryan West While he is a tired retread of SU inbreeding, he is the “best” of the six candidates. VP Academic: Laura Schultz She’s smart, knowledgeable and has concrete plans. You would do the students a huge disservice by not voting for her. VP External: Kevin Maloney Kevin Maloney. He beats out fellow candidate… Continue reading Ballots – Natalie Sit
The University of Calgary and 11 other universities across the country will no longer participate in Maclean’s magazine university rankings. In a letter to Maclean’s magazine, dated Aug. 14, the 11 universities–including four which placed in the top five of their categories in the 2005 survey–stated their withdrawal from the Maclean’s university rankings issue. The… Continue reading Universities deny Maclean’s Surveys
By Natalie Sit
The University of Calgary ended up near the bottom in another university ranking survey–but not in the publication you would think. The Globe and Mail, launched a 16-page supplement where students, not numbers, ranked universities. A scholarship website distributed 120,000 e-mail surveys that apparently demographically and geographically represented the country.Immediately when you hear university rankings,… Continue reading A university report does good
By Natalie Sit
Four thousand three hundred and seventy-five kilometres from Calgary, the faculty of Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland went on strike Oct. 31, foreshadowing a possible trend in the Atlantic region and the rest of Canada. The Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association spent a year attempting to secure a salary proposal from the university.… Continue reading Memorial University faculty strike over
"I need my Mommy." Just three hours before taking the stage at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Natalie MacMaster sat in her dressing room downing an apple cider-flavoured Neo Citran. "There are 10 guys on the bus," she explained. "Eight of them have a cold, so it was bound to happen." The illness didn’t to… Continue reading Natalie MacMaster the fiddling master
By Natalie Sit
Uncle Canuck wants you Looking for new experiences and potential help funding your education? Perhaps the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies will be able to help.The cmss is hosting a free lecture by Second Lieutenant Mike Szarmes Thu., Mar. 17. The talk, entitled “The Reserves: What can they do for you?”… Continue reading News briefs
By Natalie Sit
Like most Augusts, last month was quiet for the University of Calgary campus, however, a few people met up with Campus Security. A male was spotted with four brand new chemistry department computers, still in their boxes, exiting from Science A. “[The computers] were not yet installed,” said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz. “A regular… Continue reading Slow August for campus security
By Natalie Sit
The Hop in Brew sits between two extremes on 12 Ave. To the west, are hookers and others promising “a good time.” To the east is the poser-zone of 1 St., littered with 16-year-olds with fake IDs and others with fake tattoos. But, nestled in the middle is the Hop. The pub is a converted… Continue reading Jump to the Hop in Brew
By Natalie Sit
Plasma screens up Two of the four planned SU 40-inch plasma screens were installed in the west end of MacEwan Student Center, Tue., Aug. 31. The screens will generate advertising revenue for the SU as well as provide event and announcement information. NUTV was angered by the screens when they were announced in May, calling… Continue reading News briefs: suitable for news-reduced diets
By Natalie Sit
Those yellow shirts and goofy costumes on campus can only mean one thing: it’s U of C 101. For 3,100 new students, it’s their first day on campus. While the program changes from year to year, this year featured the use of myUofC. Through the new Internet portal, U of C 101 eliminated all lineups… Continue reading Frosh are people too, you know