Results for "Stephanie Chan"

By Sarelle Azuelos

In a bid to make the University of Calgary a more diverse community, the Women’s Resource Centre is working to create an exchange program to Kenya. Currently, the university does not have any exchange programs with African universities. Executive director of the WRC Stephanie Garrett thinks Kenya would be the perfect location to hold the… Continue reading Women’s centre plans first African exchange program

By Stephanie Chan

As the public slip-slides the night away, they’ll learn how post-secondary education is in danger of doing the same.The Post-Secondary Education on a Slippery Slope, held at Canada Olympic Park on Sun., Feb. 10, involves free skiing and snowboarding from 6 to 9 p.m. and is open to everyone in the Calgary community."We want to… Continue reading Students slip down the slope

By Stephanie Chan

If Hell is a party, then what is Heaven? Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus, produced by the University of Calgary Drama Department, is a wild rollercoaster ride through an underworld completely saturated with alcohol, violence and a whole lot of sex. Michael Petersen plays Dr. Faustus, a highly educated and respected man… Continue reading Struggling with the sexual depths of hell

By Stephanie Chan

Though decisions regarding tuition, expansion and insitutional policies all impact students by varying degrees, those who make the decisions are not well known. "With the exception of the tuition meeting, there’s not a huge student attendance at meetings," explained University of Calgary Board of Governors Chair Brian MacNeill. "There’s usually a few students there depending… Continue reading Probing the murk of the BoG

By Stephanie Chan

What good are "words to live by" if you can’t actually live by them? Most of our rules are too antique to apply, so I have reworked the following old clichés into brand-new clichés for the modern university student. "You can accomplish anything if you try." This is a lie. Yeah, maybe I can fix… Continue reading What your momma never said

By Stephanie Chan

The latest effort in fundraising will have students shining shoes across Calgary. Shinerama, the national fund-raising campaign for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will return to University of Calgary this September courtesy of the Students’ Union. "We’re actually really looking forward to it," said SU Vice-President Events Chris Kerr. "It’s a new thing for us,… Continue reading Shiny happy people raising funds

By Stephanie Tang

These days, coffee shop patrons are likely to get more than a frothy cappuccino and a pastry with their visit. Coffee shops offer snapshots of people’s lives, from the mundane to the bizarre. That’s what Swallow-A-Bicycle Theatre strives to portray with Eavesdrop: The Coffee Shop Show. “They could have massively dramatic stories happening, whether it’s… Continue reading All the cafe’s a stage

By Justin Seward

The second installment of the Crowchild Classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the University of Calgary Dinos and Mount Royal Cougars women’s hockey teams proved to be an exciting one. The Dinos took the game 4–1, securing a playoff spot in the process. Fourth-year forward Janelle Parent was thrilled to be playing in the Saddledome… Continue reading Women Dinos out play Cougars for 4–1 Classic victory

By Curtis Wolff

The new-look Dinos women’s hockey team got an early taste of the challenges they will face this season, losing two games at home to the University of Regina Cougars at Father David Bauer Arena on the weekend of Oct. 5–6. The Dinos lineup has been completely revamped for 2013–14, as the team has lost nine… Continue reading Dinos swept by Cougars in opening weekend