Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander tabled Bill C-24 on Feb.6 — the first changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act in 36 years. The bill is meant to crack down on fraud by adding new requirements for citizenship. If the bill passes, permanent residents must live in Canada for four years, instead of… Continue reading Bill to toughen laws on citizenship
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Venezuelan protests come to Calgary
Venezuela has seen a lot of unrest over the past two weeks. Beginning on Feb. 12 — the country’s National Youth Day — anti-government protesters lashed out over food shortages, high inflation and the government’s abuse of power. Calgarians have taken to the streets in solidarity. Mayda Boberly, a Venezuelan student at the University of… Continue reading Venezuelan protests come to Calgary
The international student experience
The University of Calgary plans to increase the number of international students from just over five to 10 per cent of the undergraduate population by 2016. This raises the question of how the international student experience at the U of C differs from domestic students. There are currently more than 2,600 international students at the… Continue reading The international student experience
Researchers look at the history of hazing
University of Calgary education professor Lisa Panayotidis recently teamed up with Paul Stortz from the department of history to research student initiation rituals in western Canada. Panayotidis and Stortz studied the culture surrounding student hazing from 1880–1950 at the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia and University of Saskatchewan. Their findings painted a grim… Continue reading Researchers look at the history of hazing
Heart and Stroke foundation makes funding commitment
The Heart and Stroke Foundation recently selected the University of Calgary to be part of its Research Leadership Circle. This partnership guarantees that in the next 10 years, the U of C will receive financial assistance from the Heart and Stroke Foundation if the university can’t raise $25 million to fund heart and stroke related… Continue reading Heart and Stroke foundation makes funding commitment
U of A alumni pay off
University of Alberta professors Tony Briggs and Jennifer Jennings recently published a report called “Uplifting the Whole People: The Impact of University Alumni Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship” showing the huge economic impact of U of A alumni. According to the report, U of A alumni collectively founded over 70,000 active organizations as of 2012 that… Continue reading U of A alumni pay off
New website for buying and selling textbooks
At the beginning and end of every semester, students scramble to buy and sell their textbooks. If a student wants to sell an old textbook, their first option is to return it to the U of C Bookstore. And they usually get little money for the effort. U of C students Vamsee Reddy and Jacob… Continue reading New website for buying and selling textbooks
Faculty of medicine dean speaks out about budget cuts
The recent 7.3 per cent provincial budget cuts for Albertan post secondary-education have received a lot of media attention. However, cuts in the University of Calgary’s faculty of medicine have drawn comparatively few comments. The U of C faculty of medicine dean Jon Meddings recently spoke out about the cuts to his faculty, explaining his… Continue reading Faculty of medicine dean speaks out about budget cuts
Conner Brown takes chair of CAUS
Current University of Calgary Students’ Union vice-president external Conner Brown is the newest chair of the Council of Alberta University Students, succeeding current SU president and former SU vice-president external Raphael Jacob. CAUS represents over 70,000 students from the University of Alberta, University of Calgary and University of Lethbridge, lobbying for undergraduate university students to… Continue reading Conner Brown takes chair of CAUS