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By Johan Creaser

If you plan on being in Detroit this May, you might want to stay off the roads. Engineering students from all over the world will be on hand for the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual Formula SAE competition. Yes, that means racecars.Two years ago, two students from the University of Calgary’s Department of Mechanical Engineering… Continue reading Geer Power

By Brian Arkinstall

The Clubs Committee may be in for a major makeover May 1, following this past week’s Students’ Legislative Council Meeting.Tuesday’s meeting saw three resolutions involving the Clubs Committee pass. While the resolutions are not binding bylaw changes, they could lead to potential bylaw changes that could be brought back before council at a later date.… Continue reading Clubs resolutions pass

By Daniel Krut

In a highly political campaign, students at the University of British Columbia have voted to end their affiliation with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. CASA, similar to the Canadian Federation of Students, is a national student organization that lobbies the Federal Government on behalf of students. CASA is a member-driven organization, of which the… Continue reading Is UBC in the house?

By Collin Gallant

A new building might be sprouting up on campus. No, it’s not a ballroom-it’s a temple of high technology. An Alberta Government announcement on Tues., Feb. 9 solidified plans to involve the University of Calgary in a $51 million program to increase Alberta’s technological output. The U of C won the lion’s share of the… Continue reading If you build it…

By Mary Chan

The Ford Edsel that is MacEwan Hall expansion is up and running. Again.The project was cancelled in mid-December when the university administration failed to meet the construction company’s deadline and approve the tendered bid. This came two weeks after the Students’ Union pulled out of tuition consultation, though University of Calgary officials denied any connection… Continue reading Here come the hard hats

By Krista Malden

If you love learning, you’ll love Academic Awareness Week.Running from Feb. 8­12, the week will provide students and faculty with a chance to share their achievements with each other as well as the entire campus. "We’re here to learn," said Students’ Union Vice-president Academic Toireasa Jespersen. "This is a week to display what the students… Continue reading Academic Awareness Week

By Corky Thatcher

1. Love Your GoalsShannon tensed again as she threw up into the sink. Someone was going to come in here and think she was bulimic, she thought. But Shannon had nothing in common with those underweight, power-dressing, popular scenester types that had slipped ahead of her and…More throwing up. The competition had ended two weeks… Continue reading Five love stories for Valentine’s Day

By Meera Thakrar

Northern expeditions, huskies, Inuit. Think it all sounds like a boring history lesson? Think again. Director Bob White’s adaptation of Two Words for Snow blends historical fact with social commentary and still manages to be highly entertaining.Two Words for Snow depicts the dichotomous world of American colonialism in a vast Arctic land. Although the play… Continue reading History with a little entertainment

By Erin Maduck

I sat in the corner and trembled; departure time was drawing near. The sound of zippers being zipped on fluorescent Sun Ice winter coats rudely interrupted my thoughts, and I could no longer stand the constant clashing of ski boots and poles. Looking down at my faded and embarrassingly mismatched ensemble, I realized that the… Continue reading No ski bunny here