By Chris Adams
Elizabeth Cannon was reappointed as University of Calgary president for a second term by the Board of Governors on April 25. The board unanimously voted to extend her contract to 2020. Cannon’s reappointment will have her see the Eyes High strategy, developed during her first year in office in 2010, through to its conclusion in… Continue reading Elizabeth Cannon rehired
By Chris Adams
A bill proposing controversial changes to public sector pensions, including those affecting University of Calgary support staff, left the Alberta legislature last week and will enter a public hearing process for review over the summer. Bill 9 — also known as the Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act — drew criticism from union workers and… Continue reading Public- sector pension bill removed from legislature
Parking prices for the Art Parkade and three other lots on campus went up earlier this month. Daily parking costs increased from $8 to $10 at the Art Parkade, making it the most expensive parking lot on campus. Students can now expect to pay $7 to park in lots 10, 11 and 32 — up… Continue reading Parking prices in Art Parkade rise by $2
By Chris Adams
The University of Calgary has abandoned its plans to open a privately operated international college. Instead, the Board of Governors approved a new, in-house recruitment model to bring more international students to the U of C. Original plans would have seen a private corporation recruit international students whose English-language skills did not meet the U… Continue reading Plans for corporate college scrapped
By Tendayi Moyo
Elizabeth Cannon makes a lot of money. She was recently reappointed as president of the University of Calgary — a job with a base salary of $480,000 per year.This easily lands her in the top-one per cent of wage earners in Canada. Like in 2010, her contract was posted online to make students reflect on… Continue reading Public servants shouldn’t be in it for the money
By Liv Ingram
For anyone who grew up in the ’90s, the name R.L. Stine is synonymous with monsters, ghosts and, of course, goosebumps. Stine’s children’s horror series Goosebumps has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide since it began in 1992 and has spawned numerous spin-off series as well as a popular television show. Stine was one… Continue reading Reader Beware — you’re in for a scare
By Liv Ingram
Making its Alberta premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival, The Machine is a near-future British sci-fi movie from director Caradog W. James. With Britain in a deep recession and on the brink of a Cold War with China, the British Ministry of Defence is developing the world’s first robotic soldier with artificial intelligence to… Continue reading Film review: The Machine
By Riley Hill
Students and members of the community gathered in the MacEwan Student Centre concert hall to address the loss of five young people who were killed at a Brentwood house party following Bermuda Shorts Day. At the vigil, leaders from on and off campus shared their thoughts on a tragedy where details are still scarce. “We… Continue reading Vigil held for victims of stabbing
By Chris Adams
University of Calgary students woke up Tuesday morning, April 15, to the tragic news that five people had been stabbed to death at a house party in the early hours following Bermuda Shorts Day. Four men and one woman died of stab wounds: three died at the scene while two died from their injuries in… Continue reading Five dead in Brentwood stabbings
Death does not choose who it will take based on race, age, gender, sex, socioeconomical status or time of year. Death is an inevitable factor of life, which can come at any time. Have you thought about celebrating death, or rather life, alongside the semester’s-end festivities? Will it be a time to celebrate death, or… Continue reading Do we still know how to celebrate life?