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By Stephanie Shewchuk

In an attempt to raise its profile and become a world-class university, the University of Calgary has begun in recent years to focus on new areas of development. The academic plan pioneered by administration places a heavy emphasis on research and the recruitment of academic staff in areas where research is expanding. In such an… Continue reading So, you wanna get on steady?

By Darlene Seto

A prominent University of Calgary faculty member is taking legal action against the university. Haskayne School of Business Law professor Dr. Peter Bowal has filed a lawsuit accusing the university of wrongfully withholding his salary and for an abuse of trust and discretion, causing ‘incalculable personal hardship and torment.’ “I feel like a rape victim,”… Continue reading Professor sues U of C

By Andrew Barbero

Students have been given another voice, although professors may not like what’s being said. When the Universal Student Ratings of Instruction moved online last semester the response rate plummeted to less than 35 per cent. With such low usage, some students are looking elsewhere for information on which professors to choose. The website ratemyprofessor.ca allows… Continue reading An alternative rating system

By Joelle Robichaud

Fanny packs. Celine Dion. Wires. According to the University of Calgary, these are three things not needed on campus and luckily, building by building, the U of C is getting closer to ensuring at least one of them is gone.Some areas on campus had their own wireless networks three or four years ago, such as… Continue reading AirUC well on its way

By Ændrew Rininsland

Students and the public left out of the government’s advanced education review had a chance to speak up this week. In response to the invitation-only nature of the provincial government’s A Learning Alberta post-secondary education consultations, Public Interest Alberta and the University of Calgary Students’ Union held an open forum Wed., Oct. 5 in MacEwan… Continue reading The Left comes out in force

By Ændrew Rininsland

The consultation phase of the A Learning Alberta steering committee came to Calgary’s Roundup Centre this week. At the invitation-only event delegates including students and faculty converged to discuss and debate a framework intended to guide Alberta’s post-secondary education system into 2025. The framework, created by a steering committee whose members include Calgary-Shaw MLA Cindy… Continue reading Regional input in PSE review

By Ashley Spinella

Despite increased base operating grants and recent capital funding announcements, campus stakeholders agree quality issues remain at the University of Calgary. “I don’t think people in the next five years will see substantial changes–and they will only see them if we get more funding,” said Students’ Union Vice-President Academic Paige Forsyth. “The government has to… Continue reading Quality issues remain at U of C

By Diana Lyuber

Newly renovated food venues have been popping up on campus throughout the summer, all of them bearing the Chartwells plaque. The change comes from last year’s decision to outsource University of Calgary Food Services to Chartwells, a large international corporation boasting over 250 locations nationwide, including vendors at McGill and Concordia Universities. Although the renovations… Continue reading Hell NO! We won’t GO! …to Chartwells

By Chris Beauchamp

May 12, 2005 Faculty Flunks Weingarten The University of Calgary Faculty Association slammed U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten’s performance as part of a two-year review process in May. Weingarten earned a grade point average of 1.54, or C-, according to the survey results.TUCFA criticized Weingarten on a number of issues including his effectiveness… Continue reading Gauntlet News: summer 2005 …stuff you missed the first time

By Emily Senger

The University of Calgary has the largest salary gender gap in the country, according to a recently released Statistics Canada report that compared earnings of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities. Female U of C professors make an average of almost $18,000 less than their male counterparts. The report, which included full-time professors, associates, assistants… Continue reading Gender split