Lights flash and bounce around the crowded room; bodies move and sway with the pumping bass, synth lines and melodies. It’s a party, just like any night at any club in any part of the world. But in Calgary, one collection of underground electronic dance parties that began in 2009 has transformed into an entire… Continue reading Recalculating the formula
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Engineers-to-be show off their skills
The 2013 University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering Capstone Design Fair occurred on April 9. Over 50 teams comprised of fourth-year engineering students developed and designed unique projects to showcase their engineering skills. In Canada, all fourth-year engineering students must develop a Capstone project. This year was the first time first-year students also participated… Continue reading Engineers-to-be show off their skills
Forget about exams and just dance
Crush Exam Stress and Just Dance was a national attempt to set the first world record for the most people dancing to Xbox’s Just Dance video game. It occurred on April 6 at 3 p.m. MST at eight different universities in Canada. The University of Calgary, the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta… Continue reading Forget about exams and just dance
MRU students protest budget cuts
Approximately 700 Mount Royal University students congregated in front of Alison Redford’s office in Calgary on April 10 to protest recent budget cuts to post-secondary education. The Student Empowerment Committee, an MRU student group, organized the protest. MRU student Alyssa Kelle, who was at the event, said the budget cuts show the shortsightedness of the… Continue reading MRU students protest budget cuts
Helping students down the right TRAILS
Kinesiology students at the University of Calgary helped 70 Grade 7 students learn about leadership and community building through TRAILS — teamwork, respect, attitude, initiative, laughter and success. TRAILS was a day-long event filled with activities, workshops and games that occurred on April 6. As part of Kinesiology 311: Leadership Foundations, 28 kinesiology students developed… Continue reading Helping students down the right TRAILS
Student Empowerment Project
The Student Empowerment Project, created at the University of Calgary by second-year political science student Dave Beninger, looks to fight the recent provincial budget cuts to post-secondary education. The Alberta government announced a 6.8 per cent decrease to post-secondary operational funding on March 7. On March 29, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Enterprise sent… Continue reading Student Empowerment Project
U of C receives historical donation
On March 28, the University of Calgary announced that it received one of Canada’s largest collections of naval history documents from the Naval Museum of Alberta Society. The collection has over 50,000 photographs and 5,000 books and archives from the 1800s to the 1980s relating to the Royal Canadian Navy. According to U of… Continue reading U of C receives historical donation
U of C to become a fair trade campus
The University of Calgary is on its way to becoming a fair trade recognized institution within the next few weeks under Fairtrade Canada, a non-profit organization that provides fair trade designations to different organizations. Fairtrade Canada is the only Canadian member of Fairtrade International, an international non-profit institution that provides fair trade designation to… Continue reading U of C to become a fair trade campus
Ringing international with app
Richard Aberefa, a third-year computer science student at the University of Calgary, has developed an iPhone application called Cardup to make international calling easier and more affordable. The application is now complete, but is in testing stages with over 20 test users. “Cardup gives you the option to call family and friends around the world,”… Continue reading Ringing international with app
U of C’s new international strategy
The University of Calgary unveiled its new International Strategy on March 25, 2013, with goals of increasing the U of C’s international prestige. The strategy is part of the U of C’s Eyes High strategic goal of becoming a top five Canadian research university by 2016. The strategy has four goals: to increase the diversity… Continue reading U of C’s new international strategy