By Nicole Kobie
There’s a ray of light on the horizon for Safewalk, amid the dark and ominous budget cuts. In spite of a possible 100 per cent funding cut from the University of Calgary, administration promises to find a way to keep Safewalk operating. The safety program currently receives funding from both the Students’ Union and administration.… Continue reading Is Safewalk safe?
By Nicole Kobie
What do 53 mountain bikes, 38 backpacks and a couple of signs have in common? Last year, they were only a few of the 392 items stolen on campus. During 2002, theft on campus stayed “roughly average,” according to Campus Security Assistant Manager Ken Kress.“There have been some incidents, but nothing out of the ordinary,”… Continue reading “Average” thefts on campus
By Nicole Kobie
“We’ve misplaced our VP Academic,” proclaimed Students’ Union President Matt Stambaugh at the last Students’ Legislative Council meeting, on Tue., Jan 14. Rosie Nagra isn’t exactly lost, though, just lost to the SU. On Fri., Jan. 10, Nagra submitted her letter of resignation to Stambaugh, ending her term as VP Academic four months early. Though… Continue reading Nagra resigns, seeks career in dentistry
By Nicole Kobie
For demonstrating technological innovation, creativity and excellence, the Faculty of Engineering Internship Program was awarded the Yves Landry Foundation’s “Outstanding Technical Co-operative Education Program” in Toronto on Nov. 7, 2002.The internship program was created in 1993 and has since become one of the largest of its kind in the country. Over 340 students are expected… Continue reading ‘Geers are good
By Nicole Kobie
The U of C is inviting applications and nominations for the Associate Vice President (Academic) position for a five-year term. That could be you, assuming you have respect for policies and processes in use at this university, are committed to the implementation of the Academic Plan, and have good judgement. Should such a person exist–and… Continue reading VP Academic sought
By Nicole Kobie
The Kyoto debate continues this Thu., Dec. 5 with Dr. Lawrence Nkemdirim’s talk, “A Science Background to Kyoto: Global Warming and its Fingerprints in Western Canada.” The U of C professor of climatology and hydrology will present the results of his study on the connection between global warming and drought frequency in Western Canada.Sponsored by… Continue reading Kyoto Lecture
By Nicole Kobie
I’ve been asked a lot lately what I’d like to do when I graduate. I finally have an answer. I’d like to travel the planet, smoke a lot of pot, and then write about it. Hey, if Brian Preston can do it, why can’t I? (Well, he is an award-winning writer and I’m not. And… Continue reading Adventures in Global Marijuana Cultures
By Nicole Kobie
Imagine you won the lottery. What’s the one dream item you’d love to own? If you could buy your friends and family their dream gifts for Christmas, what would they be? And, more importantly, where exactly would you buy it? We all love to dream about the cool stuff we’d buy if we only had… Continue reading Our wish-list, on-line
By Nicole Kobie
Better late than never, right? In the case of Nick Vuckovic, it’s not much better. By his own admission, he took until September to find his niche, and while the external portfolio is arguably one of the hardest, a four-month stall is one hell of a slow start. The same belated action marks the Vuckovic-organized… Continue reading VP External Nick Vuckovic
By Nicole Kobie
Creativity is dead. In fact, it’s Half Past Dead–whatever that means. It’s easy to blame the behemoth Hollywood movie making machine for such recycled trash, but really, here the shame belongs solely to writer/director Don Michael Paul.Half Past Dead rips off nearly every movie ever made, bad or good. Steven Seagal already paired up with… Continue reading Half Past Dead