Keeping students on campus happy is high on the agenda for the University of Calgary these days. The latest efforts from the university include a project to create or renovate as many as 40 new student spaces on campus timed to coincide with the U of C’s 40th anniversary. The project, spearheaded by U of… Continue reading Happy 40th!
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Finding Commons ground
Plans to create a new Student Commons by redeveloping the patio area adjoining the MacEwan Student Centre are slowly gathering pace. Although still in the planning stage, an engineering report has been completed and members of the SU executive are confident ground will be broken by April 30, 2005 before current officials leave office.“We have… Continue reading Finding Commons ground
Digitize your life OneNote at a time
With the University of Calgary marching slowly towards a campus-wide wireless internet network, at least one company is looking to profit from the ensuing laptop boom.Microsoft’s OneNote note- taking software gives users one place to store, search and organize their information. Acting as a kind of digital binder it allows you to copy and paste… Continue reading Digitize your life OneNote at a time
Retinal cures in sight
Scientists at the University of Calgary published a new study last week which could shed new light into the causes of vision problems. The study in Human Molecular Genetics pinpoints the specific place in the retina where vision problems begin. The U of C team, led by Dr. Torben Bech-Hansen stressed how excited they were… Continue reading Retinal cures in sight
Leadership program rewards ambition
Students looking to bolster their resume with skills suited to commercial or community minded pursuits might be interested in the University of Calgary Leadership Program, run by Student and Academic Services. The Leadership Program runs over four levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum, with each program involving learning more about leadership skills and making a… Continue reading Leadership program rewards ambition
Lonely all the time
Despite the progress in talking about and dealing with physical and sexually transmitted diseases, a disease still exists on campus that few are willing to talk about–depression. Mental Illness Awareness Week passed with barely a murmur Oct. 3-10 and it might come as a shock to some students to know just how many are affected.… Continue reading Lonely all the time
Immigrants to blame
Immigrants tend to get the blame in today’s society for most of our problems be they cultural, social or economic. We hear a lot about “too many immigrants,” terrible foreign drivers and the problems with gangs. The headlines of the Calgary Sun over the last week have been filled with doom laden opinions about gangs… Continue reading Immigrants to blame
Research at FORE! front
Tiger Woods should be shaking in his boots. If only he’d attended the University of Calgary he’d have been able to take part in research using the latest Motion Analysis Technology by TaylorMade, part of the 3D Golf Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology’s Human Performance Laboratory. “The 3D Golf Laboratory with MAT-T is the… Continue reading Research at FORE! front
Burn hollywood burn, I smell a riot
Fancy getting off your arse and crawling out of that dank cavern you call your mum’s basement? Go and see a movie at the Calgary Film festival–the opportunity to see something original is becoming a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Face it: the alternatives aren’t that great. Anyone who’s seen the recent remake of Bewitched knows not even… Continue reading Burn hollywood burn, I smell a riot
Webmail with a view
Students have a new spot on campus to sip lattes and surf the web. Mon. Sept. 12 saw the opening of a new wireless internet cafe, The Loft, on the 4th floor of the MacEwan Student Centre. Freely available to students and faculty between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, The Loft provides… Continue reading Webmail with a view