Rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease are two serious medical problems that can be manageable at best and overpowering at worst. Emily Hicks and Andrea Dmytrash are two University of Calgary students living beyond their medical conditions and leading exciting, busy lives. The two students cope daily with a disease and both were recent recipients of… Continue reading Students coping with disease excel on campus
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H1N1 researcher, ICU doctor urges students to get vaccinated
A prominent doctor behind an H1N1 study says people who choose not to get the vaccination are “idiots.” “I think you’d have to be an idiot not to take the vaccine,” said Dr. Anand Kumar in a telephone interview from Winnipeg. Kumar is an intensivist with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and an associate professor… Continue reading H1N1 researcher, ICU doctor urges students to get vaccinated
President’s pension a ‘handshake’ deal
University of Calgary President Harvey Weingarten secured his $4.5-million pension package with a “handshake deal” according to a government report. Alberta’s Auditor General Fred Dunn’s annual report states the handshake deal did not go into contract until February 1, 2008. Implications and risks for the university, according to the report, include continual over-compensation of senior… Continue reading President’s pension a ‘handshake’ deal
Traffic circle first step to interchange
After a summer veto by the Tsuu T’ina community of the long-awaited S.W. leg of the ring road, the city has moved to ease traffic woes. Construction began this week on a $250,000 temporary traffic circle just south of Glenmore Trail and 37th Street S.W. The traffic circle is a short-term solution for the larger… Continue reading Traffic circle first step to interchange