By Вen Li
Olivers Bladek and Ho dominated the Senate race, defeating perennial candidate Matt Dalidowicz and neither is taking the victory lightly."I will be taking proactive action to meet each of the other senators on a personal basis before the first meeting," said Ho. "[Oliver and I] will prepare for the first senate meeting by meeting personally… Continue reading Clear decisions prevail
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Fourty-four votes decided the battle for the Students’ Union Vice-President External title."I’m shocked it was so close," said runner-up Geoff Price after election results were announced late on Mon., March 18. "I didn’t do any campaigning on Monday; if I did maybe I could have swung 44 votes."VP External-elect Nick Vuckovic attributed his victory in… Continue reading External race a real squeaker
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Outstanding.That’s the only word that can describe the Dinos women’s first place victory at the Canada West track and field meet Feb. 22."Our men were slated to be fourth and garnered third," said assistant coach Doug Lamont. "The women went in favoured to win. They did a good job and won."The women’s victory was sweetened… Continue reading Track women dethrone Huskies
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The Doors, 2 Pac, Jewel, N*Sync and Destiny’s Child may clash musically, but their fans have something in common: angst against copy-protected CDs. Dubbed “corrupt music disks” by some, copy-protected CDs purposely include invalid data to defeat computer CD readers and mp3 rippers in an effort to minimize unauthorized duplication of songs."[Universal Music Group] is… Continue reading CD copy-protection
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Instant messaging has come a long way since ICQ debuted in 1998. ICQ grew from virtual obscurity to an estimated 126 million users in 2002 at a pace outstripped only by growth in Web and e-mail usage.But ICQ’s success left many competitors wanting a piece of the IM pie. According to the International Data Group,… Continue reading Instant messaging beyond ICQ
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The class of 2006 has not yet set foot on the University of Calgary campus, but preliminary discussions are already underway about their future. Major concerns have arisen surrounding the incoming students’ abilities to complete 30-level courses in high school in the wake of job action by separate school board teachers this week."To miss a… Continue reading Striking fear
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Though the Calgary teachers’ strike is barely a week old, some students at the University of Calgary are already feeling the effects."[The strike] affects 140 first-year Education students with practica in the Calgary Catholic and Rockyview school district who are back on campus with us," said Faculty of Education Associate Dean Bruce Clark. "It’s a… Continue reading U of C teachers take a timeout
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When we first looked at Internet music-swapping technologies a year ago, things were quite different. Napster had been slaughtered by the courts, Gnutella was immature, and the tech bubble funding the dozens of file-sharing networks hadn’t quite yet burst. Since then, music swapping, driven mostly by the 18–24 demographic, continued to grow and adapt around… Continue reading File sharing after Napster
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Passion combines a jazz-like theme with some upbeat Caribbean guitar styling for its easy listening feel. Individual tracks set themselves apart with distinct acoustic flavours, and the entire CD bears Hmura’s unique touch without being repetitive-quite an accomplishment for a debut album.While his guitar is proficient, Hmura’s original compositions would benefit from something more organic… Continue reading hmura
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In light of the recent anthrax scares in the mail, many people have switched from postal mail to e-mail to get their messages across. Greeting cards are no exception to the online migration this holiday season. While online greetings have existed in various forms for at least six years, 2001 will be the year they… Continue reading Greetings from the Web