By Вen Li
So George W. Bush, the bumbling oilman, turned tail and ran from the Kyoto Accords. Just behind him were his big oil company amigos cheering him on. And who was left behind? Worried environmentalists, the European Union and developing nations.Countries agreed in the Kyoto Accord to reduce emissions to 95 per cent of 1990 levels… Continue reading Bush sparks debate about Kyoto Accords
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Campus Security is going nowhere fast. Their planned April 1 relocation to MacEwan Students Centre is the latest in a string of expansion-related delays. "The schedule was not achieved," said Campus Planning Project Manager Robert Majamaa. "In terms of this being a fast-track construction project, we’re planning and moving as efficiently as we can." The… Continue reading Campus 5-0 stays put, again…
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Campus Security officers took a leak in their office quite seriously last week. Water leaked from a pipe above the office, causing some fire-control electronics to fail. "Safety of the occupants really wasn’t in question," said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz. "If the [fire] alarm went off during that two hour period, it would still… Continue reading Raindrops on my head
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The final frontier will become smaller with a new Star Trek series this fall. Although Paramount has not confirmed the details of the unnamed Series V, industry experts and a leaked casting sheet suggest the new series will take place some 100 years before the adventures of James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Leading the starship… Continue reading All your geeks are belong to Star Trek
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Buses will roll on Thursday, but it won’t benefit students. During morning and evening rush hours, the city has contracted yellow buses to run every 10 minutes between the downtown core and parking lots at the old General Hospital and Stampede Grounds. "We want to reach a negotiated settlement to get our employees back and… Continue reading City plan won’t help students
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A year ago, students voted to expand health and dental coverage. A year later, the Students’ Union has done nothing. "It’s pretty clear to me that people don’t want [the changes] right now because of increased cost," said SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon. "The increase in cost would be substantial, so that’s not… Continue reading Plan won’t cover non-plan doctors
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Now that the courts have neutered Napster, approximately 100,000 song files specified by the recording industry will be blocked. Users have two choices: work around the filters by intentionally misspelling song titles, or abandon Napster for other Internet file-sharing services. Napster’s original appeal–free instant access to thousands of near-CD-quality songs–is largely lost because of the… Continue reading Napster neutered, let the sharing begin
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Some student services want a little more input before they’re told they have to move. The Disabled Students’ Centre and International Students Centre relocation is necessary since Campus Security is scheduled to move to the southwest corner of MacEwan Students Centre. The DRC will most likely end up in the area facing the Renert Centre.… Continue reading Student services told to move
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Some students stranded by the transit strike are no longer eligible for taxi vouchers, according to the City. "It’s an issue of capacity," said City of Calgary General Manager of community and neighbourhood services Chris Branch. "The taxi industry in Calgary only has 1,200 cabs on the road at any given time. The reason that… Continue reading Free rides end for students
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The International Students’ Centre and Disability Resource Centre may have to make way for the Campus Security and Risk Management relocation, since their space is being developed. "As I understand it, there’s a slight change in the direction where the new [MacEwan Hall expansion] building is going to be, and as a result of that,… Continue reading Lack of planning strikes again