By Вen Li
A 30 per cent reduction in tuition? That’s what interim Leader of the New Democrat Opposition Raj Pannu will push for this November. Tuition was just one of the issues the New Democrats hoped to get feedback on as they brought their "On the Move" campaign to the University of Calgary on Friday. "We are… Continue reading NDP makes a U of C a stop on Alberta tour
By Вen Li
Bipolar disorder may be treatable with nutritional supplements, according to researchers at the University of Calgary. U of C Faculty of Medicine professors Bonnie Kaplan and Steve Simpson presented their team’s research at the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting earlier this month. "It’s a broad spectrum nutritional supplement," said Kaplan. "It has 36 ingredients; most… Continue reading Supplements may help treat bipolar disorder
By Вen Li
"I’m a National Director, not a Chair," Mark Kissel said to the Students’ Legislative Council on Tuesday. Kissel, National Director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, was updating the University of Calgary Students’ Union on CASA’s plans for the upcoming months. Kissel lobbies on behalf of over 300,000 post secondary students in Canada. His… Continue reading Canada’s student leader
By Вen Li
While most students and staff enjoyed the summer, crews worked on some of the more than 600 annual renovation and construction projects on campus. Here are just a few of those projects. MacEwan Hall/MacEwan Students’ Centre Work on the new space above the bookstore in MacEwan Students’ Centre will continue into November, according to Students’… Continue reading Yeehaw! A construction roundup
By Вen Li
The University of Calgary may house the new $200 million Alberta Children’s Hospital intended to replace the existing 48-year-old facility. According to the Calgary Regional Health Authority, sites in five communities were short-listed, including the U of C’s West Campus, Foothills Hospital, the former Motor Vehicles site on Bowness Road, Fire Park and Lincoln Park.… Continue reading The Children’s Hospital may move to campus
By Вen Li
Workers in Canada are treated unfairly by businesses and governments, a recent report concluded. A third of the section on Canada in the recent International Confederation of Free Trade Unions’ annual report was devoted to each of Alberta and Ontario. "According to the ICFTU, the Federal Government of Canada and the various provincial governments do… Continue reading Alberta’s labour laws soundly criticized
The men’s hockey team knew they were going into hostile territory last weekend. Playing at the Clare Drake arena, home to the University of Alberta Golden Bears, has been no easy task this season, unlike a lot of other teams the Dinos left the rink with two impressive wins. The Dinos opened scoring in the… Continue reading Men’s hockey win two against U of A
One day after it became widely circulated that the University of Calgary faces a cumulative four-year 20 per cent budget cut, it remains unknown how exactly each department will be affected. From the departments reached for comment Wed., Oct. 20, it is clear that not all areas of the university will be equally affected. Department… Continue reading Uneven effects on departments feared
By Chris Tait
University is a place of learning. We continually kid ourselves with this misleading line. The truth is, it’s unavoidable learning things at university, just as it is anywhere else.Fluid dynamics, collision physics, anatomy, chemistry, and medicine. But you don’t have to go to class to get all of these lessons. There are no prerequisite courses,… Continue reading The man with the plan
By Katie Hobday
Over 140 people lost their locks in support of cancer research Wed., Mar. 31. The event, organized by Providing a Voice, a University of Calgary student-run organization, raised over $75,000, just under their goal of $100,000, to donate to the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. Last year 23 people shaved their heads in Scurfield… Continue reading Shaving heads for a good cause