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By Eric Fung
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but only Miss Cleo could confirm that.The commonly used symbol for man is the astrological sign of Mars. The relationship between the gender and the planet, however, doesn’t appear to have an academic basis."Mars is the Roman god of War," says Head of the Department of… Continue reading History
By Eric Fung
You passed the U-Pass.Students voted three to two in favour of the U-Pass, which will serve full-time University of Calgary undergrads starting September. For a mandatory $50 per session in 2002 and $56 per session in 2003, students will receive unrestricted access to Calgary Transit in the fall and winter sessions."The students said they wanted… Continue reading U-Pass passes
By Eric Fung
An inter-school battle of the bands encourages war, not peace, in campus bars.Garage Wars is a four-night battle of the bands featuring 18 acts from the University of Calgary, Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Chosen from over 60 submissions, finalists will vye for a grand prize that includes a studio… Continue reading Out of the garage and into the Den
By Eric Fung
Not even post-secondary education is immune to the invisible hand.The second talk in the "Higher Education in Alberta: The 21st Century" series on Feb. 26 focused on the external forces influencing post-secondary education. Mount Royal College President Tom Wood presented "Forces of Change Confronting Higher Education," examining the roles of the new economy, globalization, technology,… Continue reading Education’s evolution
By Eric Fung
Dinos Athletics may just have to run on their own steam if the Students’ Union has its way.The Dinos Athletic Advisory Council was formed in Oct. 1999 in response to a failed plebiscite to raise students’ Interuniversity Athletic fees. Since then, DAAC has attempted to make recommendations on the needs of athletics at the University… Continue reading DAAC a dying breed
By Eric Fung
It wasn’t so much a clash of the titans as it was a polite dialogue.On Tue., Jan. 29, the Higher Education Research Group at the University of Calgary presented the inaugural installation of its "Higher Education in Alberta: the 21st Century" series, intended to stimulate discussion on the future of post-secondary education in this province.This… Continue reading In the pursuit of higher learning
By Eric Fung
For those intent on criticizing the Students’ Union, rest assured that at least $0.50 of your SU fees are going to good use in partly subsidizing the Refugee Student Program. On Jan. 14, the Refugee Student Board chose the student the University of Calgary will sponsor next year.The decision was made from six profiles forwarded… Continue reading WUSC upon a time
By Eric Fung
On Jan. 15, the University of Calgary will accomplish one of six recommendations from its 2001 Enrolment Management by Design report when Mr. Kevin Paul becomes Director of Enrolment Services.This new position was created by the U of C to oversee its recruitment and admissions, an area in which Paul has 20 years of experience.… Continue reading Here to provide a little direction
By Eric Fung
Medical research at the University of Calgary has once again been recognized for outstanding progress. On Tue., Nov. 27, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research awarded the Lionel E. McLeod Health Research Scholarship to Jacob Jaremko, a combined MD-PhD student in Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine at the U of C. This… Continue reading Another U of C medical marvel
By Eric Fung
The University of Calgary had a varied history in its relatively brief existence and its academic history is no exception. A quick overview of the U of C’s scholastic changes over the years demonstrates this fact.The U of C’s history as an instructional institution began in 1905, when Alberta became a province and the Alberta… Continue reading The long and arduous road of departmental change