With the holidays and their barrage of family encounters fast approaching, many University of Calgary students are bracing themselves for the inevitable onslaught of questions from prying aunts, nostalgic older siblings and confused grandparents concerned with their well being. This winter, many students will find themselves exhausted with repeating the same generic answers. One student… Continue reading New app limits family contact during holidays
Minimalist Mindstate
Suspended Termination
Society of Coyotes
By Remi Watts
The Grand Discourse
Women’s basketball finishes semester on top
By Ashton Chugh
The Dinos basketball teams played their final games of the semester against the Brandon University Bobcats in back-to-back home games on Nov. 29–30. The women’s team snuck out of the first game with a close 66–64 on a clutch buzzer-beating shot by fifth-year guard Tamara Jarrett. In game two, the Dinos sent the Bobcats home… Continue reading Women’s basketball finishes semester on top
Admin building displays university’s poor priorities
President Elizabeth Cannon’s office will now be 400 square feet with an additional 175 square foot bathroom. With this new office, Cannon will be able to have two homes, or perhaps she’ll just move into her office permanently. Maybe we can find more in the budget to make a little kitchen for her. Better yet,… Continue reading Admin building displays university’s poor priorities
Instant noodles — a destructive but tasty brew
By Tina Shaygan
You may have questioned just how unhealthy instant noodles really are. Is this just another undergraduate myth, like a fictitious hangover remedy? Well, it turns out instant noodles really are terrible for you — you might as well pump salt into your veins. Instant ramen, instant rice, frozen entrees and so on have charmed their… Continue reading Instant noodles — a destructive but tasty brew
Why November is the suckiest month of all
November, formerly a month of mind-numbing sluggishness, has now become a mad scramble of planning to buy things we can’t afford while attempting to work off that extra turkey weight. Being a broke student never stings more than in November, when nothing alleviates the sad reality of trying to justify that costly female Spock Halloween… Continue reading Why November is the suckiest month of all
Sacrificing academic integrity for funding
A report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers recently revealed that the U of C has signed deals that essentially give corporate donors veto-power over where their research grants are spent. This report has brought the U of C’s reputation into question. Academic institutions have a responsibility to provide an education free from private… Continue reading Sacrificing academic integrity for funding