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By Sarelle Azuelos

British Columbia may not seem like the probable home of an unexploded ordnance research team, but that is where a group of math students are working hard this summer to discover new ways to find the dangerous explosives. University of Calgary sixth-year math and philosophy major Steve Coyne is one of 30 students attending the… Continue reading Math students help find lost explosives

By Steve Coyne

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has railed against them. The administration heralds them. Last month it was announced after a competitive bidding process that Chartwells, a private American company, would take over Campus Food Services. As the first privatization of a university food provider in Canada for decades, the announcement was closely watched by… Continue reading Privatization better than some think

By Steve Coyne

Coffee courses through the veins of a university, and most students aim to balance price with taste. Stephanie Ferguson, President of the University of Calgary EcoClub, argues the environment should be a third consideration. “You have to make your choice not on what the best deal is, but on what you’re sacrificing,” said Ferguson. The… Continue reading EcoClub ranks coffee on campus

By Steve Coyne

As a former professor at the University of Calgary, Dr. David Swann may have the prescription to help students and the province. The newly elected Liberal MLA for Calgary Mountain View and the party’s new environmental critic, Swann hopes to advance a unique set of priorities in the legislature. The 2004 election saw Swann and… Continue reading David Swann rocks the boat

By Steve Coyne

“Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” is the one line everybody knows from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Carlos Vargas, University of Calgary student and organizer of the Water for Life forum, is conscious of a modern-day shortage of water and aims to use the United Nations’ World Water Day to spread… Continue reading World Water Day: virtually a flood of information

By Steve Coyne

Over 1,000 students and staff turned out on the lawn of MacEwan Student Center to protest the loss of nearly 300 jobs in the planned outsourcing of University of Calgary Food Services to Chartwells, an American company. “Most students are studying and are not necessarily aware of what is going on, but the turnout was… Continue reading Union pickets for jobs

By Steve Coyne

The Canadian Institute of Dental Hygiene Inc. will be testing applicants in Calgary for admission to the Hamilton school in November 2005. “Admission testing outside of our Hamilton school is new for the CIDH,” said Carlo Gorni, CIDH Director of Admissions. “In our past intake, between one third and one half of our students came… Continue reading Private dental hygiene school to test in Calgary