By Вen Li
Lawmakers should not legislate things they don’t understand. It is important that those who represent us in government make laws that protect us from ourselves, but only if they are well-informed on the issues. Whether it’s a well-meaning cabinet member trying to protect grain farmers through the wheat board monopoly, or the minister of random… Continue reading Stupid politicians vs. lovely legislators
By Вen Li
By a vote of 11–3, the Students’ Academic Assembly voted to adopt a resolution against the new a+ grade on Monday September 23. After some debate, the Students’ Union’s body in charge of deliberating academic issues chose to oppose the new grade. Their resolution stated: “Whereas section 57 of the [su] Governance Bylaw authorizes the… Continue reading A+ disliked by SAA
By Вen Li
Early English anthems, madrigals and part-songs may be rare in Calgary but it is that infrequency that drives the artists of VoiceScapes to sing the music again today."This concert is based on music from old England, music which would have been sung in courts of the sixteenth and seventeenth century," says Julie Harris. "After dinner,… Continue reading Early English Voicescapes
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Somebody dislikes the University of Calgary’s student newspaper.On the evening of Monday, Sept. 2, one or more unknown individuals relocated approximately 2,000 copies of the Aug. 8 issue of the Gauntlet from pick-up stands to nearby garbage, bottle and other receptacles. Stands in publically-accessable parts of campus remained devoid of papers for about two hours… Continue reading Gauntlets Liberted
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Calgary’s transit system is something we love to hate as the default choice for anyone who lives farther than walking-distance from the university or who doesn’t want to pay a few dollars a day for parking.As someone new to the university, you may have encountered the scheduling system of doom used to drop you into… Continue reading Public transportation fun
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William Robert Gibson passed away last year, but his life-long hobby will benefit scholars for years to come. U of C Alumni Andrew Gibson donated his father’s collection of both common and rare science fiction works to the University of Calgary Library on Thu., Aug. 1, 2002."This is definitely one of the largest collections of… Continue reading Library acquires Gibson Collection
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It was standing-room only at Dr. Barry Isaac’s wake. Over 150 friends, relatives, colleagues and students filled the Crescent Heights Community Centre on the afternoon of Saturday, July 13 to remember a man who was more than just an English instructor."Barry had multiple lives as a teacher, scholar and as a life-long student," said Dr.… Continue reading Dr. Barry Isaac: Teacher, scholar, life-long student
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University of Saskatchewan’s Dr. Ronaldo Labonte apptly described the general sentiment of the G6B panel on health.“The lack of effective health care is a public disease,” he said. “Inadequately funded health systems are unable to deliver existing treatments like vaccines.”Labonte and the June 22, 2002 panel were primarily concerned with global health system funding, citing… Continue reading Africa’s ailing health system
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Who you are may affect how you eat. A new study to be conducted at the University of Calgary may establish links between binge eating disorder and personality traits.Binge eating–frequently consuming excessive amounts of food accompanied by a sense of loss of control over eating–is one of several eating disorders that may affect up to… Continue reading Eating personality
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Sixteen hundred users were erroneously told they were no longer eligible to use University of Calgary computing resources due to a computer glitch Sunday night."At the moment, we’re not exactly sure what happened," said Information Technology Senior Systems Analyst Paul Starling. "For some reason the data extraction process didn’t work properly."The nightly process involves extracting… Continue reading 1,600 email accounts did not expire over holiday weekend