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 Budget holds promise for students
2007-03-22
University staff and student leaders across the country are mostly celebrating after the release of the federal budget, which included an additional $800 million in funding for post-secondary education.
The $800 million is part of a $3.2 billion government-spending package of investments to create a "knowledge advantage," announced Tues., March 20. The package includes increased funding to graduate programs, elimination of limits on education savings plans, millions in research money and support for international students. According to the budget, the investments aim to "create the best-educated, most-skilled and most flexible labour force in the world."
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 Editorial: It's time to oust Anders
2007-03-22
Editorial - There's something to be said about political cronyism. Rob Anders' bid to be his party's candidate for the riding of Calgary West for the fifth time hit a bump after his acclamation was overturned Fri., March 16. A Calgary judge determined that Anders' acclamation wasn't acceptable and the riding association wasn't following the proper nomination process. The anti-Anders group was composed of 11 Tories who claimed the party didn't advertise the important dates or search for any other qualified candidates.
It seems what's at work here is a case of cronyism over fair and open politics. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a strong supporter of Anders, despite his past indiscretions--such as being the lone dissenting voice on a bill to give Nelson Mandela honourary Canadian citizenship. Anders went as far as calling Mandela a terrorist, and wouldn't answer a call from Mandela when the first freely-elected South African president called to address Anders' concerns with him. Anders decided to take the radical and inexcusable stance on Mandela after the Liberals voted down a bill of his to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II.
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 Women's Hockey: Lumbering toward the CIS
After five seasons in the ACAC, the Dinos still have a long road ahead of them
2007-03-22
Hockey - Sometimes it's necessary to take one step backward before you can take two steps forward. While finishing fifth out of six teams in the Alberta College Athletic Conference and being exiled in the opening round of the playoffs may not seem to most like a successful year, the University of Calgary Dinos women's hockey team faithful know that their team's 2006/07 season was a gigantic leap in the right direction.
However, the team still needs more improvement and more time to reach its ultimate goal of returning to Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition.
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 Protest punk pushes peace
From humble roots, to renowned punk act, to Calgary
2007-03-22
At the tender age of 17, armed only with an acoustic guitar, Tom Gabel captured the audiences of his guerrilla concerts with potent anarchist anthems. From these humble beginnings, Against Me! developed their knack for writing and performing powerful protest songs that didn’t need an amp to get your attention. Moving away from the Laundromats and bonfires, Tom found three other ramblin’ men and took his show on the road. The guitars are now plugged in as Gabel fronts one of punk’s most original bands, while managing to stay true to the roots the genre was built on.
With three critically-acclaimed albums under their belt, Against Me! has a solid archive of songs in which to sing along to with your fist in the air. Getting around more than the beloved Canadian television icon of the ’70s, the Littlest Hobo, Against Me! have brought their high energy live set of genre-bending punk to fans the world round. Having recently taken a break from their constant touring to record their fourth album, they have set out to craft some new songs for their every-growing
legion of fans.
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 Bob Boston: The Legend
2007-03-22
University is full of legends and folklore. Students scrambling to stay on top of papers, midterms and finals often look to good luck rituals and campus traditions for reassurance. Among these legends is Bob Boston, a physical education student from the 1970s, who has inspired many students over the years. Boston's legend stems from his achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA upon his graduation in 1974. Many students believe that rubbing his picture in the kinesiology complex will ensure good luck to test-takers. Gauntlet writer Amanda Hu recently tracked down Boston and got the down-low on what it's like to be a legend.
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This Week On The Internet: So underground, it's not mainstream!
2007-03-22
Column - Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the last couple of years has probably realized the Internet is probably the most significant step in the last two decades with regards to how we perceive news and the world we live in. However, instantaneous coverage leads to information overload-especially if one takes into account the number of blogs out there, the majority of which are utterly useless and unreadable. Thus, professionally-edited and user-moderated communities have become some of the most useful ways to find interesting and insightful stories from around the world.
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