The University of Calgary Gauntlet®
Volume 50, Issue 32
March 11, 2010

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News
SU '10/11 executive elected
Relaxation class helps students de-stress
Robotic technology removes brain tumour
And the battleship is sunk: Gauntlet elections (1 reply)
Alumni Association reaches out to students with senior class ambassador program
U of C students create Wildrose Club
City of Calgary donates over $3 million to Nickle Arts Museum
Ombudsperson receives "recognized standing"

Entertainment
Spun: Hollerado
Spun: Shiest
Spun: Versicolour
Snakes explores humanity's grotesqueries
Ricca’s on the Razor’s Sharp edge

Opinions
Re-thinking the green car
Helping your waistline and your wallet
Our national anthem needs revision (1 reply)
The STI dilemma: to tell or not to tell? And when? (1 reply)
Sarah Palin preaches to the choir
Editorial: Research funding in danger

Sports
Play some football to celebrate St. Paddy's
Bears end Dinos season
Sports briefs
Dinos ready for national tourney

Features
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds
Content by Colin Minor

Stories

Canada tracks the Northwest Passage
2010-02-11 -

This summer military scientists from Defense Research and Development Canada are establishing a comprehensive maritime monitoring system off Devon Island to better understand who is using the progressively melting Northwest Passage.

The principal reason for monitoring the traffic in the Northwest Passage is environmental protection, said Robert Huebert, Associate Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.
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Unique new research won't waste wastewater
2010-01-28 -

Research - A unique wastewater treatment facility will help researchers understand the effects of emerging compounds of concern through full-scale experiments in 12 controlled stream environments.

"As far as I know there are no other groups trying to replicate what we are doing here, as far as I know it is the first in the world," said project lead Dr. Leland Jackson.
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Obama's first year through a Canadian lens
2009-11-26 -

In a recent lecture titled "Great Expectations Unfulfilled," Canada West Foundation CEO Rodger Gibbons analyzed U.S. President Barack Obama's affect on Canada during his first year in office. Gibbons addressed Obama's relatively modest impact on the Canadian political landscape. He also spoke of responses to the recession, climate change, the oil-sands and Afghanistan.

"Obama is much more popular in Canada than he is in the U.S., and I thought this popularity would lead in turn to considerable influence on Canadian political life," said Gibbons.
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Changes coming in Mac Hall
2009-11-19 -

MacEwan Student Centre as we know it will be changing -- at least a little. Included in the plans are moving That Empty Space into the old Campus Cove, new areas for clubs in the soon-to-be-vacant CJSW labyrinth and a positive space for the gay and lesbian community.

There are also plans for a microwave bar, four new vendors, renovated offices, a unisex washroom and more tables and study spots
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Spiritual star rocks the Saddledome
The Dalai Lama inspires students, community as part of U of Cís NOW conference

2009-10-01 -

His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared his inspirational message of peace and compassion with approximately 18,000 listeners on Wednesday afternoon.

The Dalai Lama made his first visit to Calgary in almost three decades for the two-day NOW conference hosted by the University of Calgary.
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