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Volume 50, Issue 32 March 11, 2010 ![[image]](/imgcache/150_images_covers_20100311.jpg)
Previous Issues 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? • 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 Trevor Bacque
StoriesStudents propose suicide prevention course2010-02-25 - A campus improvement fund initiative at the University of Calgary is introducing weekend suicide prevention training for Nursing and Social Work students. The decision was a quick one, only taking a month to make its way through the Student Academic Assembly. "That's what the fund is built to do, it's meant to be responsive to needs," said Students' Union vice-president academic Meg Martin. More... (1 comment) Alberta environment minister Rob Renner on campus 2010-02-11 - Alberta's Environment Minister Rob Renner visited the University of Calgary Feb. 5 as part of his commitment to visit students, engineers and scientists working on sustainability and developing research across the province. The minister lectured in an environmental engineering class and participated in the official opening of the Situ Energy Centre's new research facility, located in an expansion of the CCIT Building. Renner sat down and spoke with the Gauntlet on Friday. Gauntlet: What is the Alberta government's current stance on Carbon Capture and Storage? More...  Open studies student wants representation2010-02-11 - The University of Calgary has an Open Studies option but no representation, something that has to change, according to one of their own. Matt McMillan, an Open Studies student focused on joining the Political Science department, is lobbying to get a position for a representative installed so students can rest assured that they will be looked after. More... (2 comments)  Students pose to protest tuition increases2010-02-04 - Tuition Crisis 2010 - Throngs of upset university goers figuratively raised their voices in displeasure at proposed tuition increases Tuesday afternoon in the MacEwan Student Centre. Students were invited to hold comic-like speech bubbles for photos which will be turned into postcards and delivered to the Board of Governors when they vote on the proposal for market modifiers and compulsory fees. More... (1 comment)  Effective writing requirement is no more2010-01-28 - The University of Calgary's Effective Writing Centre has lifted its once compulsory Effective Writing Requirement for students lacking sufficient English grades when entering university. The December 17th decision was in the works for a long time according to Meghan Houghton, member of the Program Coordination Committee that oversaw the decision to abolish the test. More...  Education needs to fight for its freedom2009-12-03 - In a world where misinformation, political corruption, war and other social problems exist, the academy is seen in many ways as a bastion of free speech and thought -- where unbiased research exists for its own sake. Thus we enter into the world of academic freedom and all its many facets. More...  Research versus teaching: A sessional story2009-11-26 - The University of Calgary is an institution that prides itself on an endless devotion to research and with adequate scores by different university ranking groups the school is doing well for itself. It doesn't take much searching to spot the scores of students in the library pouring over books, compiling information for papers, theses and presentations. Likewise, professors are spotted checking out books for research paramount to their tenured position at the university. But what about those who are strictly working as teachers, not researchers? More... Schulich study aims to revitalize construction in North America 2009-11-19 - Briefs - Despite being on the cutting edge of technology, North American construction productivity has slipped in recent years. A University of Calgary study from Sculich's School of Engineering is aiming to reverse the downward trend of recent years. More... (1 comment)  Love of books leads prof to India and back2009-11-12 - Research Profile - It's unclear upon entering SS 1306 if you have just walked into a small library, storage room or a professor's office. Then you spot professor James Apple in the corner, most likely reading classical Tibetan literature at his small desk. It's not that he enjoys his office's textual clutter, but the assistant professor of eastern religions owns so many books that storage options are few. "I know in my brain I still have enough memory to know what I have," Apple said as he searches for an old duotang among the annals of history and ideas. "The problem is, I don't always know where it is." More...  Students coping with disease excel on campus2009-11-05 - Rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease are two serious medical problems that can be manageable at best and overpowering at worst. Emily Hicks and Andrea Dmytrash are two University of Calgary students living beyond their medical conditions and leading exciting, busy lives. More... [Next Page] More stories by Trevor Bacque: 1 2 |
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