Ombudsperson receives "recognized standing"
2010-03-11 -
Noah Miller
News Editor, With files from Brent Constantin
Various groups at the University of Calgary will now have access to an impartial arbitrator who has the capacity to resolve disputes between the Students' Union, Graduate Students' Association and the university with some real gusto.
The new role, known as the ombudsperson, boasts "recognized standing" by the SU, GSA and the university along with investigatory power in order to resolve disputes on behalf of students.
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 City of Calgary donates over $3 million to Nickle Arts Museum
2010-03-11 -
Daniel Pagan
Gauntlet News
The Nickle Arts museum received more than its namesake, after the City of Calgary contributed $3.234 million towards the construction of its new home in the Taylor Family Library. The fund is part of the needed $50.5 million in construction costs. Once completed the new Nickle Arts Museum will connect with the Hotel Alma, Rosza Centre and the Reeve Theatre, to act as a new cultural hub on campus.
University of Calgary vice-provost libraries and cultural resources Thomas Hickerson applauded the city's move, saying the grant is essential for the construction of the new Nickle Arts Museum.
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U of C students create Wildrose Club
2010-03-11 -
Rhiannon Kirkland
Gauntlet News
The Wildrose Alliance Party has developed a considerable presence in Alberta politics. The party will now expand that presence to campus with the formation of a University of Calgary Wildrose Alliance campus club.
U of C students Kathryn Marshall and Jarrett Leinweber founded the club after creating a Facebook group that drew about 100 members, said club president James Jeffrey.
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Alumni Association reaches out to students with senior class ambassador program
2010-03-11 -
Paul Murphy
Gauntlet News
The University of Calgary Alumni Association has been trying to reach out to current students before graduation. One of these initiatives is the creation of the Senior Class Ambassadors. These positions have been initiated to recognize students who have shown an exceptional degree of leadership and involvement throughout their degrees.
This year Scarlett Crockatt and Jason Motkoski have been selected as the 2010 Senior Class Ambassadors.
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 And the battleship is sunk: Gauntlet elections
2010-03-11 -
Cam Cotton-O'Brien
Editor-in-Chief
Ha!
I didn't think it could feel so good to be graduating, but after Wednesday night's election results were announced I learned what happiness truly means.
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 Robotic technology removes brain tumour
2010-03-11 -
Annie Wang
Gauntlet News
On May 12, 2008 medical history was made at Foothills Medical Centre. Robotic technology was successfully used to remove a complex brain tumour.
Paige Nickason, a 21-year-old Calgary chef and mother, is now doing well thanks to the neuroArm, a groundbreaking surgical robotic system developed by a team led by Dr. Garnette Sutherland, a professor of neurosurgery in the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine.
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 Relaxation class helps students de-stress
The Gauntlet takes a look at some of the more interesting classes offered on campus
2010-03-11 -
Emily Ask
News Assistant
KNES 330, flexibility and relaxation, is a course that stresses the importance of de-stressing. Professor Janice Cook believes that one's ability to be productive and efficient goes hand-in-hand with the ability to reflect and relax.
"In terms of a balanced life you do need to get this relaxation response, with heart rate lowered and blood pressure lowered, which is more recuperative than sleep," Cook said. "We live in such a stressful world now-a-days -- that's why there [are] so many stress-related illnesses."
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