By Melanie Woods, April 4 2016 —
Students enrolled in spring semester classes will get a week off at the end of May when Canada’s largest annual gathering of scholars comes to campus. The University of Calgary will host Canada’s … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, April 1 2016 —
Students’ Legislative Council voted down a resolution that would have approved 19 Quality Money grants at its last meeting on March 29.
The Quality Money program is a partnership between the university and … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, March 29 2016 —
Theft at the University of Calgary has spiked recently, particularly in the kinesiology complex and the Taylor Family Digital Library.
Campus Security sent out a community advisory email on March 23 informing students … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
In 2014, Ross Lockwood was finishing up his PhD in condensed matter physics at the University of Alberta. He was also living on fake Mars.
Lockwood was part of a six-member team taking … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
For the second time in one week, the University of Calgary and its Students’ Union agreed to extend their mediation over MacHall’s ownership. The mediation period, which expired March 24, was extended until … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
Despite running a $29.4-billion deficit, the Liberal government did not find the funds to expand financial assistance for indigenous post-secondary students. A two per cent cap on increases to the Post-Secondary Student Support … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
After a rocky couple of years, the ombuds office has made numerous changes in an attempt to improve its services. The office provides students with impartial counsel, dealing mostly with academic issues.
The … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
Despite running a $29.4-billion deficit, the Liberal government did not find the funds to expand financial assistance for indigenous post-secondary students. A two per cent cap on increases to the Post-Secondary Student Support … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, March 28 2016 —
Due to election policy violations, the 2016 Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) election has been invalidated.
The two-person race saw “minor procedural infractions” by both candidates running for vice-president external during the March 14–15 … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer and Kate Jacobson, March 24 2016 —
For the second time this week, the University of Calgary and its Students’ Union have agreed to extend their mediation over MacHall’s ownership. The mediation period, which expired today, was … Read the rest
