By Chris Adams, November 25, 2014 —
Outrage over a Missouri grand jury’s decision to not indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown has reached Calgary.
Around 200 protesters, including U of C students, gathered outside City Hall … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 17 2014 —
Around 300 students from Alberta’s five universities rallied against tuition hikes at the provincial legislature in Edmonton Monday, Nov. 18.
Protesters and student union delegates met on the quad at the University of … Read the rest
By Katy Atherholt, November 20 2014 —
Movember is back, and there are mo fuzzy faces on campus than ever.
The Den is throwing a moustache party on Thursday, Nov. 27 to raise awareness for prostate cancer. Several Movember fundraising … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, November 20 2014 —
Students enroled in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) after 2010 have paid $239 more per course, the year the provincial government approved a market modifier for commerce students.
In January 2010, the … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 20 2014 —
University of Calgary Ph.D student Kohei Tanaka recently made a breakthrough in the study of dinosaur nesting habits.
Paleontologists have long wondered whether oviraptorosaurs — feathered, ostrich-like dinosaurs whose name means “egg thief … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, November 20 2014 —
Two Alberta ranchers donated $5 million to the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine to support research in cattle welfare on Nov. 4.
Father and daughter J.C. Anderson and Wynne Chisholm own … Read the rest
By Katy Atherholt, November 20 2014 —
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Wellness and Health Awareness Team (WHAT) held an outreach carnival in MacHall called WHAT’s Your Monkey (WYM).
The event followed the Meet Your Monkey (MYM) student mental-health summit … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 20 2014 —
Sexual harrassment case brought to a close
A suspect named Hector was arrested and charged with criminal harassment and assault by the Calgary Police Service (CPS) after he harrassed three women on the … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 13 2014 —
The University of Calgary Firearms Association (UCFA) has entered its second year, and its popularity is rising.
UCFA has 150-plus members, up from 30 at their first meet-and-greet last year, and 13 executives, … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 13 2014 —
A University of Calgary researcher working in Canada’s Arctic has discovered a 700-year-old plant virus preserved in frozen caribou dung.
U of C permafrost and glacial hydrologist Brian Moorman and his team were … Read the rest