By Saima Asad, April 27 2017 —
The University of Calgary’s only three-year degree program might soon get the boot.
The Faculty of Arts is considering discontinuing the Bachelors in communications and culture (BCC) program due to declining interest from … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, April 27 2017 —
General Faculties Council unanimously voted to approve the University of Calgary’s new Sexual Violence Policy at a meeting on April 13. The policy has been in the works for over two years.
Given … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, April 27 2017 —
A University of Calgary professor was recently honoured with Pakistan’s highest national award — the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz — for inventing the “brain on a chip.”
Naweed Syed is a professor in the department of … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, April 4 2017 —
The March 28 Students’ Legislative Council meeting featured a 30-minute long discussion on a motion brought forward by the Policy Development and Review Committee to remove the $50 bonuses that faculty representatives are … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, April 4 2017 —
What better way to celebrate the last day of classes than not show up to any of them?
Bermuda Shorts Day will invade the University of Calgary campus once again on April 12. … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, March 31 2017 —
Students’ Union Faculty of Arts representative Matt Abalos was removed from the Faculty of Arts Students’ Association (FASA) during a council meeting on March 27, after a unanimous vote from the 12 members … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, March 30 2017 —
On March 29, the University of Calgary announced a one-year pilot project to promote the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) on campus. The pilot project will officially start in July.
As part … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, March 28 2017 —
Once again, The Den and Black Lounge will not be open on Bermuda Shorts Day this year. The Den has been closed on BSD since 2009, when the year-end celebration was moved to … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, March 21 2017 —
The First Nations Students’ Association (FNSA) held their annual Indigenous Awareness event on March 15–16 at the University of Calgary.
The festivities started on Wednesday with a bannock giveaway in MacKimmie Tower, followed … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, March 14 2017 —
The University of Calgary’s Safewalk program has seen a steady decrease in use among students since its inception in 1995, according to the program’s recently-released annual report.
Safewalk is a program that allows … Read the rest
