By Brittany Haines, October 9 2014 —
Hong Kong is in the midst of city-wide student protests.
Police have used tear-gas and riot-control techniques to quell protesters angry that the central government will now select which candidates can run for … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, October 9 2014 —
Student leaders and University of Calgary administration have extended the agreement that gives the Students’ Union the right to manage MacHall by one year.
The current agreement has been extended to Dec. 9, … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, October 9 2014 —
University of Calgary students will have a chance to connect with industry professionals and break a world record on Nov. 20.
The Haskayne School of Business hopes to break a Guinness World Record … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, October 2 2014 —
Staff at the Den have taken steps to prevent sexual assault with bystander intervention training taught by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre (CSHC).
The Students’ Union and the Consent Awareness and Sexual Education … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, October 2 2014 —
The University of Calgary student ombuds office released its report to the university community Tuesday, Sept. 23. The report outlines statistics from 2013–14 and recommended office improvements to university administration.
The ombudsperson gives … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, October 2 2014 —
The University of Calgary is the 171st-ranked university in the world and the ninth among universities under 50 years old, according to Quacquarelli Symonds Limited’s (QS) annual world university rankings.
The ninth-place ranking … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, October 2 2014 —
The University of Calgary Institute for Public Health, now dubbed the O’Brien Institute for Public Health (OIPH) received a $12-million donation from Calgary philanthropists Gail and David O’Brien on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
OPIH … Read the rest
By Babur Ilchi, October 2 2014 —
The Students’ Union will hold by-elections for nursing and social work faculty representative positions from Oct. 15–17.
The nomination process ended Wednesday, Oct. 1. By Friday, Oct. 3, the candidates’ information will be … Read the rest
By Danielle Torrie, October 2 2014 —
The University of Calgary recently hired Illuminate Consulting Group (ICG), a San Francisco-based consulting firm, to analyze the University of Calgary’s international student recruitment strategy.
ICG will analyze the services U of C … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennet, October 3 2014 —
Two student clubs will host the second annual marathon for mental health, Outrun the Stigma (OTS), on Sunday, Oct. 5.
OTS was organized by the University of Calgary Distress Centre on Campus club … Read the rest