Where, oh where has the summer gone? The inevitable signs of fall are in the air. Back-to-school ads are everywhere. Those annoying little green flies are back. Weather forecasters are talking about frost. Cool dewy mornings and mist rising off the sloughs tell us change is in the air. The smell of hay bales, sweet… Read more »
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME AMAZING RACE – Wednesdays – 9pm on CTV Last week, Chip and Kim kept Colin and Christie from gaining another lead, but in the end the strongest team in the game was granted a reprieve, but stripped of their money. This week Colin and Christie managed to beg enough money to… Read more »
This column focuses on a wide range of issues affecting post-secondary students. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions and educational topics they are concerned about, or personal experiences with courses or university situations they feel other students should know about. If suggest a topic or a course alert for taking notes, contact djabbour@ausu.org TEXTBOOK PIRACY… Read more »
Your Future Ends Later The Alberta Government has extended the deadline (http://www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200409/1708286277045-49E7-4DAF-9B6E05FB5B498BE8.html) for the “It’s Your Future” survey to some unannounced date. This means if you haven’t already made your views known, you might still have the chance. By completing this survey you can help direct Alberta money to the areas that you think need… Read more »
Have you ever wondered about those pieces of petrified wood they sell in tourist shops beside the boxes of incense and the Yanni CDs? If not, you really should, because they’re one of Nature’s great pieces of trickery. What happens, you see, is that a tree dies, let’s say on the edge of a swamp,… Read more »
Dear Barb: My parents drank heavily during my growing up years. In fact, I believe they are alcoholics. I didn’t’ realize the impact this had on my life until I moved away from home to attend university. When I go out with my friends I’m reluctant to have more than one or two drinks while… Read more »
When Perceval had again mounted his fiery steed he rode through the forest until he reached a clearing and a high hill. He urged his horse up the slope, and near its summit found a square log hut all green with moss. An old woman, having heard him approach, emerged and stood before her door…. Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) — To combat the sprawling nature of Canada and repair the historical fracture between the East and West, a second national capital should be established in a western city like Calgary, says a longtime political strategist in his recently released book. Ray Argyle, a British Columbia native who now lives in Toronto, examines… Read more »
HAMILTON (CUP) — A team of researchers at McGill and McMaster universities may have discovered a way to treat breast cancer. The team extracted fragments of tumorous tissue from breast-cancer-prone mice and used recombinant technology to remove the beta1-integrin gene. “We are the first to demonstrate the requirement for beta1-integrin in the induction of breast… Read more »
The Internet, and its child, the World Wide Web, are endlessly fascinating entities. In no other way would I be able to play a game, talk with friends, order food, shop for clothing, research a paper, and do my banking – all at the same time, while sitting in my jammies in the comfort of… Read more »