By AMANDA BERG
Student intern Emily McCormick is trying her hand at curating, creating the Semiotica exhibition for the Helen Christou Gallery.
Lethbridge-based lawyer, R. Philip (Phil) M. North, Q.C., a principal in the firm North & Company LLP, is the Faculty of Management’s 2010 Scholarship Dinner honoree. The event takes place Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Lethbridge Lodge. Tickets and tables of eight are available by calling 403-329-5181.
By TREVOR KENNEY
The tag line, “If you build it, they will come,” doesn’t exactly work for the University of Lethbridge’s Digital Audio Arts (DAA) program. They (as in the students) are already here, and they can’t wait for it (the new Digital Audio Arts Studio) to be unveiled.
By BEN YOUNG
With her outgoing personality, quick smile and an eagerness to get involved in the community, Dr. Jackie Rice is not your typical computer scientist. Add to that the fact she is a wife and mother of three, it becomes evident that she is the antithesis of your stereotypical “computer geek”.
As an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria, Rice first realized the hurdles she would have to jump as a woman in a field traditionally dominated by men.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Brad Kinley’s (BFA ’04) career path came down to a couple key decisions – one that was well researched and another that was off the cuff. Now, the U of L alumnus is one of the key cogs behind the mass appeal of Mass Effect 2, one of the most popular and highly rated games ever made for the Xbox platform.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Only once did Priscilla Patel look over her shoulder and wonder if she’d done the right thing. It was then that she relied upon her father’s reassurance to settle her fears.
Now, one semester later, Patel still looks to her father for guidance but fear has given way to excitement, and trepidation has been replaced by a confidence that helps support an entire family.
By STACY SEGUIN
It’s likely your first job did not spawn a career choice.
Whether it was selling lemonade, delivering papers, doing yard work, shoveling snow or repeating the phrase, “Do you want fries with that?”, most first jobs only inspire us to head in a completely different direction. That was not the case for Daniel Buchanan (BA, BEd ’02).
By TREVOR KENNEY
One dimensional, black and white photographs represent much of the aboriginal history we know. While serving adequately as depictions of an era, they hardly tell a story or set a scene.
By ERICA LIND
Religion affects all of us, regardless of our personal beliefs. Lying at the core of human understanding, religion has, and in many instances, continues to both reflect and shape culture, politics and society.
The discipline of religious studies uses a variety of methodologies to try to make sense of what Dr. Hillary Rodrigues calls the “human religious response.”
By BOB COONEY
Whether we like it or not, Canada’s waters are under increasing pressure to support greater economic activity. Be it the energy sector, agriculture, mining or urbanization, our aquatic ecosystems face an uncertain future.