By STACY SEGUIN
It has already been one year since we came together as a nation to watch the world’s elite athletes strive for glory at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. For many of us, the excitement of watching the world’s top athletes compete for gold will forever be linked to the inspiring theme song, “I Believe”.
For Josh Tidsbury (BSc ’03), systems specialist, Creative Technology Systems with CTVglobemedia, the song represents one of the highlights of his career.
Native Awareness Week
Schedule of Events | Feb. 28 to Mar. 4
Monday, Feb. 28
Opening Ceremonies
Atrium 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Blessings with Pete Standing Alone Rod & Laverne First Rider; Presentations, Drummers and Dancers | (Master of Ceremonies, Travis Plaited Hair)
Tuesday, Mar. 1
Atrium, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Myths and stereotypes have a way of seeping into our perceptions of Aboriginal Peoples, their culture and their background. The University’s Native Awareness Week, Feb. 28 to
Mar. 4, looks to break those beliefs and present a well-rounded view of aboriginal culture and society.
The University of Lethbridge Library is rapidly becoming a victim of its own success – and library staff and administration wouldn’t have it any other way.
Since initiating the first LibQual+ Survey in 2005, the library responded with a number of changes that were positively reflected in the subsequent 2008 survey. It’s now 2011 and another survey is ready to be undertaken, meaning the review process begins once again. Professional librarian, Leona Jacobs, says it will be enlightening to see if the upward trend they experienced in 2008 will continue.
By TREVOR KENNEY
The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association’s Gender and Diversity Caucus is looking to initiate a conversation about diversity and respect – and it wants everyone’s voice to be heard.
The inaugural event, a week titled, Show Respect, Get Respect at Your U, will be held at the U of L from Mar. 7-11 as the caucus looks to get the campus thinking about how we interact with one another, in classrooms, meeting rooms and as we walk down the hallways.
By TREVOR KENNEY
If you didn’t hear Heather Steacy’s name last year, it wasn’t because the Pronghorns track and field star suddenly fell back to the pack and wasn’t the dominating force we’ve learned to expect. Instead, Steacy was just bolstering herself for a record assault that is now in full bloom.
By TREVOR KENNEY
The recipe for Brad Karren’s success was always pretty simple - work the phones harder than anyone else and reap the rewards down the road.
For the second year in a row, James Wade, a BFA multidisciplinary major, has taken first place in the University’s PlayRight Prize competition.
The $5,000 in prize money allotted to the PlayRight Prize and Striking Prose competitions is one of the highest awards in the country, with $1,500 going to each first place winner, and $750 and $250 being handed out to the second and third place finishers respectively.
By KALI MCKAY
Kathryn Manson doesn’t enjoy 5:15 a.m. wake-up calls, but the 21-year-old U of L student diligently sets her alarm for that exact time three days a week. As the captain of the Pronghorns women’s hockey team, she drags herself out of bed well before the sun comes up and makes her way to Nicholas Sheran Arena for morning practice.
By NATASHA EVDOKIMOFF
The world of finance isn’t typically considered to be a humanitarian field. When it comes to dollars and cents, things tend to be cut and dried – particularly in corporate circles where the bottom line reigns supreme.
