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Written by: Laura Oviedo-Guzmán On February 23rd, 2022, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides released an article titled “Committing to safer campuses.” Here he addresses the need for better policies to support those who come forward with stories about their experiences of sexual violence, focusing the discussion through the lens of “improv[ing] access and the student experience.” This “flagship initiative” is a part of the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs, a strategy created to supply the province with the trained professionals needed for Alberta’s future via a focus on “provid[ing] high quality education.” As a result, the University of Lethbridge’s policy regarding sexual violence is currently under review following…
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This article was written by Edward Hsiang Much like quicksand and lava, black holes might’ve been something you thought would be much more relevant to your life as a kid. Bordering on fantasy, these ever-consuming voids certainly feel more like something we see in the latest Sci-Fi thriller than hear about in the news. Just last month however, scientists have reported the detected collision of two such colossal entities on an unprecedented scale. In the mid 1980’s Dr. Bernard Schutz, a physicist at the University of Cardiff, UK, came up with a novel solution to a long standing astronomy problem of “how to measure the distance between earth and other…
This article was written by Liam Devitt Peter Hurd-Watler, U of L student and CEO of tech start-up Veras has big ideas for the future of secure electronic voting. As more and more of the things we need to do in our lives, from ordering groceries to checking our bank accounts, are able to be done easily with our phones, why not voting? That’s what Peter Hurd-Watler, a fourth year U of L Management and Urban and Regional Studies student and CEO of Veras Technologies Inc. is saying. Hurd-Watler was talking to his roommate during the lead up to the 2019 provincial election. His friend, who grew up in an…
This article was written by Sorcha DeHeer Amidst the evolving Covid-19 pandemic, Lethbridge transit implemented a reservation-only model on April 8. The new model is designed to limit ridership to ‘essential’ travel only, which includes grocery shopping, attending doctor’s appointments and going to and from work. Anyone who needs to take the bus must reserve the time and stop number online or over the phone at least one business day in advance. The purpose of the change is to “ensure transit can remain a safe and viable service for those who need it most.” Ridership will be limited to 14 passengers per bus but people are asked to enter through…
