Alumni Native Awareness Week, Mar. 2-6 It promises to be a week of celebrating the Aboriginal culture as Native Awareness Week [http://www.uleth.ca/notice/display.html?b=301&s=11580] takes hold of the U of L campus beginning Monday. Opening with a Monday film festival and closing with Friday's Women
Campus Life Film, discussion examines recycling The latest offering of the Latin American Film Series [http://www.uleth.ca/notice/display.html?b=302&s=11364] examines the old adage that one man's trash is truly another man's treasure. Cartoneros, an Argentinian film under the direction of Ernesto Livon-Grosman, follows the
Pronghorn Teams Track team heads to Regina The University of Lethbridge Pronghorn [http://horns.uleth.ca] Track and Field team is off to Regina for the Canada West [http://www.canadawest.org] Championship meet this weekend. For the second consecutive year, the Horns have qualified 30 athletes for the conference championship meet. Over the last two seasons,
Students Dubé addresses water crisis The world's water supply continues to dwindle as demand and availability falls to crisis levels. What is it about the uniqueness of women that places them in a special role to address the water crises? Dr. Monique Dubé, a Canada Research Chair [http://www.chairs.gc.ca/] in
Pronghorn Teams Moore leads Canada into semis University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] forward Dustin Moore had a pair of assists as Canada clinched a spot in the semifinal round of the 2009 Winter Universiade [http://www.harbin2009.org/en] men's hockey tournament with a 7-2 victory over Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Moore assisted
Campus Life Library celebrates freedom to read The written word can be very powerful, provoking and to some, even dangerous. The books these words create can similarly challenge convention and stir up controversy. Their availability however cannot be curtailed. Such is the theme of Freedom to Read Week. The University of Lethbridge Library has created a display
Pronghorn Teams Horns to face T-Birds in playoffs The dates had already been set and now the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] men's hockey team knows who it will host in the first round of the Canada West [http://www.canadawest.org] playoffs. UBC Thunderbirds will fly into town for the Mar. 6-8
Students Strategic Plan Q & A: René Boeré The University of Lethbridge's new 2009-2013 Strategic Plan [http://www.uleth.ca/strategicplan/] sets a course for the University over the next five years. We asked various members of the University community their impressions of the Strategic Plan and how they fit personally in the vision of the
Students Student job prospects improve Summer job prospects for students received a boost recently from the Alberta Government [http://www.alberta.ca/]. An additional $1.9 million was added to the government's Summer Temporary Employment Program [http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/3158.html] (STEP), bringing total funding for
Pronghorn Teams Horns host Golden Bears University of Lethbridge Pronghorns will be playing for an opportunity to move up to third place in the Canada West [http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=6] standings this weekend but the heavy lifting was done last week. The Horns men's hockey team clinched a post-season
Campus Life SWATCA descends upon U of L While there is a distinct lack of students on campus this week, the University of Lethbridge will be teeming with teachers over the next two days as the South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention Association (SWATCA) holds its 110th Annual Teachers' Convention Thursday and Friday. Reading week sees the
Pronghorn Teams Basketball Horns announce recruits The Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] men's basketball team is calling on its past to help with the future. The Horns announced a pair of new recruits for the 2009-2010 season, and included in the mix is the son of a former Pronghorn and second team Canada West
Pronghorn Teams Pottruff, Ballendine earn awards Ryan Pottruff took care of a little local business before jetting off to China this week. Pottruff, a second-year defenceman out of Woodstock, Ont., was named Pronghorn [http://horns.uleth.ca] Male Athlete of the Week after guiding the Horns men's hockey team to a weekend split with
Students President Cade addresses economic climate University of Lethbridge President Dr. Bill Cade discusses the uncertain economic climate in relation to the University community Dr. Bill Cade We are all aware that we are living in very uncertain economic times. There are daily stories about businesses scaling back budgets, laying off workers and even closing their
Students BA leads to Ivy League dreams Harvard University reported in its 2007-2008 Fact Book that, of its 20,000 students, only 489 were from Canada. That means less than three per cent of the student body consisted of Canadians accomplishing Ivy League dreams. U of L graduate and current Harvard [http://www.harvard.edu/] attendee Erika
Pronghorn Teams Horn men clinch playoff berth The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] men's hockey team is headed back to the Canada West [http://www.canadawest.org] playoffs and they'll do so on home ice, beginning Mar. 6. The Horns clinched not only a playoff spot but also a home
Students New awards available to students The University of Lethbridge is boosting the amount of award money available to new students. A total of 17 new awards are available for students who apply to the U of L by March 1. This year, the U of L is already offering more than $2.7 million in
Students Historical knowledge leads to future insight By ERIC LOW Dr. Christopher Epplett teaches in the History Department [http://www.uleth.ca/fas/his] at the University of Lethbridge and has a broad number of research interests that include ancient military and social history, particularly that of the Hellenistic world and the later Roman Empire. He is
Research U of L joins U of C in creating ISIS The University of Lethbridge [http://www.uleth.ca/] and the University of Calgary [http://www.ucalgary.ca/] have joined forces to create a new institute to lead Canada in innovative space imaging technologies and their applications to advance our understanding of space. A memorandum of understanding has been agreed by
Pronghorn Teams Horns look to clinch playoff berth The playoff push is on for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] men's hockey team. Returning home to play the final four games of the Canada West [http://www.canadawest.org] regular season, the Horns (13-11-0) sit in fourth spot in the standings and need
Students Strategic Plan Q & A: Jennifer Gruninger The University of Lethbridge's new 2009-2013 Strategic Plan sets a course for the University over the next five years. We asked various members of the University community their impressions of the Strategic Plan and how they fit personally in the vision of the plan. Jennifer Gruninger Coordinator, Graduate
Campus Life Male nursing open house, Friday The University of Lethbridge School of Health Sciences [http://www.uleth.ca/healthsciences/] is looking for a few good men . . . to become nurses. Interest in what would be considered a non-traditional career choice for men a few years ago is growing, thanks to the diversity of practice, the excellent career
Alumni Strategic Plan Launch, today in Atrium The University of Lethbridge is charting a course for the next five years. The map — the 2009-2013 Strategic Plan. After months of consultation, the final draft of the plan is complete and will be released to the University community at a campus event, today. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged
Students Collaborating to advance water research By studying water issues locally, University of Lethbridge water researchers are discovering fundamental principles about water systems and their management that bolster a global body of knowledge. Lars Brinkmann, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences [http://www.uleth.ca/fas/bio/], is the inaugural recipient of a
Government Relations The tricky relationship between farming and water It's a staggering statistic: more than 70 per cent of southern Alberta's water consumption is used to irrigate farmers' fields. But even as water issues are coming into the fore, farmers' water choices are still being made independently, as government hasn't stepped
