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CGA Ambassadors

Faculty of Management students Aliya Lalani and Mikail Beckford are representing for the U of L and their fellow accounting majors. The pair, both in fourth year, was recently selected to be student ambassadors for the Certified General Accountants' Association of Alberta (CGA). The ambassadors represent the CGA brand

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Copyright changes create framework for transition

When Access Copyright [http://www.accesscopyright.ca/], the collective that administers creator and publisher rights, changed the model by which it would charge users for the use of copyrighted materials, it set off shockwaves across the Canadian university landscape. Where previously universities faced a licensed model that charged libraries a

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Programming Team Earns Second Place Finish At Rocky Mountain Regional

A 12-person group is split into four groups of three, and has to solve nine complex computer programming problems in a very short time. All the while, they are competing against more than 50 other teams from across North America as part of the Rocky Mountain region of the Association

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The science of plumbing

A cooperative effort has helped to thwart a non-compatibility issue and for that, University of Lethbridge students, staff and faculty can be thankful this winter. When the Central Plant's hot water heating system began to see a number of its valves fail, their rubber linings chewed away to

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U of L Welcomes New Dean of Fine Arts and University Librarian

U of L Welcomes New Dean of Fine Arts and University Librarian Zimbabwe-born muralist Dr. Desmond Rochfort assumed the position of dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts in July, taking over for Dr. Ches Skinner, who had presided over the Faculty for the previous 10 years. Rochfort, who was

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Gaining a global perspective

Throwing the first pitch at a major league baseball [http://www.mlb.com] game and travelling the world are just a few of Jason Lee's ambitions. The Calgary native and bachelor of management [http://www.uleth.ca/management] student has accomplished much in the last few years, and

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Student blog offers tour impressions

Ulsan University [http://iphak.ulsan.ac.kr] in South Korea has long been a valuable partner with the University of Lethbridge, and for the first time, U of L students are enjoying the opportunity to participate in a one-month study tour to learn Korean culture, history, society, business and language.

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Percussion ensemble has the holiday beat

The U of L Percussion Ensemble is drumming up holiday spirit through its Classical Percussion Concert, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. The program includes an evening of rhythm and fun featuring the Steel Band, Taiko Drummers, and African drums. "We'll present smaller

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The spirit of Christmas

The Christmas spirit comes to the University as the Opera Workshop presents Amahl and the Night Visitors on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and again on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. in the University Recital Hall. Amahl and the Night Visitors

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Logan pulls inspiration from Norse mythology

Darcy Logan's newest installation, Knowing/Gnawing, in the Helen Christou Gallery, presents his most recent paintings alongside a selection of works from the U of L collection, which provide context and inspiration for his art practice. "The works are by Canadian artists including Alan Harding MacKay, Rebecca

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Long service awards and honoured retirees

The University recently honoured 83 employees at the annual Long Service Awards and Retirement Recognition Ceremony. Employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service, as well as 18 retiring employees were all honoured at the ceremony. Following is a list of those employees.

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Don't let fast food slow you down

MONTHLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY ALL YEAR LONG When eating out a few small changes can make a big difference around your waist. • Order sauces or dressings on the side and use sparingly • Switch from iced tea and pop to milk or water • Be menu lingo savvy;

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Summer fun with Fine Arts Drama and Art Camps

Instead of having your kids spend the summer wishing they had something exciting to do, why not have them create a sculpture, paint a picture, make up a play, or appear on stage? They'll have those opportunities by participating in one or more of the U of L

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If you feel the flu, take proper steps

With all this talk about H1N1 virus, did you ever wonder what it would be like to actually be ill with the virus and what would happen if you did get ill? If you have recently been to Mexico or have been around someone who has, the virus comes into

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Co-op experience the key for Chowdhury

By ERICA LIND Subir Chowdhury is no ordinary student. With one year left to complete his degree he has already gained two years of experience in the working world, and after graduating will be able to pursue any job he wants within his field. Chowdhury was able to gain this

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Cardiff earns Hnatyshyn Arts Award

Internationally recognized artist Janet Cardiff, an adjunct member of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and her collaborator and partner George Bures Miller are among the recipients of the 2008 Hnatyshyn Foundation [http://www.rjhf.com] Visual Arts Awards. Cardiff and Bures Miller received a $25,000 prize for outstanding achievement

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Martin launches latest audio CD

University of Lethbridge assistant art professor Annie Martin has just launched Music for Insomniacs, an audio CD project comprised of a suite of compositions based on sounds from the intimate domestic sphere that explore listening as presence. "Sounds consciously produced by playing everyday objects and musical children's

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Theatre of the extreme comes to campus

If you like theatre or paintings that are extremely physical, ironic and wordless, this could be the show for you. Body Fragments, by Germany's Theaterlabor, is a high voltage performance inspired by the works of Anglo-Irish painter Francis Bacon. Body Fragments appears in the David Spinks Theatre [http:

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U of L teams excel at programming contests

The University of Lethbridge had its best showing in eight years as it sent four teams to participate in the Alberta Collegiate Programming Contest and the Association of Computing Machinery Rocky Mountain Regional Programming Contest recently. Team 1, consisting of Travis Hulstein, Garret Johnson and Anthony Schmieder, finished in second

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Is it time to get FITT?

Are you looking for a challenge in the New Year? Welcome to FITT Boot Camp. This Functional, Intense, Tactical Training will get you maximum results through an accelerated training system that will help you build a stronger, healthier, fitter body in less time than other training methods. The program offers

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Age of Arousal a passionately-charged production

When two spinster sisters and a charismatic cad named Everard invade Miss Mary's School for Secretaries, they become the catalyst for political, sexual and emotional upheavals. Age of Arousal, by Canadian playwright Linda Griffiths, appears in the David Spinks Theatre Oct. 14-18, nightly at 8 p.m. The

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An eerie evening of theatre

Combine live music, the macabre and magic and you have quite an evening of theatre. Tales of the Damned, presented by TheatreXtra, invades the David Spinks Theatre Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 with performances nightly at 8 p.m., as well as a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 1.

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Northern Lights

The University of Lethbridge Library's current display, Northern Light, highlights life in the Arctic, covering topics such as history, health, art, literature, hunting traditions, environmental issues, social issues and more. The display ties in with the current art display in the Helen Christou Gallery: The Arctic Landscape: Inuit

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Ethnicity focus of event

The interdisciplinary conference on Ethnicity: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century took place at the University of Lethbridge September 26-28. Organized by Maria Ng, Department of English, and Michelle Helstein, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, paper proposals at the conference came from countries as far away as Nigeria

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Britton brings love of nutrition to U of L campus

We all love food, in varying degrees, but not to the extent Diane Britton does. Just ask her. The University of Lethbridge Health Centre dietitian is a bubbly dynamo when she's talking about nutrition and with more and more people beginning to realize the value of good eating