New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
Students report new residence inspections
Students living in University of Alberta residences are reporting a new set of inspections following allegations of unsanitary living conditions in HUB Mall, but Residence Services is claiming the inspections have been in place for years.
Dean of Science looks back at 10 years of leadership
Gregory Taylor has a love-hate relationship with ties.
Poll Position
For the first time in decades, there’s a provincial election in Alberta that’s at least somewhat interesting — while every vote since the early ‘70s has been an almost foregone conclusion, there’s finally some movement in the polls this year.
Joel Plaskett stretches his songwriting muscles in the pursuit of imperfection
Joel Plaskett is still constantly learning through his craft — and this time around, he’s taking a lesson in artistic efficiency.
The Big Foldy Painting of Death
At six feet tall and 127 feet long, artist Ian Forbes’ painting The Big Foldy Painting of Death is a tremendous work, both in stature and in style.
Shane Koyczan turns inner thoughts into spoken word art
Shane Koyczan is a man of so many words, after 13 years of sharing them, he still has plenty left.
Take the student experience into your own hands
It’s been another rough year for the University of Alberta as an institution. Staff cuts, funding from the provincial government that isn’t enough, and controversy over Occupy protests and honorary degrees. And of course, with larger class sizes and shrinking faculty, there’s the declining student experience to worry about.
The U of A has more important things that need regulating
Students’ Council decided that the SU should lobby the university to restrict smoking on campus last week. Here are some other ideas, while they’re at it.
Basketball’s Baker named best in sports for Gateway’s seventh-annual sports awards
The Gateway’s picks of the best and worst of U of A sports from 2011-12.
Help wanted: hockey Bears search for new head coach
There are some changes coming to the Golden Bears hockey program for next season and fans are going to want to be first in line to see them in action.
Winning at cheating: a not so comprehensive guide
03/30/2012
Life is hard. There’s no secret or manual — we’re all just sort of playing it by ear. There’s no right or wrong way to go through life, just an easy way and a hard way. The hard way involves work, dedication, motivation, aggravation, archaeological excavation, rhyming skills, etc. So we can all agree the hard way is way too hard. It’s clear you need to take the easy way out. After all, with great effort comes great responsibility.
New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
05/20/2012
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
The Gateway Opinion Podcast Sells Out!
For the final show of the year, Ryan, Darcy and Adrian sit down for an hour and talk about stuff they like.
