Choices of new Alberta government will affect the rest of Canada

[Asher]

If you do a UofC search on google, the University of Calgary dominates the top of the list.

So much for everyone's theory. Looks like the University of Calgary is called the UofC the most.

UofC results referring to:
Calgary: 65,100
Chicago: 10,300
California: 9,860

Not even close...

[Kontiki]

I don't think I've ever heard of any branch of the University of California being refered to as U of C. I've only heard references to UCLA, Berkley, UC (not U of C) Irvine, UCSD, etc. Kind of like UBC in Canada.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Asher
It's "famous" because it's old, it's not particularly good at anything useful.

I think it's mostly an artsy school.

Uh, no it's not.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Azazel
So it's actually considered a single university?

Smiley knows more about this.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Asher
It's "famous" because it's old, it's not particularly good at anything useful.

I think it's mostly an artsy school.

So are you saying the University of Chicago is less prominent than say... the University of Calgary?

[Asher]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
So are you saying the University of Chicago is less prominent than say... the University of Calgary?

Not at all.

In fact, I have NO idea how you could take that to say ANYTHING about prominence.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

prom·i·nent

adj.

1. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
2. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.
3. Widely known; eminent.

How could I infer anything else from what you just said?

[Asher]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
How could I take infer else from what you just said?

How could you infer I don't think it's widely known?

I even said it was famous in that very post.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Asher

How could you infer I don't think it's widely known?

I even said it was famous in that very post.

The sense you use it in is oxymoronic. Why would something be famous and useless at the same time? Famous for being useless? I don't think so...

You came close to admitting it was prominent, but not quite.

... since you wanted to get pandatic.

[Asher]

You're not being pedantic.

You're being stupid.

I admit something is famous, and you argue I'm not saying it's widely known.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Asher
I never said I never heard of it, that was St. Leo.

I know some people in Psychology there.

My point was it's mostly an arts school today.

It's one of the five best schools in the world for physics.

[KrazyHorse]

And Enrico Fermi created the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction in the world there.

[KrazyHorse]

And it's the single institution most heavily associated with Fermilab...

[Agathon]

And it's the single institution most heavily associated with Fermilab...

But it sucks at computer science and so is pwned by the University of Cowgary.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Agathon
But it sucks at computer science and so is pwned by the University of Cowgary.

Chicago doesn't have a very prominent CS department, but neither does Calgary. The best CS school in Canada is still Waterloo.