Did You Know? Universiade is also referred to as the World
University Games. Universiade is a combination of words derived
from “University” and “Olympiad”. The World University Games is
an International multi-sport event that began in 1947. It is
organized for university athletes by the Fédération
Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU), with Canada’s
universities represented by the Canadian Interuniversity
Athletic Union (CIAU). The University’s Home Economics
Department acquired the Klondike dress that Princess Diana wore
during her Royal visit (with HRH Prince Charles) to Edmonton in
1983. During 1981 and 1982, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s
National Energy Policy, world oil prices, Alberta’s intense
over-reliance on the energy sector, a general recession in the
Western world, and high interest rates led to Alberta’s economic
bust. Thousands of employees were laid off by oil companies and
by related service businesses. Bankruptcies, business closures,
and bank foreclosures were commonplace occurrenc