By Вen Li
Tuition is the one issue affecting the entire campus. Students, both graduate and undergraduate must again pay more to attend the University of Calgary next year. Support staff may be students or parents of students. Faculty share an interest in high-quality education with students. Administration recommends how much tuition must increase to keep up. Despite… Continue reading Roundtable on Tuition
By Emily Senger
For the average student, finding the funds to attend university amidst soaring tuition rates is a struggle marked by working long hours at menial jobs, wading through debt, and crawling back to your parents for a hand out when the money runs dry. For those students from lower-income families, securing the resources to attend university… Continue reading Finding funding no fun
Bill 43 has caused a commotion as Alberta post-secondary students try to reconcile themselves to proposed changes to the role of the Graduate Students’ Association, significance of the Students’ Union, the removal of professors’ and graduate students’ right to strike and, above all, changes to how university tuition is determined. Described by Alberta Learning spokesperson… Continue reading The post-secondary act and the U of C
My undergraduate degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University was a sham. I read other people’s textbook highlights to cut my reading in half. I learned I could, in a couple of years, pass most of my courses and not really learn that much. And yet, it seems so socially important that we have a… Continue reading Slogging through your degree
University of Calgary stake- holders are alarmed about a discrepency in funding provided to Alberta universities. According to U of C Vice-President External Roman Cooney claimed the University of Alberta currently recieves $7,760 per full-time student equivalent per year while the U of C recieves $6,710 and the University of Lethbridge receives $6,740 from the… Continue reading Is money the answer?
By Jen Kaiser
With rising tuition costs, sometimes loans will not cover everything. Lying or stretching the truth, students are going to some creative measures to squeeze that extra buck out of Alberta Student Finance.Basic information about where you live, which would seem to be pretty cut and dry, is only the beginning for some students."I used my… Continue reading Lies to land a bigger loan
At a time when University of Calgary tuition hikes are raising both controversy and the ire of students, how does the price of education in Canada compare to other nations? Across Europe, post-secondary education has traditionally been free and accessible to all. In recent years, however, the trend towards implementing tuition fees has been gaining… Continue reading Tuition around the world
By Alan Cho
By Вen Li
The President of the Students’ Union is expected to lead both the SU executive and students at large. This includes lobbying on behalf of students, making important decisions with their input, and representing University of Calgary students to the outside world. The president must also guide elected student representatives toward both individual and organizational goals,… Continue reading SU Reviews: President Jayna Gilchrist
By Natalie Sit
Academic issues are at the heart of this portfolio, which encompasses everything from scholarships to university programs. The VP Academic must lead members of the Students’ Academic Assembly in representing students at the General Faculties Council, and in developing policy regarding students’ academic lives. In addition, the VP Academic must ensure that students who seek… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP Academic Demetrios Nicolaides