Month: March 2014

By Chris Adams

Market modifiers increase student fees in faculties with a perceived higher earning potential, like business and engineering. Like mandatory non-instructional fees, market modifiers have a bad reputation among students. Fairness is an obvious concern. Hundreds of students protested in the council chambers when market modifiers were proposed for six University of Calgary faculties in 2010.… Continue reading Market modifiers up for discussion

By Chris Adams

The University of Calgary Faculty Association (TUCFA) are not fans of the province’s new budget. For TUCFA president Paul Rogers, the 2014–15 Alberta budget does little to fix the damage caused by $147 million in cuts last year. “I think it’s a very disappointing budget for the vast majority of students in post-secondary education,” Rogers… Continue reading Faculty unsatisfied by Alberta budget

By Scott Strasser

University of Calgary students might see the price of their UPass increase soon, according to Students’ Union vice-president external Conner Brown. “[A report] is before city council,” Brown said. “Calgary Transit is proposing a 5 per cent increase on the $117 we’re currently paying per semester.” The 5 per cent increase would see the price… Continue reading Price of UPass may be on the rise

By Tendayi Moyo

Did you know the Graduate Students’ Association had an election planned for March? Don’t worry if you didn’t know. Graduate students didn’t either. The GSA election scheduled for March 10-11 didn’t happen. Of the four executive positions, two were acclaimed. No one ran for the other two. “This year was just pathetic,” said GSA chief… Continue reading GSA struggles to find interest in their election

By Ashton Chugh

The Students’ Union will look elsewhere for the $155 million needed to re-develop MacHall after students voted no to paying for the project themselves. During this year’s student election, over 60 per cent of undergrads who voted said no to a new $35 per semester fee for the re-development of MacHall. “In terms of funding… Continue reading SU looks for cash after referendum voted down

By Riley Hill

Following the Students’ Union election, a recount has confirmed that two positions were won by a single vote. For the arts representative race, the fourth place candidate recieved 585 votes. The candidate in fifth got 584. For science rep, the third place candidate got 742 and fourth place got 741. Chief returning officer Chris Yan… Continue reading CRO recounts vote in light of close election results

By Matthew Parkinson

Enemy is one of the most bizarre, confusing and frustrating movies I have ever had the privilege to watch. Ostensibly a thriller, this is an atmospheric slow burn that doesn’t provide any easy answers — it might not provide any answers at all. While watching, your brain is constantly searching for clues and solutions that… Continue reading Film review: Enemy

By Katarina Atherholt

Calgary-based not-for-profit Theatre Encounter is introducing a multidisciplinary live-art production based on Dale Carnegie’s best-selling book How to Win Friends and Influence People. The performance is a conceptual interpretation of the book. “The designers have torn it apart to find the essence of what we believe is being presented through this book,” says director Michael… Continue reading Theatre Encounter Presents How to Win Friends and Influence People

By David Song

The first 300 movie was known for the line “This is Sparta” — which has now been immortalized in contemporary pop culture — and for its showers of cinematic blood. 300: Rise of an Empire reuses that same line and delivers more over-the-top combat. But it also manages to add depth to a cinematic universe… Continue reading Film review: 300: Rise of an Empire