By Joel McNally
The Calgary Public Interest Research Group is gone from the Students’ Union ballot this year, but it is certainly not forgotten at the University of Calgary.The question of whether undergraduate students would pay a per-semester levy of $2 per full-time student and $1 per part-time student to support CPIRG was initially approved for the U… Continue reading CPIRG looks ahead
By Joel McNally
"Happy hour" might become a regular feature at the Den if a recent proposal is approved by the Students’ Legislative Council.The proposal was brought to the SLC by Academic Commissioner Dan Skitch and if passed would return the price of a pitcher of Molson Canadian to $6.25 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 3 and… Continue reading Happy days here?
By Joel McNally
The Calgary Public Interest Research Group has been sent back to the drawing board. On Tue., Feb. 5, the Students’ Legislative Council elected to reconsider their former inclusion of the CPIRG referendum question for the upcoming general election.The CPIRG referendum question originally passed on Jan. 23, by a majority of 10 to eight. The motion… Continue reading CPIRG struck from election ballot
By Joel McNally
The proposed U-Pass has leapt another hurdle on the road to becoming a reality for undergraduate students attending the University of Calgary.The U-Pass proposal entails an agreement between the U of C Students’ Union and Calgary Transit that, if accepted, would require that all students pay a fee of $50 per semester to Calgary Transit.… Continue reading U-Pass gets passed
By Joel McNally
A controversial referendum question squeaked past the University of Calgary Students’ Legislative Council and students now have another levy to vote on in March.The levy will support the proposed Calgary Public Interest Research Group and, if approved, will require full-time students to pay $2 per semester 2004, when a sunset clause requires the levy to… Continue reading CPIRG set for referendum
By Joel McNally
Protesters marched in the bitter cold on Fri., Jan 25 and held flags at the windows of the Rozsa Centre’s Milling room while a roundtable discussion proceeded inside."It’s all a drama," asserted one anonymous protester. "They tell a pack of lies."Religious affairs in Tibet was the scheduled but eventually neglected topic of discussion at the… Continue reading No knights at this roundtable
By Joel McNally
This semester’s inaugural edition of Speaker’s Corner in MacEwan Hall was no less robust for the presence of a Member of Parliament.Hosted by the campus New Democrats, Federal New Democrat Justice Critic Bill Blaikie came to discuss the impact of Bills C-36 and C-42. Both bills are the federal government’s response to the terrorist attacks… Continue reading Preaching to the loudest
By Joel McNally
The course of true love never runs smooth and though the University of Calgary Faculty Association seeks a pay raise, they may wish they had settled for a kiss.The collective agreement between the Board of Governors and TUCFA will expire at the end of June and must be renegotiated for the coming year. These negotiations… Continue reading High stakes meet hard times
By Joel McNally
The U-Pass has ridden another stop closer to referendum after a milestone meeting on Jan. 14. The University of Calgary, Students’ Union, and Calgary Transit officials met to finalize details for the controversial deal. The U-Pass is a comprehensive package proposed for undergraduates that, if approved by the Students’ Legislative Council and voted for by… Continue reading U-Pass, approach with care
By Joel McNally
Small "c" conservatives should be heartened by those who believe the right wing of Canadian federal politics can still be patched together despite a decade of defeat. "Gritlock," a new name for the Canadian phenomenon of Liberal political immortality, is both the name of Peter White’s new book and the topic of his speech on… Continue reading Resurrecting a Right to run the nation