By Nassr Awada
In my last two years of making trouble, I have gone from hell-raising to playing with the devil. I have suffered everything from anxiety to a receding hairline. There is one last thing I need to say.The students here at the University of Calgary should be very pissed off. The Alberta government has screwed students… Continue reading Seriously pissed off students need only apply
By Mary Chan
The Students’ Union allocated a total of $23,000 toward government lobbying efforts at Tuesday night’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting. The money was approved in two motions, one of which earmarked $15,000 for the Tuition Action Committee. "TAC is back," said SU Vice-president External Nassr Awada. "Our issue’s still the same. Our issue is that tuition… Continue reading SU spends $23,000 to lobby province
By Nassr Awada
I kid you not folks. After two years of being VP External and making some key contacts, I have a firm commitment from a friend of a friend of a friend who knows someone that this will happen. The Latino pop sensation has joined the student tuition movement and will be protesting along with the… Continue reading Ricky Martin makes live appearance at the Board of Governors meeting Friday
By Nassr Awada
We still need your help to stop tuition increases. Last year we needed your help to show the Board of Governors how important and pressing this issue is to you. They received that message. This year we need your help in sending this message to the province.Why the change of focus you ask? Well, this… Continue reading Show you care about tuition
By Nassr Awada
There are 1,200 students on this campus who have cheques coming to them from Ottawa this winter. So, here is the scoop on how to collect your Canada Millennium Scholarship for next year if you’re one of the lucky people who have money coming to them.1. Go to the FEES OFFICE in the MacKimmie Library… Continue reading Keep the baby, I want my money
By Mary Chan
Provincial student leaders, including University of Calgary Students’ Union President Rob South and Vice-president External Nassr Awada, met with about 40 MLA’s in Edmonton last week, including Treasurer Stockwell Day, Health and Wellness Minister Halvar Jonson and Technology and Innovation Minister Dr. Lorne Taylor. Organized by the Council of Alberta University Students, a provincial student… Continue reading Student leaders carpet bomb… err.. blitz Edmonton
By Nassr Awada
If you’re beating your head with a stick for getting that C on your Biology mid-term and still burning the midnight oil trying to finish that 20 page paper due this week, think of the bright side. Be thankful if your stomach is full. Be thankful if you have a place to sleep every night.… Continue reading We get by with a little help from our friends
By Nassr Awada
With all this jazz about what everyone will be doing on New Years Eve, and all the hype of how the Year 2000 will turn out to be, there are bigger issues facing students on this campus this Winter semester. First, the Block Week students aren’t sure about what y2k will have in store for… Continue reading Y2K is Y2 complicated
By Mary Chan
In addition to registration and tuition, the beginning of school brought another headache to University of Calgary students: parking. Students have approached the Students’ Union with complaints, which SU Vice-president External Nassr Awada says is normal. "Parking has always been a problem," said Awada. "There’s always been a high demand. I’ve had students talking to… Continue reading Parking scarce, say students
Four candidates are vying for the position of Vice-president External in next year’s Students’ Union: incumbent Nassr Awada, Christa Big Canoe, Melanie McNaughton, and Paul Novosad.The VP External has the responsibility to represent students at the civic, provincial, and federal levels. Issues dealt with include university funding, financial aid, and student employment issues. Awada, McNaughton,… Continue reading VP External