By Nima Dorjee
Editors, the GauntletRe: “McQ’s becomes McSU’s,” May 18, 2000The current management of the Students’ Union refused to renew the lease of McQ’s. The SU decided to run the business themselves. They also refused to pay any compensation for the goodwill generated by the owners of this business; instead, they sent a letter offering to purchase… Continue reading Outcry over ousting of McQ’s
By Nima Dorjee
An open letter to Toby White,President, the Students’ Union:Re: “McQ’s becomes McSU’s,” May 18, 2000Dear Mr. White,I was appalled to learn of the decision of the SU to evict the Cho family from their business in the MacEwan Student Centre. They have been excellent and generous campus citizens for 10 years, as recent letters to… Continue reading Outcry over ousting of McQ’s
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 Toby White
Editors, the GauntletRe: "McQ’s becomes McSU’s," May 18, 2000Re: "Outcry over ousting of McQ’s," July 20, 2000 There has been a lot of misinformation and misconceptions concerning the issue of the convenience store. Mr. Cho was not "kicked out" of McQ’s. The Students’ Union decided not to renew his lease when it expired. Mr. Cho… Continue reading SU store benefits students more than McQ’s
By Raul Jaime
It’s been 41 years since the Tibetan uprising against the oppression by the government of China occurred. To commemorate this event, Students for a Free Tibet and the Canada Tibet Committee organized a loud, but peaceful, protest in front of the Chinese Consulate in downtown Calgary in the late afternoon on Fri., Mar. 10. "We… Continue reading Students protest for free Tibet