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By Mary Chan

Students hoping for a repeat performance of last year’s tuition fight extravaganza will have to look to the Revolutionary Anarchist Kollective for activities. "Like last year, we’re trying to mobilize the student population as much as possible for the short term goal of a tuition freeze," said RAK member Wesley Morgan. "In the long term,… Continue reading Tuition activities

By Allie Smyth

In the highest voter turnout ever achieved, members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52 overwhelmingly rejected the final offer proposed by the University of Calgary, with 85 per cent of members voting no. The proposed deal included a 3.5 per cent salary increase with an additional 0.5 per cent rolled over into… Continue reading AUPE, loud and clear: No!

By Claire Cummings

If you have ever tried to find a Snapple or a Coke on campus, you have glimpsed the power of advertising. There’s not a Coca-Cola product to be found because Pepsi helps pay for your university career in exchange for your undivided consumer attention. Big business means big money, and big money means anything’s for… Continue reading Culture Jamming :

By Stephen Slessor

Last year’s epic battle over tuition seems like a distant memory as the University of Calgary Board of Governors prepares to vote on next year’s tuition increase. The BoG meets this Friday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Blue Room of the Dining Centre. A vote on the proposed 5.15 per cent tuition increase… Continue reading Students prepare for tuition fight

Amidst soap bubbles and live guitar music, 150 students gathered not for a sit-in, but a teach-in. The University of Calgary Revolutionary Anarchist Kollektive held a discussion about tuition increases in the MacEwan Student Centre courtyard on Wed., Jan. 26. According to RAK and Alberta Tuition Abolition Coalition member Wesley Morgan, RAK held the teach-in… Continue reading Students stage "teach-in"

By Hayley Mick

They’ve tried almost everything to have their views on rising tuition costs heard, from storming the president’s office, to making demands through the Gauntlet. And after all the effort, it appears the Revolutionary Anarchist Kollective will have their day. University of Calgary President Dr. Terry White has granted students, faculty and community members a chance… Continue reading Students to meet with administration this Friday

By Mary Chan

The University of Calgary Students’ Union and administration have negotiated an agreement regarding the level of tuition increases students will see next year. Both parties refuse to release the exact numbers of the increase until Fri., Jan. 21. The Gauntlet has recently discovered, however, that the recommendation will be for 65 per cent of the… Continue reading SU and Admin cut tuition deal

By Cameron Baughen

This week, thousands of protestors, including University of Calgary students, will speak out against negative effects of globalization in front of delegates of the World Trade Organization in Seattle, Washington. The protesters represent a wide gamut of interests, including environmentalists, social activists, union supporters, and agriculturists. The WTO is an organization set up by the… Continue reading U of C students protest WTO in Seattle