By Dale Miller
After two weeks of consultation and discussion, a resolution was brought to the June 1 Student Legislative Council meeting to remove the forums outright. But after some heated discussion the resolution was amended to also “commit [the SU] to developing solely or working with other parties to develop an open online communication device with the… Continue reading No forums for you!
By Dale Miller
In the wake of the most tumultuous Students’ Union General Election in U of C history, the SU has fired Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar.The Students’ Legislative Council decided to terminate Majumdar’s contract after an in camera discussion on Tue., May 18. While no specifics were given for the termination, most members of SLC expressed… Continue reading CRO fired
By Ben Hoffman
Engineers, always eager to show off their different ideas, shed new light on the stale ritual of student election forums last Friday. Election hopefuls ranging from academic commissioner candidates to presidential ones were paraded in front of curious engineers and were on the business end of a water gun at the weekly Piss On Everything… Continue reading ‘Geer forums all wet
By Natalie Sit
The stage looked empty at the Mon., Oct. 20 Academic Commissioner by-election forum. Of the 12 chairs, only three were filled by candidates. Officiated by Students’ Union Vice-President Events Richard Bergen, the three hopefuls were mainly quizzed by SU members. One question was how science research will help the University of Calgary’s rankings. "I don’t… Continue reading SU Academic forum
The Universite de Laval will welcome Canada’s best 250-or-so university male and female runners to the historic Plains of Abraham Sat., Nov. 11. The first five finishers from each school have their placings added together to determine team scores, with the lowest total winning. From the desks of student newspapers across the country, here’s a… Continue reading The running of the bulls
By David Kenney
Kevin Welch got it. During a Saturday workshop at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the astute singer/songwriter said in awe what many thought. “Are you okay?” he questioned the crowd. “I am too, this is cool.” That’s for sure. One week after the so-called greatest show on earth stampeded town, the 2000 Calgary Folk Music… Continue reading Where have all the hippies gone?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The Eye (Ewan McGregor) in this case is a British intelligence officer and the Beauty is Joanna Eris (Ashley Judd), a diabolical and seductive murderess. The Eye is assigned to track down Eris, the prime suspect in a blackmailing scandal involving the son of a British official.… Continue reading Eye of the Beholder: