By Sean Nyilassy and Emily Wyatt
The second annual Residence Students’ Association talent show shook the walls of the Dining Centre Sun., Mar. 20. The amazing talent that resides within the residence complex gathered to strut their stuff in hopes of winning big bucks, not to mention the campus-wide glory and fame that can only be obtained with victory. The talent… Continue reading Talent in rez runs like the Nile River
Albertan legislation states that each year before making the decision to raise tuition, university administrators must meet with their student associations. This year meetings have taken place throughout Sep. and Oct., with the final vote on whether to raise tuition by the proposed maximum amount of 4.6 per cent happening at the University of Calgary’s… Continue reading SU prepares for tuition consultation
By Jon Roe
All in all, vice-president external Julie Labonte had a good year. Her strongest qualities were in lobbying, which is good as it is the number one priority for the external position. While Labonte fulfilled her job description, she also took on extra projects that may not have been beneficial for the Students’ Union as a… Continue reading SU Reviews: Julie Labonte, VP external
With a transit strike looming, many students are apprehensive about how they will make it to exams. Currently, transit service has been reduced based on a work-to-rule decision by the Amalgamated Transit Union, but with talks between city negotiators and the union collapsing Sat., March 31, there has been increased speculation of a strike. ATU… Continue reading Transit strike possible as finals loom
While students are gearing up for the final push to the semester’s end, some undergraduates have been taking a multiple choice quiz of a different sort. Beginning mid-February, first and fourth-year students at the University of Calgary have been taking part in the National Survey of Student Engagement in an attempt to identify aspects of… Continue reading Admin asks students what they think
By Emily Senger
A nasty election email sent from the Mount Royal College student president to the University of Calgary Students’ Union president has landed one of the presidents in hot water. Current Mount Royal Students’ Association president Jon Mac-pherson, who was re-elected to a second term Sat., March 7, was punished by the MRC students’ council for… Continue reading Vicious emails bring Mount Royal student president under fire
By Kay She
In the heat of Calgary’s housing crisis, City Council is proposing a bylaw that would legalize secondary suites in single-family districts, including the residential areas surrounding the university. Secondary suites, such as rented basements and garages, are currently illegal due to zoning issues, the lack of safety regulations and general community dissent. The bylaw change… Continue reading City set to ease bylaws on secondary suites
The Students’ Union is currently 30 per cent over their travel budget, totalling an amount over $8,000. Major costs included travel to unforeseen locations, two unplanned conferences and bringing an extra commissioner to the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Association conference in Ottawa. “When you’re budgeting for things you never know the locations of conferences,” said… Continue reading Trips acrosss Canada put SU over travel budget
By Sara Hanson
After almost five-years of deflecting media criticisms, University of Calgary vice-president external Roman Cooney is nearing the end of his term. Since chief development officer Gary Durbeniuk’s term is also due, U of C president Dr. Harvey Weingarten established an advisory committee, which includes administrative, faculty and student representatives, to review both Cooney and Durbeniuk’s… Continue reading Top U of C admin reviewed