This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Doesn’t our Students’ Union fight for lower tuition for everybody? Didn’t I see a few members of them on the news last night pleading for donations to the foodbank? I consider part of my tuition the Students’ Union Fee, and I see little being done.… Continue reading Editor, the Gauntlet:
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Clubs Grief
Editor, the Gauntlet,The following quotation was taken from a memorandum posted in the window of the office of Greg Hovdebo, the Students’ Union Club Committee Chair: "Clubs who did not get office space are asked to only send one delegate to speak to myself or Erin. If your club is without office space, you did… Continue reading Clubs Grief
Editor, the Gauntlet
The following quotation was taken from a memorandum posted in the window of the office of Greg Hovdebo, the Students’ Union Club Committee Chair: “Clubs who did not get office space are asked to only send one delegate to speak to myself or Erin. If your club is without office space, you did not take… Continue reading Editor, the Gauntlet
Debate alive and well at Op-Fi forum
By Rafael Ford
Operations and Finance Vice-presidential and Commission candidates pleaded their cases at the Op-Fi candidates’ forum last week. Vice-president hopefuls Jordan Bonner, Natasha Dhillon and Travis Fast and aspiring commissioners Les Champ, Mark Counsell, Jana Hanova, Matt Stambaugh and Robbie White were quizzed by outgoing VP Op-Fi Matt Lauzon, who asked the candidates how they plan… Continue reading Debate alive and well at Op-Fi forum
Club space finally open
By Karla Holt
After nearly nine months of living out of their backpacks, University of Calgary clubs finally have a home in MacEwan Hall. "The clubs [were] made into refugees at the end of last year… to make way for the SU offices," said Club Committee Chair Jordan Bonner. "We were told the club space would be finished… Continue reading Club space finally open
New Club Committee Chair aims to up club activity
And you thought democracy wasn’t alive on campus. With just under nine percent club approval, Jordan Bonner was elected Club Committee Chair last Friday. Bonner, a third-year political science/history student, won the race in which each Students’ Union sanctioned club was allowed one vote. Of the 147 eligible clubs, only 28 took the time to… Continue reading New Club Committee Chair aims to up club activity
SU election results
By GNS
President Barb Wright 1,268 Andre Rodrigues 601 Ryan Yau 530 Steve Skitch 293 Danijel Margetic 277 Jonathan Olsen 130 Brad Parkyn 57 Thomas Mathers 37 VP Academic Nic Porco 2,320 Bryndis K. Whitson 709 VP Events Chris Kerr 1,770 Tina Pringle 1,231 Events Commission Oliver Ho 1,727 Sarah Richards… Continue reading SU election results
SU elections underway
Nominations for the University of Calgary Students’ Union general election closed on Wed., Feb. 28 at precisely 12:30 p.m. In contrast with last year’s poorly contested executive race, only one Vice-presidency remained uncontested at the critical hour. A whopping 15 candidates will lace up the gloves for the remaining four positions. Vice-president External-elect Oliver Bladek… Continue reading SU elections underway
Students question PC representation on campus
By Natalie Sit
The Progressive Conservatives are currently being portrayed in the media as having a difficult year. Their troubles, it seems, are trickling down to the Progressive Conservative Youth Association-University of Calgary. Janson Chan, a member of the PCA, wants to start a new PC club, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada-U of C Club on campus.… Continue reading Students question PC representation on campus
Dhillon takes Op-Fi to the bank
When the electoral dust cleared, Natasha Dhillon was declared next year’s Vice-president Op-Fi by a clear margin of 1945 votes to Travis Fast’s 605. "It’s totally exciting, but it was a really hard race," said Dhillon after the results were posted. "Jordan [Bonner] and Travis [Fast] both did a lot of work for it, so… Continue reading Dhillon takes Op-Fi to the bank