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By Mary Chan

Instead of ending the year with a bang, they barely got a whimper from the provincial government. About 60 University of Calgary students bussed their way up to the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Thurs., April 6 to protest the high cost of tuition. However, plagued by complaints of disorganization and bad timing, protesters were… Continue reading Students protest at legislature

By Mary Chan

Starting in May, the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Association will sing a new key as Mark Kissel takes over as the federal lobby group’s new national director. Kissel, who has a Music Education degree from the University of Western Ontario, begins his term May 1. Kissel was elected by CASA’s member students’ unions, and won… Continue reading CASA elects new director: Mark Kissel

By Mary Chan

If you’ve walked towards Social Sciences lately, chances are you’ve noticed the large bus and many tents set up in front of MacEwan Hall. The setup of tents, music and protesting is part of the Students’ Union’s build up to the Edmonton bus trip April 6. The temporary tent-city is comprised of students who will… Continue reading Camping season starts early

By Banji Li

The SU’s decision to pull out of a campus-wide lobby group was caused by administration’s delay in finalizing a tuition agreement, say senior SU officials. CORE–which includes administration and the Graduate Students’ Association–is now without the SU, one of its founding members. "We would like the university to deal in better faith with the SU,"… Continue reading SU pulls out of CORE

By Mary Chan

Bus fare may be $1.60, but on Wednesday, the Students’ Union gave students soup for free to get them on a bus to Edmonton. The soup kitchen was the second in a series of activities related to the SU’s planned bus trip to the provincial legislature on April 6. The soup kitchen, held by the… Continue reading Hoop and soup to Edmonton

By Robert Wright

On Mon., Feb. 28, Federal Finance Minister Paul Martin announced the 2000 budget–one that includes a $2.5 billion injection in transfer payments to the provinces for health care and post-secondary education over the next four years. "It really puts the ball back in the province’s court right now because they’ve been so often saying they… Continue reading Federal budget gives provinces $2.5B

By Anne-Marie Bruzga

Impeachment is not imminent for Students’ Union President Rob South, despite calls for his removal from office by student activists. A straw vote at Tuesday’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting established that the disqualification of South would not come from within the SU. The written straw vote, which asked, "Do you support the impeachment of Rob… Continue reading South avoids impeachment

By Bonnie Leung

The University of Calgary unveiled its latest lobbying campaign, the U of C Coalition for Reinvestment, on Mon., Feb. 7. CORE is comprised of the Alumni Association, the Graduate Students’ Association, the U of C Senate, the Students’ Union, the U of C Faculty Association, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the U of… Continue reading U of C launches CORE lobby