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External forum

By Jan Creaser

Covering issues like student debt and liaisons with various levels of government, the Feb. 22 Vice-president External forum allowed candidates Nassr Awada, Christa Big Canoe and Melanie McNaughton to answer questionsfor students. Paul Novosad, also a candidate, did not attend the forum.Students’ Union VP Events Miki Stricker moderated the forum, asking five questions related to… Continue reading External forum

SU pulls out of CORE

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

Federal budget gives provinces $2.5B

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

South avoids impeachment

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

U of C launches CORE lobby

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

Unruly, unintelligible protests do less for the student movement

By Robert Granger

By now, most of you have probably heard that you will pay about $150 more next year for tuition than this year (65 per cent of the maximum possible increase). I hope you’re angry and that you let the people really responsible for this continued pillage on your resources know what you think. I hope… Continue reading Unruly, unintelligible protests do less for the student movement