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By Roman Zakaluzny

It’s not every election that the general student body can impose a levy on the Faculty of Management. Then again, if Management students had the business-savvy, they would just opt out. For the Mar. 15-17 Students’ Union General Election, all students will be asked to answer a referendum question on a proposed increase to the… Continue reading Management referendum

By Roman Zakaluzny

Chief Returning Officer Patti Teeuwen’s job just got a whole lot busier with the closing of nominations for the Students’ Union General Election. In total, 37 students submitted nomination forms to run for the elections on Mar. 15-17, according to an unofficial candidates list. The list becomes official on Friday at noon, but until then,… Continue reading SU General Election nominations in

By Roman Zakaluzny

University of Calgary Administration, in conjunction with the Students’ Union and the Alumni Association, is funding a lyric writing contest in hopes of establishing an official U of C song. Sound corny? Not at all, according to U of C Director of Marketing Ann MacDiarmid. "Along with the coat of arms and our yellow, red… Continue reading U of C looking for lyricist

By Roman Zakaluzny

Students were given a chance to evaluate a candidate prior to a rumoured spring election last Thursday when provincial opposition leader Nancy MacBeth spoke with two undergraduate classes. The Liberal leader was at the university to kick off a series of town hall meetings on healthcare, but spoke candidly to students in two of Dr.… Continue reading MacBeth speaks with undergrads

By Roman Zakaluzny

While cold winds and snow began to blow outside on Wednesday evening, it was all hot air inside as provincial Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth spoke to a Town Hall meeting on health care. If Premier Ralph Klein has his way, she argued, the only winds in Alberta are those of change–to a privatized system of… Continue reading MacBeth visits campus in health town hall

By Roman Zakaluzny

Have you ever watched celebrity interview shows like E-Now, and wished for the interviewers to probe their subjects deeper? Were the questions too superficial? Well, leave it to two guys from Canada to keep American celebs on the edge. Torontonians Daryn Jones and Mista MO (Morgan Smith: "I don’t use the last name because it… Continue reading Mista Mo and a Sunshine Boy get buzzed

By Natalie Sit

May 23, University of Calgary Vice-president Research Len Bruton resigned from his position, expressing his intentions in an e-mail sent to all faculty members. In the letter of resignation, Dr. Bruton expressed concern that the position of VP Research was marginalized and led to major administrative decisions he did not agree with. He said he… Continue reading VP Research leaves

By Natalie Sit

nlike last week’s presidential forum, all three candidates–Tyler Brekko, Faisal Rana and Toby White–attended the Tuesday Forum at Speaker’s Corner to prove why they should be the next Students’ Union president.The forum started out with the question of whether elected officials of the SU should act more in a representational capacity or to produce the… Continue reading Presidential forum