By Tendayi Moyo
On March 17, Calgary-Varsity MLA and former cabinet minister Donna Kennedy-Glans resigned from the Progressive Conservative caucus. The decision came four days after Calgary-Foothills MLA Len Webber crossed the floor to sit as an independent. Two days after Kennedy-Glans left the party, Alberta Premier Alison Redford announced her resignation. We caught up with Kennedy-Glans —… Continue reading Varsity MLA leaves Progressive Conservatives
By Chris Adams
Getting 17 departments together under one banner is difficult. The Faculty of Arts Students’ Association (FASA) was created to solve that problem. Faculty of arts representatives Jarett Henry and Levi Nilson formed FASA last August. The two started the association to advocate and build community for the big and somewhat disjointed faculty of arts. “What… Continue reading Making something out of arts students
University of Calgary students looking for help with their income tax returns can find it from an unexpected source — the Students’ Union. The SU has offered a volunteer tax program since 2000. If you’re part of the campus community, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) certified volunteers file your income tax returns for free. The program… Continue reading Go get a free tax return from the SU you turkey
University of Calgary administration announced a balanced budget and a new Comprehensive Institutional Plan (CIP) for 2014–15 at a town hall meeting on March 21. According to provost and vice-president academic Dru Marshall, this balanced budget will help the U of C further its goal of becoming a top-five Canadian university by 2016. “We really… Continue reading U of C administration unveils 2014–15 budget
The University of Calgary Engineering Students’ Society (ESS) hosted Pi Week from March 10–14, an annual charity event where students bought $5 pies for their friends. The pies were given to said friend, who could take the pie to the face or pay extra to forward the pie to someone else. In total, the ESS… Continue reading Engineering students raise over $5,400 during Pi Week
By Riley Hill
The union representing support staff at the University of Calgary has started protesting changes to their pension plans made by the Alberta government. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) represents most non-academic and non-administrative staff on campus, including caretakers, IT specialists and trade workers. Under proposed changes by Alberta finance minister Doug Horner, staff… Continue reading Provincial government looks at cutting support staff pensions
There are few things in life more important than our health. It can enable us or limit us, buoy us or sink us and remains one of the only areas where we are afforded near complete control. We may have no say in what happens to us each day at work or at school, or… Continue reading Committing to the fitness lifestyle
Every March, brackets are penciled in, jerseys are dusted off and talk of upsets is in the air, yet many have little idea of what’s taking place. The March Madness hype can be confusing if you aren’t a basketball fan. However, knowing the basics can make keeping up with the insanity of March Madness a… Continue reading Breaking down the March Madness
The Calgary Latin Wave Film Fest, which began in 2010, has moved to the University of Calgary this year, March 20–23, as part of one professor’s goal to further Latin American film studies on campus. Nayibe Bermudez-Barrios, professor of Latin American film with the department of French, Italian and Spanish, has organized the festival along… Continue reading Latin film festival now at U of C