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No credit for students

By Katy Anderson

The decision to not use credit cards to pay tuition as of Jul. 1–like most other schools in Canada–has students across the otherwise notoriously apathetic campus up in arms. Students are concerned with the lack of consultation, the timeline, the loss of benefits they receive from using their credit card (like Air Miles) as well… Continue reading No credit for students

Quite the interesting election

By Jon Roe

For lack of a better word, this year’s municipal election was interesting. Around 30 per cent of eligible voters turned out to vote in the Oct. 15 election, 209,727 Calgarians voted for a mayor candidate, almost 90,000 more than the 2004 municipal election–all this despite there being no viable alternative to the incumbent mayor, Dave… Continue reading Quite the interesting election

The Great Campaign Riff

Loathe as we are to admit it, we at the Academic Probation section of the Gauntlet are aware that we hold in our bosom a sacrosanct and ancient duty, an oath to society as old as our democracy itself. We, as journalists, are the ones who must stand up and be total dicks when the… Continue reading The Great Campaign Riff

First rez, next the world!

By Emily Senger

Three rez kids will lead the Students’ Union next year, though they promise not to do it wearing pajama pants and flip-flops. Three of the five executive elected in the SU general election are members of the Residence Students’ Association, including president-elect Julie Bogle, who edged out her nearest competitor by a mere 20 votes.… Continue reading First rez, next the world!