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By Ruth Davenport

Provincial elections mean speeches, posters and perhaps no tuition increase for everyone. "The fact that this is an election year means that the government does not want protests, [and] the government does not want students that are unhappy," stated Drew Brown, undergraduate representative for the Board of Governors. "It’s imperative that people come out to… Continue reading Election could mean zero tuition increase

By Editorial

On the very same day the Klein government proudly trumpeted their $7 billion surplus, University of Calgary students received word their tuition is going to go up again next year–by approximately $140 for full-time students.So begins another chapter in what some of us in the academic world call "The Alberta Disadvantage."News of our latest cost… Continue reading Bend over and cough

By Ruth Davenport

Calgary Transit workers aren’t ready to strike, and say that "work adherence" may not get their point across. "We don’t want to strike, but it seems to be the only language the city understands," said Dean McKerness, business president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 583. "We’re off to a very poor start," stated McKerness… Continue reading ‘Poor start’ to transit negotiations

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In keeping with the upcoming bank holiday "Gift-o-Gasm"–which some fools still call "Christmas"–the Gauntlet editorial board would like to hand out hypothetical gifts this year to our friends and neighbours in the University of Calgary community. Warning: No actual gifts will be given out. This is strictly therapeutic.To the Students’ Union: A brand new Canadian… Continue reading Holiday wishes

By Вen Li

Eleven years ago, gunfire echoed at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal when Marc Lepine killed 14 female students. The victims of the 1989 shootings were honoured at a Dec. 6 service at the Nickle Arts Museum. The ceremony was attended by over 200 people from the university and the community who gathered to remember the tragic… Continue reading National day of remembrance

By Natalie Sit

September Farewell to the Den One of the University of Calgary’s institutions closed Aug. 26, 2000 when the Students’ Union took over the Den from university administration. "It’s a piece of history, it’s a piece of my school career lost," said social anthropology graduate and former Den employee Jason Corall. "You can go to the… Continue reading News you missed while you slept in class

By Raul Jaime

For the last 10 years, Maclean’s ranked universities across Canada and published the results. Last week, the Maclean’s annual Universities issue hit the stores, and the University of Calgary fell two steps from last year’s ranking. In the category of Medical Doctoral universities, the U of C ranked 12th overall among 15 universities. The number-one… Continue reading U of C falls out of Maclean’s top ten

By James Keller

Rumours of an impending increase to post-secondary funding have circulated through the University of Calgary administration and the Students’ Union this week. The possibility of a rise in the university’s base operating funding by the province has given both sides hope that a lower tuition increase may be possible this year. Because of this speculation,… Continue reading Hope for lower tuition bolstered

By Mary Chan

After years of delay, the oft-plagued MacEwan Hall expansion finally got underway Thurs., Oct. 26 with a groundbreaking and rock-moving ceremony at the University of Calgary. The new $8.8 million building, to extend from the east side of MacEwan Hall, will contain a new ballroom, as well as space for conferences and trade shows. "It’s… Continue reading It’s groundbreaking news

By Aida Sadr

Debt is an issue that concerns the majority of Alberta’s university students. As tuition and living costs continue to increase, so does the debt load burdening graduates. Earlier this month, the Alberta Ministry of Learning reported that in 1999/2000, the average graduate net loan debt increased by $706 from the previous year, hitting an all-time… Continue reading Student debt hits record high