By Chris Adams
Students in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) are now governed by a new students’ association. The Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS) now shares power with the Haskayne Students’ Association (HSA), which is responsible for representing the interests of business students. Students’ Union business representative Jasmine Chitroda said that two years of planning went into forming… Continue reading Business students form advocacy group
By Ashton Chugh
On May 9th, the St. Louis Rams drafted Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the National Football League. Sam was selected 249th overall from the University of Missouri. Sam’s entrance into the world of professional football signals the greater acceptance of the LGBTQ community in North American sporting culture. Sam has had the… Continue reading Rams draft first openly gay pro-football player
By Chris Adams
Former faculty of Students’ Union arts representative Zainab Malik released the results of her halal food survey in late April. Students were asked where they would like to see a halal vendor on campus, what type of food should be offered and how much they would be willingto spend. 373 students responded. Of the students… Continue reading Results of halal food survey
By Chris Adams
The University of Calgary has abandoned its plans to open a privately operated international college. Instead, the Board of Governors approved a new, in-house recruitment model to bring more international students to the U of C. Original plans would have seen a private corporation recruit international students whose English-language skills did not meet the U… Continue reading Plans for corporate college scrapped
By Chris Adams
Student leaders and faculty have criticized the Fair Elections Act as outrageous and unnecessary, saying thousands of students will not be able to exercise their right to vote if the bill passes. The Fair Elections Act was introduced to Parliament by Canada’s minister of state and democratic reform, Pierre Poilievre. Conservative MPs argue the bill… Continue reading New bill to disenfranchise 120,000 voters
By Chris Adams
The University of Calgary was slated to receive Fair Trade Campus (FTC) status last year. But a new stakeholder was recently added, and so far, it has yet to live up to FTC standards, postponing the U of C receiving FTC status. There are three FTC stakeholders on campus: the administration, Students’ Union and Graduate… Continue reading U of C a step away from fair trade
By Chris Adams
The Students’ Union Club Awards ceremony was held in MacEwan Hall on Wednesday April 2. Of the 300 clubs on campus, 13 received awards. SU vice-president student life elect Jonah Ardiel was the master of ceremonies for the event in place of current vice-president student life Ben Cannon. Club of the Year, announced by Cannon… Continue reading Distress Centre wins club of the year
By Chris Adams
After two weeks of schmoozing, postering and campaigning, the winners of the 2014–15 University of Calgary Students’ Union election have been announced. Chief Returning Officer Chris Yan took the stage at the Den to reveal the results last Thursday. To a raucous crowd, Yan announced Jarett Henry as the 72nd SU president. Henry received 36… Continue reading Winners in SU election announced
This week, the University of Calgary commenced its annual funny poster contest. The posters, which are exhibited throughout campus, will be voted on by the student body based on wit, cleverness and quality of puns. Posters that include pop culture references and Internet memes are tipped by experts as most likely to do well. It… Continue reading Annual contest returns to U of C
By Chris Adams
Neknomination videos have dominated Facebook feeds in recent weeks with the online drinking game going world-wide. The game works like this. If “neknominated,” you must perform a drinking feat on camera. After finishing your booze, you nominate two others to do the same then post the video online. Once challenged, you have 24 hours to… Continue reading U of C jumps on the neknom train