Tag: Su View

Do you know how much the University is planning to increase your tuition for the 2003/2004 school year? Do you know if you are in a faculty that has been targeted for differential tuition? Whether you know the answer to that question or not, you should take a few minutes out of your day to… Continue reading 24/7 Tuition Info: Online and in Person

By Matt Stambaugh

How many times do you get told by the Students’ Union what to do? Every year the su stands on its damn high horse and proclaims to be able to lead you to the promised land of low tuition and better education. Well I don’t know about you, but I seem to recall a tuition… Continue reading The path less travelled

By Matt Stambaugh

Over 2000 years ago oligarchies in Greek city-states started an experiment we casually call democracy. Although the percentage of total population given the right to vote was small, the experiment allowed for leadership candidates to put their ideas and character to the test of their peers, providing a vessel through which responsible government could emerge.… Continue reading Feed the beast

By Matt Stambaugh

What a crazy day, two midterms, a paper, and a job interview. What are those strange tables with the computers set up for? Can’t be important, screw it.The life of a student in mid February is not a calm one. With the demands of school and life in general attacking from all angles, a Students’… Continue reading Election!

By Robbie White

With about 1,200 international students at the University of Calgary, it only makes sense that we celebrate the diversity of this campus. February 3-7 is International Week, and it’s your chance to broaden your horizons and learn about the different cultures that exist here at the U of C. International week has been organized by… Continue reading Celebrate U of C’s cultural diversity during International Week

By Hunter S. Stambaugh

It’s cold. Walking towards the Science Theatres you notice that something is terribly, terribly wrong. The man so calmly referred to as the hot dog vendor is pawning his wares on unsuspecting frosh. The rock is painted in an outlandish fraternity purple. The university sidewalk sweeper is pleasantly locked in his machine of destruction, doing… Continue reading Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’03

By Irene Enyedy

Presented by the Students’ Union and the Gauntlet, Becoming Tomorrow is a conference for students from January 24 to 26. This conference offers delegates an opportunity to build skills in leadership and volunteering. Students play many demanding roles such as worker, son/daughter, companion, mentor, counsellor and friend. Add to this the importance of volunteering and… Continue reading Becoming Tomorrow Leadership Conference

By Rosie Nagra

The SU View and its corresponding headline is printed without Gauntlet editorial revision, and does not reflect the views of the Gauntlet Publications Society Now that exams are beginning to take their toll, the effects of coffee are starting to wear off, and the thought of staying up to 4 a.m. studying for an exam… Continue reading Learn how to jump through hoops at the academic carnival

By Irene Enyedy

The Students’ Union decided to take a slightly different approach to social activities this year. Bling Bling, a game created by Shinerama directors at Wilfred Laurier University last year was adopted and moulded to the U of C 101 program in order to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. The game challenged frosh students and U… Continue reading U of C 101 fights cystic fibrosis

By Chris Kerr

A huge outdoor Diskoteka? What is a Diskoteka? Simply put, it’s what we’re calling this year’s Bermuda Shorts Day Beer Gardens. You will be wowed, dazzled, and hopefully a little sun-cooked. That is if the weather gods deem us worthy. In the next couple hundred words, you will know everything that you need to about… Continue reading Rice, discotekas and all things BSD