How would you like to go away on a house-boating weekend with a bunch of your buddies and get all of your uninvited classmates to pay for it? Sounds like a good idea to me–and the Students’ Union thinks so, too. On Sat., Sept. 28, your valiant student representatives will gather at the SU office… Continue reading The SU’s big, fat bash
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Cliff-jumping representatives
Do lemmings really jump off cliffs? Sometimes they do, but not deliberately. As comical as it is to think of these porky little rodents organizing an annual jumping-off-a-cliff day, lemmings migrate en masse when things get too crowded. Sometimes, they come up against obstacles like cliffs, and when they do, their limited understanding of Newtonian… Continue reading Cliff-jumping representatives
Stambaugh on the brink
By Allie Smyth
An otherwise innocuous question sparked a debate at the April 2 Students’ Legislative Council meeting that brought the membership of Students’ Union Operations and Finance Commissioner Matt Stambaugh on SLC in question.Operations and Finance Commissioner Mark Counsell asked Vice-President Op-Fi Natasha Dhillon about Stambaugh’s attendance for the semester."This is the fourth meeting Mr. Stambaugh has… Continue reading Stambaugh on the brink
MORE BANG FOR YOUR SU BUCK
By Toby White
Mark Counsell is a man on a mission. The Students’ Union Operations and Finance Commissioner wants to review the levies students contribute to through their SU fees. To begin, he is proposing a referendum to remove the $2 per semester levy students pay to Career Services. Counsell feels Career Services should be paid for by… Continue reading MORE BANG FOR YOUR SU BUCK
Headspin rave
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Student politicians capitalize on apathy," March 29, 2001 Rest assured, Ruth, careless spending of student money certainly does alarm some of us, and in my view, the problem with this legislation runs much deeper. First, while elections are complete, the newly elected representatives do not take over until April 28. Therefore,… Continue reading Headspin rave
Debate alive and well at Op-Fi forum
By Rafael Ford
Operations and Finance Vice-presidential and Commission candidates pleaded their cases at the Op-Fi candidates’ forum last week. Vice-president hopefuls Jordan Bonner, Natasha Dhillon and Travis Fast and aspiring commissioners Les Champ, Mark Counsell, Jana Hanova, Matt Stambaugh and Robbie White were quizzed by outgoing VP Op-Fi Matt Lauzon, who asked the candidates how they plan… Continue reading Debate alive and well at Op-Fi forum
More library
Plans for a new library area at the university are well on their way to becoming reality. The new area will serve a number of purposes and will be located east of the current Administration building. However, funding is dependent on the library being public. "The new library has two purposes," stated Students’ Union Academic… Continue reading More library
The Pryde of the Students’ Union
By Вen Li
After enduring seven years of MacEwan Hall expansion and other hijinks, Students’ Union General Manager Bryan Pryde is leaving for the sunny beaches of Australia. "My proudest moment is finishing that building," recalled Pryde. "There was no construction in the job description and it wasn’t discussed in my hiring… Six months after I started, I… Continue reading The Pryde of the Students’ Union
Redevelopment and expansion to be finished
By Natalie Sit
June 17’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting marked the beginning of redevelopment and expansion in MacEwan Students’ Centre–possibly for the last time. Passing their first readings were a $230,000 expenditure to complete redevelopment and expansion of MSC and a $40,250 for a point of sale system. Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston wants to… Continue reading Redevelopment and expansion to be finished
Prickly seats
Mark Counsell is back on the Students’ Legislative Council. The former Operations and Finance Commissioner spent the 2002-2003 academic year away from politics and failed to regain his post in this February’s election. Counsell replaces acclaimed Academic Commissioner Marie-Claire Backhaus who resigned in May. After Counsell was sworn in at the Tue., June 3 SLC… Continue reading Prickly seats