BUDGET HISTORY: Sessionals exploited by low wages

By Rebecca Jaremko

University of Calgary sessional instructors feel exploited. “We make $15,000–maximum–over eight months; that’s less than any secretary makes,” said a sessional instructor, who asked not to be identified. “Sessionals at Mount Royal College and The Alberta College of Art are paid much more. Why is that?” As of July 1, 1994, sessional instructors at the… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Sessionals exploited by low wages

BUDGET HISTORY: “Education budget” fails

By Ben Perrin

Student groups are calling for more student debt relief after the announcement of the so-called “Education Budget” by Finance Minister Paul Martin Feb. 24. The budget establishes a $2.5 biliion Canada Millennium Scholarship fund, creates a tax credit for taxes paid on repayment of student loans, increases the maximum contributions allowed to the Registered Education… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: “Education budget” fails

BUDGET HISTORY: Klein-opoly: a game the whole province can play

By Michael Jensen

Liberal Doses, opinion There were two notable items missing in Ralph Klein’s address to the citizens of Alberta. Every post-secondary student knows that Klein did not address the cuts to post-secondary education. Post-secondary students already obtained a promise of a review of the cuts from the premier. Klein’s address is symbolic of the Alberta political… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein-opoly: a game the whole province can play

BUDGET HISTORY: Cuts like a knife

By Andrea Hay

Saving bucks won out over student health and quality education in this year’s University of Calgary budget. The University Budget Committee got out its budget axe again in an attempt to deal with provincial government funding cuts of another seven per cent. The funding cuts are right on schedule for the second year of Advanced… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Cuts like a knife

BUDGET HISTORY: Budget blues sung by student leaders

By Val Jepson

As promised, the provincial Conservative government officially announced their first balanced budget two weeks ago. Although there were few surprises, student leaders and university administrators differ on what the budget means to University of Calgary students. The province will absorb a $42 million federal cut in transfer payments and will spend an extra $52 million,… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Budget blues sung by student leaders

BUDGET HISTORY: Brace yourselves, tuition is going up… again.

By Chris Herard

In a meeting last week, the Planning and Finance Committee approved an increase in next year’s tuition to the tune of approximately $220 per full time student. “We realize it’s a problem,” said Jason Allen, president of the University of Calgary Students’ Union. “There was no time to consult effectively on this one.” The extra… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Brace yourselves, tuition is going up… again.

BUDGET HISTORY: Klein’s budget axe falls

By Patrick Lindsay

It’s official: the provincial government is driving post-secondary education into the ground. The provincial budget was released last Tuesday and, according to Students’ Union President Jason Allen, there were no surprises. “At some point in the not-so-distant future, it will become glaringly obvious that Alberta has created a second-rate post-secondary education system because of systematic… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein’s budget axe falls

BUDGET HISTORY: Cover story: Flip of the Klein

By Patcick Lindsay

The provincial government is going to reinvest in post-secondary education… sort of. Yesterday afternoon Ralph Klein, at a meeting with provincial student leaders, announced that he will not back down on next year’s three per cent cut to education. However, he did say the Alberta government will invest in education sometime in the near future.… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Cover story: Flip of the Klein

BUDGET HISTORY: How does $4,000 per year for tuition sound?

By Carey Du Gray

If the university has its way, students will son pay a lot more for tuition–thousands of dollars more. The provincial government is in the process of drawing up a new tuition fee policy for Alberta’s post-secondary institutions, to be released in late October. Currently, universities can charge tuition equal to no more than 20 per… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: How does $4,000 per year for tuition sound?