By Emily Senger
Students’ Union candidates showed off their less-professional sides in a forum charged with water guns and a giant, beer-spewing, burninating dragon Fri., Feb. 9. The annual engineering SU candidate forum pitted candidates against each other in a battle of wit and drinking prowess. Each candidate was given two minutes to stand on a table and… Continue reading Engineers put SU hopefuls through the wringer
By Kay She
In an act of solidarity, students united from coast-to-coast in a pan-Canadian effort to protest student poverty an demand government action Wed., Feb. 7. The National Day of Action was the climax of an ambitious year-long campaign driven by the Canadian Federation of Students, the country’s largest student lobby organization. CFS represents approximately 500,000 post-secondary… Continue reading Students protest poverty on National Day of Action
Mac Hall rocks! At least according to Pollstar‘s annual ticket sales report, which ranked the University of Calgary’s student centre as the third best concert venue in Canada, behind Massey Hall in Toronto and the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. The concert magazine also put MacEwan Hall in 82nd place among the top 100… Continue reading Mac Hall #3 concert venue in Canada
By Ryan Pike
A former University of Calgary hockey player’s career may be in jeopardy following a positive drug test. More light was shed on Jarret Lukin’s mysterious departure when the Dinos announced Fri., Feb. 9 that Lukin had tested positive for cocaine metabolites and faces a two-year period of ineligibility from Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition. Following the… Continue reading Dinos player blows WHL scholarship
By Amanda Hu
Students in residence will soon get some financial relief from hidden fees. Of the total revenue gained from residence fees every year, 5.5 per cent goes to the University of Calgary administration, amounting to approximately $580,000 a year in addition to the fees already paid by residence students for utilities, insurance, property taxes, campus support… Continue reading Rez students argue administrative fees
After years of negotiations, pitfalls and hopeful Gauntlet headlines, it looks like the Students’ Union and CJSW are finally close to reaching an agreement to move the campus radio station into a new space. A proposal for CJSW and the SU to split a $300,000 outstanding construction fee was brought before the Students’ Legislative Council… Continue reading CJSW one step closer to new space
The most recent problem with the digital library plans? Loading docks. The University of Calgary’s plans to construct a revolutionary learning centre known as the Taylor Family Digital Library, as well as a green space and pedestrian area called the Taylor Quadrangle are once again conflicting with vital existing infrastructure. Both projects will likely require… Continue reading Demolition likely for MSC docks
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By Kyle Francis