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A heads-up on G-8
A passionate Robert Fowler spoke about the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Kananaskis and stressed the importance of aid to developing African countries."The summit is like an instance d’impulsion where it becomes a forum from which leaders can inspire or give impulsion to ideas and focus that may not be available elsewhere," said Fowler.… Continue reading A heads-up on G-8
Minister Martin’s merryments
Though it was likely on everyone’s mind, the issue of federal party leadership was not discussed during one political gathering last week. Canadian Minister of Finance Paul Martin attended a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser on Thu., Nov. 1 and made no mention of a bid for the Liberal leadership during an evening that dealt… Continue reading Minister Martin’s merryments
Thorner by a nose
Jane Alkhouri The students who voted in the recent Students’ Union by-election would fit into a standard-sized lecture theatre. One race, nine acclamations and two spots still vacant were the results of the 2001 SU by-election which was held from Oct. 10-12. "The elections promotions committee put up posters, ads in the Gauntlet and put… Continue reading Thorner by a nose
Rockin’ the night away
Like a Picasso version of the energizer bunny, purple-clad fraternity members jumped on a scooter and kept on going. The University of Calgary Phi Gamma Delta fraternity’s annual 24 hour Race Around the Rock took place on Thu., Sept. 21, raising just over $1,000 for Crohn’s disease and colitis research. The U of C Phi… Continue reading Rockin’ the night away
The last SLC View of 2000/01
You’re either reading this because it’s BSD, the Gauntlet has come out and you are drunk, or you are procrastinating and decided to read the Gauntlet in its entirety or you just love my writing… maybe not.So what happened this year? The hostage brain came to campus as part of the CASA federal lobby campaign… Continue reading The last SLC View of 2000/01
Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Porco and team get vote," SLC View, March 29, 2001 I am afraid that Jane Alkhouri got wrong (i) what the background was to the recent discussions at the Appointment Promotion and Dismissal (APD) Committee, (ii) what the Faculty Association’s views were in those discussions, and (iii) what issues had been… Continue reading Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Last week’s mistake
I have a larger readership than I thought. In last week’s SLC viewpoint I goofed up. When I opened the paper on Thursday I was shocked that I had actually written such an inaccurate report on student voting rights about the Faculty Promotions Committee (FPC). Although I had the background information on this issue, I… Continue reading Last week’s mistake
Porco and team get the vote
Student representatives may soon have voting rights on the General Faculties Council (GFC), the academic policy body of the University of Calgary. Specifically, this means faculty representatives who sit on the Student Academic Assembly (SAA), the Vice-president Academic and President of the Students’ Union. This was the result of a year-long initiative by incoming VP… Continue reading Porco and team get the vote
Pillowgate: The SU scandal for March
Last week, Students’ Union President Toby White, VP External Duncan Wojtaszek and External Commissioners Matt Stambaugh and myself attended the Canadian Alliance Student Associations (CASA) lobby conference and internal review in Ottawa.The three main points CASA was lobbying on were: relieving student debt, restoring CHST and rebuilding campus infrastructure.CASA’s membership is comprised of 22 universities… Continue reading Pillowgate: The SU scandal for March