All in all, vice-president external Julie Labonte had a good year. Her strongest qualities were in lobbying, which is good as it is the number one priority for the external position. While Labonte fulfilled her job description, she also took on extra projects that may not have been beneficial for the Students’ Union as a… Continue reading SU Reviews: Julie Labonte, VP external
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SU Reviews: SU VP external Julie Labonte, a.k.a the tight rope walker
Labonte’s many projects mean she must balance herself very carefully to ensure she completes her goals, just as a tight rope walker leaves spectators breathlessly wondering if they can pull it off.As the Students’ Union VP external, Labonte is responsible for lobbying government, public relations and awareness campaigns. This includes working with post-secondary education lobby… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU VP external Julie Labonte, a.k.a the tight rope walker
VP External: Julie Labonte
In her platform, Julie Labonte promotes a more affordable, genuinely accessible university education, looking to capitalize on lobbying efforts with the minority federal government and the provincial government. She sincerely wants to use the VP external position to be an effective lobbyist and advocate for undergraduate students.Intolerant of infighting, Labonte sets herself apart with her… Continue reading VP External: Julie Labonte
VP Op-Fi: Julie Labonte
With a seven-year background in finance, Julie Labonte is a solid candidate for the job. Although she lacks any SU experience, she has some good ideas. She feels the U of C is out-growing itself and will soon burst, noting the student body is bigger than the school’s capacity. Like a cosmetic-surgeon she hopes to… Continue reading VP Op-Fi: Julie Labonte
SU View: Conflict Hits Campus
No, the University of Calgary is not in danger of attack. Instead, in early March, the Students’ Union will host a variety of opportunities for students to learn more about international conflict, genocide, the difficulties of attaining peace and ways you can get involved to create positive change. From March 5-7th we will be holding… Continue reading SU View: Conflict Hits Campus
Online Exclusive: SU presidential forum
By Emily Joyce
It can’t be easy to sit for two straight hours of questions. Nonetheless, the three candidates vying for next year’s SU presidency, Julie Bogle, Julie Labonte, and Wilma Shim, remained poised throughout the SU presidential forum, which took place Fri., Feb. 9 in MacEwan Student Centre.The forum followed a standard question and answer format, with… Continue reading Online Exclusive: SU presidential forum
Food for a cause
By Lisa Huang
This Holiday Season’s spirit of giving will kick-off with the 18th annual Students’ Union Holiday Food Drive, Nov. 22-24. “This is a very important drive for the food bank,” said SU vice-president external Julie Labonte. “We raise thousands of dollars [during the drive] and it helps sustain the food bank for the rest of the… Continue reading Food for a cause
Letter: SU campout a success
[Re: “SU campout too in-tents,” letter, Oct. 26, 2006] Last week Zelda Sun commented on the validity and potential for success of Tent City. The purpose of Tent City was to draw attention to student debt, poverty and the affordable and accessible housing crisis that is affecting all Albertans, but Calgary in particular. The provincial… Continue reading Letter: SU campout a success
SU View: Why aren’t you involved yet?
Classes, study, sleep (if you’re lucky), repeat. If this is what your university experience looks like right now, this article is about to save your sanity. With the Students’ Union (SU) there are countless ways to break this monotonous cycle. For those who have little time to spare, there are opportunities that take only a… Continue reading SU View: Why aren’t you involved yet?
A misquote
Editor, the Gauntlet[Re: “Left comes out” article] I spoke at the forum discussed in the article “The Left comes out in fullforce” and just wanted to correct a miss-quote. I was discussing my personal experiences with Student Loans and their deadly appeal system, pointing out the difficulties of being a student with child support responsibilities.… Continue reading A misquote