By Вen Li
A year ago, students voted to expand health and dental coverage. A year later, the Students’ Union has done nothing. "It’s pretty clear to me that people don’t want [the changes] right now because of increased cost," said SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon. "The increase in cost would be substantial, so that’s not… Continue reading Plan won’t cover non-plan doctors
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
By Natalie Sit
The University of Calgary seems to be stuck in its favourite season–construction season. U of C Students’ Union Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon thinks MacEwan Hall expansion is progressing well, despite minor construction delays. However, he has doubts about the completion date, which he tentatively sets sometime in fall. "I personally don’t think that… Continue reading Construction dots campus
By Rob South
After 11 years in MacEwan Student Centre, the Delhi Deli will serve samosas for the last time on Nov. 30. The month-to-month lease the store has been on since 1997 is not being renewed by the University of Calgary Students’ Union. According to SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon, the Delhi Deli pays the… Continue reading Delhi Deli closing
By Matt Lauzon
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "SU cowardly, says irate reader," Nov. 9, 2000 Let the record show that the SU has not flip-flopped on anything. The SU office renovations are not at the expense of the new club space in any way. It has been our intention all along that the clubs would be moved into… Continue reading VP Op/Fi defends SU on move
By Raul Jaime
Though the temperature outside is dropping, the Students’ Union believes there is an unfed slurpee demand on campus. After $29,000 was approved to meet this demand, two slurpee machines were bought and will probably be located at the SU’s convenience store. According to SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon, the machines were bought to… Continue reading Slurpee Wars
By Natalie Sit
Described as transparent and efficient, the 2000/01 Students’ Union budget passed its first reading at the Students’ Legislative Council, although some concerns were raised about changes from last year’s budget. SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Matt Lauzon believes the budget is transparent because it accounts for all the money to be spent. "There’s roughly $5… Continue reading SU gets on the budget
By Carla Young
The Operations & Finance Commissioners’ role is to carry out the duties of the Vice-president Operations and Finance as well as handling clubs and conference funding.The candidates for the Op-Fi Commission are competing for four positions. The candidates are Jane Alkhouri, Mike Hardcastle, Fouad Jomaa, Matt Lauzon, and Kirstyn Nay. Jane Alkhouri, who hopes students… Continue reading Op-Fi Commission
By Joel McNally
The 2002 Students’ Union general elections may include the controversial question of a new student fee for a universal transit pass. Contingent on approval by the Students’ Legislative Council, the "U-Pass" fee will be brought to referendum in March. Though final amounts are undetermined, the mandatory fee would provide University of Calgary students unlimited transit… Continue reading NEW DAY FOR THE U-PASS
By Mary Chan
Early risers and sleepy students adverse to Monday mornings were surprised to see the Company’s Coming kiosk boarded up in MacEwan Hall early this week. The kiosk, located beside the Delhi Deli’s former location, is currently under renovation. The Company’s Coming renovations are directly related to the new tenants in the old Delhi Deli location.… Continue reading Company’s not here