Pros • Overwhelming involvement in committees • Dedication to student representation • Works well within the system Cons • Ineffective communication with students • Too portfolio focused • Unattainable campaign promises  Nic Porco is like classical music. It takes a lot of effort and examination to figure out and appreciate what it is he does… Continue reading Nic Porco
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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
Porco aces Academic race
Nic Porco’s conquest of the Vice-president Academic race is just the beginning of an extraordinary year, according to his predecessor. "Nic is going to have a fantastic year," declared VP Academic Mark Hoekstra. "He’s had two years as a commissioner, he [has] a tremendous wealth of knowledge [and] he’s known and respected by the administration.… Continue reading Porco aces Academic race
Controversial CASA conference
By James Keller
It is with caution that five Student’s Union delegates term a national lobby conference hosted by the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations in Ottawa a “success.”The purpose of the conference, attended by SU President Barb Wright, Vice-President External Oliver Bladek, VP Academic Nic Porco and External Commissioners David Rassin and Erin Welk, was to bring… Continue reading Controversial CASA conference
Nominate a kick-ass prof for an award
By Nic Porco
Ever had a professor who has had a real effect on you? You know, one who tells a story that causes a sardonic smile to cross your face at 8:35 on a Tuesday morning in Political Theory. Or the one who helped you finally make sense of SyntheticGeometry. What about the one who made you… Continue reading Nominate a kick-ass prof for an award
An open letter to Harvey Weingarten
By Nic Porco
Dear Dr. Weingarten,On behalf of the students at the University of Calgary I welcome you to your position as our President and Vice-Chancellor. The University of Calgary is a growing institution, still not having hit its stride. A young university with plenty of potential and an abundance of good people working very hard to make… Continue reading An open letter to Harvey Weingarten
Students closer to gaining vote on FPC
Students may get to say in which professors get raises if Vice-president Academic-elect Nic Porco has his way. The Appointment, Promotions and Dismissals committee of the General Faculties Council voted 4-3 in favour of a motion to grant voting rights to students sitting on Faculty Promotion Committees brought forth by Porco in February 2000. "The… Continue reading Students closer to gaining vote on FPC
SU election results
By GNS
President Barb Wright 1,268 Andre Rodrigues 601 Ryan Yau 530 Steve Skitch 293 Danijel Margetic 277 Jonathan Olsen 130 Brad Parkyn 57 Thomas Mathers 37 VP Academic Nic Porco 2,320 Bryndis K. Whitson 709 VP Events Chris Kerr 1,770 Tina Pringle 1,231 Events Commission Oliver Ho 1,727 Sarah Richards… Continue reading SU election results
Full-contact forums for SU Election
By Natalie Sit
"I wasn’t that interested," commented a departing student. That sentiment summed up students’ reactions to Tuesday’s Students’ Union Vice-president Academic forum. Nic Porco and Bryndis Whitson commented on the lack of students at the Speaker’s Corner location, a change from last year’s arena of the columns in MacEwan Hall. The forum blasted off with the… Continue reading Full-contact forums for SU Election
Brown angers SU reps
By Natalie Sit
This year’s tuition consultation process resulted not only in a tuition increase but also in disagreement between student representatives. University of Calgary Board of Governors student-at-large representative Drew Brown last week asked for the resignation of Students’ Union Vice-president External Duncan Wojtaszek and SU Academic Commissioner Nic Porco because of their comments regarding the 3.7… Continue reading Brown angers SU reps