Municipal politics can seem mundane and trivial. They are unconcerned with foreign policy, national defence and regional divisions. They don’t involve themselves in matters of healthcare or education. They don’t have large, branded, tightly controlled parties that you have been supporting or ridiculing for years.

One of the Students’ Union’s primary sources of revenue is up for grabs.

Negotiations over the MacEwan Student Centre lease started last month between the University of Calgary administration, Students’ Union and the Graduate Students’ Association. Under the current lease — which will end in December 2014 — the SU operates most of the building, making it a large source of the undergraduate organization’s current revenue.

Co-ordinating space for students in a university with over 30,000 students is no easy task. Space for prayer is no exception.

The Faith and Spirituality Centre manages three rooms designated for students to practice their faith. However, with over 1,700 students using the spaces every week, some are finding that these multi-faith spaces are over capacity.

Muslim Students’ Association senior advisor Ilyas Gora spoke about the role environment plays in prayer.

The University of Calgary branch of the Global Business Brigades, a non-governmental organization that provides consulting services to entrepreneurs in the developing world, is preparing for its third annual trip to Panama next May.

The club teaches business skills to small business owners in impoverished villages. The U of C branch was formed in 2011 under the leadership of accounting instructor Anita Lakra.

On any given night, over 3,500 people are homeless in Calgary.

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the Calgary Committee on Housing and Homelessness are hosting Homeless Awareness Day at Olympic Plaza, an event aimed at educating the public about homelessness in Calgary.

“We’re pretty excited because we have, first of all, the mayor’s proclamation,” said Calgary Homeless Foundation communications manager Louise Gallagher.

Feeling invincible defines part of being young. Despite our limited experiences, money or resources, we often act as though we can do anything and everything. University is a time to experiment, rebel, mature and hell, pursue higher knowledge.