The Students’ Union’s hope of getting secondary suites on city hall’s agenda was dashed July 19, after council voted against reconsidering the issue. Alderman Joe Connelly brought forward the new proposal drafted by the SU and the Urban Calgary Students’ Association. SU vice-president external Hardave Birk hoped the motion to reexamine the issue would get… Continue reading Secondary suites not sweet enough for city council
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Students’ Union still hopes for secondary suites
By Jeremy Zhao
While a new students’ council has taken office, many important issues raised by previous councils, such as secondary suites, are still a priority. Students’ Union vice-president external Hardave Birk plans to capitalize on the upcoming municipal election to build on the progress of secondary suites. Birk said that a plan drafted by the Urban Calgary… Continue reading Students’ Union still hopes for secondary suites
VP external elected to lead lobby group
Students’ Union vice-president external Hardave Birk has added yet another role to his portfolio after being elected chair by the Council of Alberta University Students. CAUS named Birk as their new chair May 19, a position he will fill for the next year on top of his duties as VP external. Birk will lead CAUS… Continue reading VP external elected to lead lobby group
Students’ Union byelection winners chosen
Once again the time of year where a few students moseyed on down to the polls and cast their vote for who should represent their interests in the Students’ Union has come and gone. That’s right, the SU by-election results have come in, heralding a new operations and finance commissioner and engineering representative. Hardave Birk… Continue reading Students’ Union byelection winners chosen
Throw in your vote, SU byelection approaches
If you feel like making two students very happy — or four students rather sad — don’t forget to vote in next week’s Students’ Union byelection. The byelection, which runs Tuesday through Thursday next week, will fill vacancies for an Operations and Finance commissioner and Schulich School of Engineering faculty representative. Three students, Hardave Birk,… Continue reading Throw in your vote, SU byelection approaches
SU responds to criticism over coast-to-coast trip to promote conference
By Riley Hill
Individuals who asked to remain anonymous recently approached the Gauntlet claiming Students’ Union executives Eric Termuende and Raphael Jacob took a trip in late January to promote SU health and dental care provider Gallivan & Associates. These sources claimed the trip represents a conflict of interest, but both executives say this is nothing more than… Continue reading SU responds to criticism over coast-to-coast trip to promote conference
Students win big at ICBC
By Riley Hill
Several Haskayne students won big this December at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition. The ICBC is the largest business competition open to undergraduate students in the world. It features eight different events meant to test students’ business skills in categories like finance, accounting, ethics and marketing. University of Calgary students Kirsti Ley and Bharbara Parparken won… Continue reading Students win big at ICBC
Future of MacHall up for grabs
By Fabian Mayer
The Students’ Union’s current MacEwan Student Centre lease agreement with the University of Calgary will expire in December 2014. The process to renegotiate the agreement is set to start within the next few months. The almost 15-year-old lease divides up space and management responsibilities in the building, which is owned by the university but operated… Continue reading Future of MacHall up for grabs
School Dispirit
By Tobias Ma
Do not vote if you do not know what you are voting for. With the University of Calgary’s Students’ Union elections just around the corner, one of the issues candidates hope to address is voter apathy. It is difficult to make people care about something they do not care about without incentive, which the SU… Continue reading School Dispirit
5,000 students consulted on MacHall Master Plan
“It does seem pricey, but it depends on what we get out of it,” said Nolan Trach, a third-year business student at the University of Calgary, about the MacHall Master Plan. The proposed MacHall Master Plan, which was unveiled in October 2012, will overhaul MacEwan Student Centre at an estimated cost of $150 million. Over… Continue reading 5,000 students consulted on MacHall Master Plan