By Riley Hill
The union representing support staff at the University of Calgary has started protesting changes to their pension plans made by the Alberta government. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) represents most non-academic and non-administrative staff on campus, including caretakers, IT specialists and trade workers. Under proposed changes by Alberta finance minister Doug Horner, staff… Continue reading Provincial government looks at cutting support staff pensions
By Riley Hill
There’s so little prayer space on campus that Muslim men have to pray beside a bathroom. The situation has been this way since I first came to the University of Calgary two years ago in 2012, and probably since the rooms opened in 2006. MacHall has two prayer rooms tucked away on the third floor,… Continue reading On a hope for a prayer
By Riley Hill
The University of Calgary Civil Liberties Association (UcCLA) recently approached the Students’ Union about setting up a speaker’s corner in MacHall. If all goes to plan, students would record 60-second videos where they could speak their mind on pressing social issues. “What we’re doing is a sort of speaker’s booth,” said UCcLA vice-president events Hurmut… Continue reading New speaker’s corner in MacHall
By Riley Hill
For the past three years, a group of University of Calgary engineering students have spent their spare hours building electric motorcycles. They call themselves Team Zeus. For their latest bike, the Zephyr, they’re doing some fundraising to cover the final costs. U of C students designed and built the Zephyr on their own. Before they… Continue reading Engineers build a racing motorcycle
By Riley Hill
Campus Security is enforcing a break-dancing ban in MacHall that started in late February. After talking with leaders from a local club, members of Campus Security, and some of the regular dancers from the stage, the Students’ Union says they don’t like the ban, but there’s not much they can do about it. As it… Continue reading Break dance ban enforced in MacHall
By Riley Hill
Following the Students’ Union election, a recount has confirmed that two positions were won by a single vote. For the arts representative race, the fourth place candidate recieved 585 votes. The candidate in fifth got 584. For science rep, the third place candidate got 742 and fourth place got 741. Chief returning officer Chris Yan… Continue reading CRO recounts vote in light of close election results
So it all goes to shit. The Gauntlet has elected a new editor-in-chief and news editor. The future looks bleak. While an excellent news editor, Riley Hill is sure to fail as editor-in-chief. “Just trust me,” he said as he proposed his iron-fisted, totalitarian reforms. “We’re too soft in this place. I want criticism, criticism,… Continue reading And it all goes to shit
By Riley Hill
The Students’ Union is close to completing a study space audit that was the centerpiece of SU president Raphael Jacob’s campaign during the 2013 SU election. Both Jacob and SU vice-president student life Ben Cannon promised a study space audit in their platforms last year. The two began work on the idea immediately after taking… Continue reading SU study space audit nears completion
By Riley Hill
Trudeau-loving Liberals flooded Montreal from Feb.20–23 for the party’s bi-annual convention. Among them were the University of Calgary Liberals. The club went east to try to pass motions and show that the Liberals are alive in Alberta. “We were one of the largest university delegations there,” said UCL president Vincent St.Pierre. While there, UCL pushed… Continue reading Campus Libs go to Montreal
By Riley Hill
The Students’ Union next president better be ready to negotiate. According to SU president Raphael Jacob and vice-president operations and finance Eric Termuende, the SU does not expect to sign a new lease agreement for MacHall before the current executives leave office in April. This means the winners of this year’s election will be tasked… Continue reading MacHall lease negotiations pushed to next term