Today was an incredible day. It started really early, around 7:30 a.m. At the Students’ Union breakfast, groggy execs served me sausages. Something else truly impressed me today as well. I can’t get over how fascinated I was with the turnout at the Board of Governors meeting; students showed up in droves to attend–and I… Continue reading A tale of two Fridays
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Finding felonious factories
By Murray Birt
Mr. Birt is an organizer with Calgary Public Interest Research Group. In March of 2002, students will be asked whether or not they support a refundable student levee funding CPIRG. Last year, a non-binding opinion question found a majority of students supported the idea of funding CPIRG. Wash dark colours separately. Machine wash warm. Tumble dry… Continue reading Finding felonious factories
All your votes are belong to us are belong to us
Despite allegations of sleeping on the job, rampant gambling and mud-slinging, the Gauntlet stumbled drunkenly through another Tier II election. At the helm of the Academic Probation section next year will be Andrew "The Red" Ross, whose Viking army won a commanding victory over Kyle Siler. "I promise a year of pillaging, followed by raiding,… Continue reading All your votes are belong to us are belong to us
Promoting change
A plebiscite question on the upcoming Students’ Union election ballot asks whether students support the implementation of a student-run Public Interest Group through an optional levy. PIRGs, already established in 18 universities across Canada, are non-profit organizations promoting student activism, research and social change. The goals of the U of C PIRG include a resource… Continue reading Promoting change