By Daniel Pagan
Only six per cent of undergraduate students cast their ballots in last week’s Students’ Union byelection. The byelection ran smoothly, with no online voting issues reported. The only campus-wide SU race was an events commissioner position. The spot had been vacant since Richard Freeman became the interim vice-president events in Aug. Residence Student’s Association VP… Continue reading SU byelection
Albertan legislation states that each year before making the decision to raise tuition, university administrators must meet with their student associations. This year meetings have taken place throughout Sep. and Oct., with the final vote on whether to raise tuition by the proposed maximum amount of 4.6 per cent happening at the University of Calgary’s… Continue reading SU prepares for tuition consultation
Pulling some Quality Money from its pocket, the Students’ Union is planning to build the new Students’ Union Wellness Centre to improve current services on the third floor of MacEwan Student Centre. Former SU president Brian West successfully negotiated a “Quality Money” deal, meaning the SU and Graduate Students’ Association receive a percentage of that… Continue reading SU to fund Wellness centre
By Jon Roe
All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey and the Students’ Union executive will no longer need to be California dreamin’. The SU executive–four vice-presidents and the president as well as two SU staff members will be traveling to Anaheim, California for the National Conference on Student Leadership Oct. 20-23. The NCSL conference… Continue reading SU set to head to Californian conference
After a successful affordable housing forum held by the Students’ Union, struggling students have a reason to look forward to change. The paper presented by the SU to politicians and officials–Working Together: Finding Solutions to Affordable Accommodations for Students–carefully outlined a series of recommendations to each level of government as well as the university. SU… Continue reading SU hosts affordable housing forum
By Jon Roe
First-year students will be accustomed to the sounds of drills and jackhammers by the end of their four-year degree. Construction fences, signs and giant posters hanging off campus buildings constantly remind students and the university community that the University of Calgary is in the midst of a massive capital expansion project. Between now and fall… Continue reading Campus Infrastructure
By Jessica Fu
Eric Jablonski’s unexpected resignation posed more problems for the Students’ Union than just finding a replacement. On Tue., Aug. 21, the Student Legislative Council, consisting of the SU executive and commissioners, elected Richard Freeman to serve as the new vice-president events. An election was held in response to Jablonski resigning on Wed., Aug. 1, due… Continue reading New SU executive member named
By Sara Hanson
While all good things eventually must come to the end, sometimes that end comes sooner than expected. Such is true for former Students’ Union vice-president events Eric Jablonski who resigned from his position Wed., Aug. 1, after receiving late admission to the University of Calgary faculty of medicine. Jablonski applied to the medical school last… Continue reading J-blows past SU politics
By Sara Hanson
This year’s frosh will get an entirely new introduction to the University of Calgary when they arrive on campus in September. Starting last fall, the Office of the Student Experience had been re-designing the university’s fall orientation program–U of C 101–to ensure new students are equipped with the most essential information for surviving on campus.… Continue reading Changes to U of C 101 raise criticism
The University of Calgary’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy finally secured the capital funding to build a home for the 1,000 student spaces that had been funded in March 2006. The province announced Tue., Jul. 10 it would give the U of C $260 million to build the Energy and Environment building, which… Continue reading $260 million announced for ISEEE