University of Calgary student Brent Kettles will be able to afford gourmet mac’n’cheese next semester after winning the first Student Initiative Competition. The Students’ Union prized Kettles with a free semester of tuition at the first Student Initiative awards ceremony, Mon., Mar. 20.Kettles won with his proposal for the creation of a student financial education… Continue reading SU awards Kettles full tuition
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Shave yourself bald for cancer
Bald has never been more beautiful as volunteers prepare to donate their shiny locks in the fourth annual Kick-Off to Cancer Month Head-shave, which takes place Thu., Mar. 30 in MacEwan Student Centre’s north courtyard. The events will raise money for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Along with cash donations, the group plans to donate long,… Continue reading Shave yourself bald for cancer
EWB Day good for third-world, bad for sea birds
The University of Calgary’s Engineers Without Borders club released 308 balloons in front of the MacEwan Student Centre Thu., Mar. 2 to commemorate Engineers Without Borders Day and to advocate loosening conditions on federal aid to developing countries.Each year, chapters from across Canada use EWB Day to raise awareness of social and economic issues facing… Continue reading EWB Day good for third-world, bad for sea birds
U of C signs Xerox agreement
The University of Calgary’s Board of Governors voted in favour of the Xerox IMAGinE agreement last Friday. This decision allows the university to continue to pursue outsourcing of Printing Services to Xerox and eventually enter into a contract, which has Printing Services employees worried about their jobs. The agreement involves several aspects, including the replacement… Continue reading U of C signs Xerox agreement
Union clashes with admin
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees held an information picket in front of the University of Calgary administration building Wed., Feb. 6. The AUPE Local 52 is concerned about the university’s plan to sign an agreement with Xerox, which threatens current jobs in U of C Printing Services. “These people have a demonstrated pattern of… Continue reading Union clashes with admin
External seats up for grabs
Tempers flared this week as Students’ Union vice-president external Jen Smith lambasted candidate Mike Soron during the open question period of the SU external election forum. “I’m wondering if this kind of attendance will show what your performance will be like if elected vice-president external next year,” asked Smith, claiming Soron skipped several key events… Continue reading External seats up for grabs
Calgary unsustainable? No, really?
Over 40 students met in MacEwan Hall Thu., Jan. 26 to discuss the future of the city at Sustainable Calgary’s Citizens’ Agenda workshop. The workshop, attended mostly by urban studies students, focused on how to make Calgary more sustainable within the next five years. Among the ideas presented were the reinvestment of government energy revenues… Continue reading Calgary unsustainable? No, really?
U of C seeks toboggan title
Ordinarily, saying you plan to ride a 300-pound concrete slab down a snow-covered hill at 80 kilometres per hour would either cause stares of incredulity or trigger someone to phone a mental institution. Luckily, the members of the University of Calgary Concrete Toboggan team are neither lying nor insane, as the team are doing just… Continue reading U of C seeks toboggan title
Voting 201: A how to guide for dummies, students and the infirm
It’s no secret voter turnout among the 18-20-year-old demographic is pretty low, with the most commonly used statistic being the 22 per cent in 2000 from a survey commissioned by Elections Canada. The same survey also lists “apathy/lack of interest” and “attention turned elsewhere” as a reason why 30 per cent of those voters didn’t… Continue reading Voting 201: A how to guide for dummies, students and the infirm
More candidates forum hyjinxs
The recent federal election forum held by Public Interest Alberta gave candidates from all the major parties a chance to tackle the big issues facing Canadians in the upcoming election. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party was not present, so the organizers did the only logical thing they could: they had a bobbing duck sit in for… Continue reading More candidates forum hyjinxs