By Peter Stein
With the current U-Pass deal set to expire at the end of April, Students’ Union Vice-President Operations and Finance Gavin Preston presented a motion to renew the U-Pass for the next three years, into the 2006-07 school year. If the referendum passes, the U-Pass will remain a mandatory fee, increasing by $2 per year from… Continue reading U-Pass up for referendum
Editor, the Gauntlet, I realize slamming the U-Pass is the "in" thing, but has anyone considered the fact that people actually use it? The point everyone seems to be missing is that the U-Pass is, indeed, more than just a free train ride. It’s the only way for a significant number of students to get… Continue reading U-Pass does not anger reader
By Katie Hobday
Nine of the 13 Operations and Finance commission candidates discussed issues and answered questions at their forum Fri., Feb. 6. With current Vice-President External Lauren Batiuk moderating, candidates fielded questions about what they felt were the most important issues and problems pertaining to students, what it means to be an Op-Fi commissioner and how they… Continue reading Op-Fi commission candidates take it to the bank
By Katie Hobday
In this year’s election, there are several referenda questions concerning decreases to Students’ Union levies. One levy in question is the Library Assistance fee. "Students don’t need to pay as much to receive the same amount of funding," said Gavin Preston, head of the "yes" campaign to reduce the levy. Preston, who brought the referendum… Continue reading Library Assistance Fee
By Peter Stein
Student Legal Assistance is the subject of a referendum question for the 2004 Students’ Union General Election to reduce their levy. Currently, all students pay $3.50 per student for both the fall and winter semesters. The proposal looks to decrease the levy to $2.00, its pre-2001 figure. SLA would lose approximately $40,000 annually from the… Continue reading SLA levy
By Peter Stein
With a panel of seven students vying for four external commissioner positions and a large group of spectators, it did not take long for the similarities and differences of the candidates to take center stage at Speaker’s Corner in MacEwan Student Centre. Each candidate began by outlining their vision and aspirations. Many similar issues were… Continue reading External commissioners come out
Candidates Kevin Maloney, Mark Scholz, Mike Bosch and Robbie Schuett had their chance on the mic at the Students’ Union Vice-President External forum at Speaker’s Corner Wed., Feb. 4. Each candidate outlined their views on student issues, including how to deal with tuition increases, student loans and government lobbying. Outgoing VP External Lauren Batiuk asked… Continue reading VP External candidates strut their stuff
By Ben Hoffman
The future of academics hung in the balance Tue., Feb. 3 as three political warriors battled. Candidates for Students’ Union Vice-President Academic took the stage following the academic commissioners forum to discuss their platforms and respond to questions in Speaker’s Corner. Attending the forum were hopefuls Laura Schultz, Action Party representative Andrea Kettle and Mohamed… Continue reading VP Academic hopefuls speak their piece at forums
By Ben Hoffman
Academic Commissioner candidates showed their election smarts Tue., Feb. 3. Independent candidates and members of the two slates spoke at the Students’ Union election forum, sharing their platforms to students in Speaker’s Corner. Eight of the 11 candidates appeared. Independents in attendance were Ashley Martin, Eli Akbari and Natalie Logie. Barski’s Cabinet members attending were… Continue reading Academic commissioners make the grade
By Chris Tait
The Students’ Union released their official candidate list Wed., Jan. 28, in preparation for the upcoming SU General Election. "Some serious steps have been taken," warned Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar, referring to the changes in security strategies for this year’s election relative to previous years. Some of the new features being implemented to prevent… Continue reading Get ready for the SU election