This week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on November 22. The main topic of discussion was the Transforming Teaching project, presented by Faculty of Biological Sciences graduate student Kayla Dias. “Essentially, what we’re trying to do is capture the lessons learned across Canada and the University
November marks the start of Movember — an international campaign where men grow out their facial hair to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and male suicide. In an interview with the Gauntlet, Man Up YYC members Punit Bhatt and Amanda McConnachie discuss the particular challenges
Last week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Oct. 25. One of the main topics of discussion was the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) member alliance presentation. CASA is an organization made up of 22 member associations representing 265,000 students at post-secondary institutions all
This week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Oct. 18. The main topic of discussion was the post-Board of Governors report. The Board of Governors (BoG) is an organization that is responsible for overseeing the management of the University of Calgary’s business and affairs. The
The 18-foot high, 4.5 ton sculpture was installed by George Norris for the 1975 Centennial Program, according the University of Calgary website. Although the piece was untitled, it has become known as “The Prairie Chicken,” or just “the chicken,” a term coined by Norris himself. Although old students
Last week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Oct. 4. The main topic of discussion was the upcoming General Faculties Council (GFC) Caucus meeting that took place earlier today. The GFC is responsible for the academic affairs of the University of Calgary, such as academic and research
Last week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Sept. 20. The main topic of discussion was the Board of Governors’ Post-Meeting Report. The Board of Governors is an organization that is responsible for overseeing the management of the University of Calgary’s business and affairs. The
At the end of your first semester, you will likely be asked — or even begged — by your professors to fill out your Universal Student Ratings of Instructions (USRI) forms. USRIs are essentially a way for you to give anonymous feedback to your professors about the course. Unfortunately, many students simply
Last week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Sept. 13. The main topic of discussion was the Board of Governors’ Pre-Meeting Report. The Board of Governors is an organization that is responsible for overseeing the management of the University of Calgary’s business and affairs. The
This week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Sept. 6, and SLC members related their goals for the upcoming 2022/2023 academic year. This week marked a special occasion — not only was it the first SLC meeting of the semester, it was also the first in-person