By Fabian Mayer, April 29 2015 —
Pete Helfrich is running in Calgary-Varsity as the candidate for the Alberta Liberal party in the upcoming provincial election. We sat down with him to talk about student issues and how his experience … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 29 2015 —
Stephanie McLean is the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate in Calgary-Varsity for Alberta’s upcoming provincial election. We sat down with her to talk about how student issues are shaping the political landscape this … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, April 20 2015 —
University of Calgary administration announced at a budget presentation Monday, April 20 they’ll freeze executive salaries to deal with provincial spending cuts announced in March.
The provincial government cut post-secondary funding by 1.4 … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 9 2015 —
The University of Calgary will host the UCalgary Strong festival on April 15, the same afternoon as Bermuda Shorts Day, to celebrate the last day of classes and offer an alternative to BSD’s … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, April 9 2015 —
The Consent Awareness and Sexual Education (CASE) club will promote healthy sexual activity before and during Bermuda Shorts Day.
The club started promoting consent at BSD last year with their Got Consent? campaign. … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 9 2015 — The Students’ Union is looking to the Internet for ideas to improve the University of Calgary.
The SU recently launched a webpage called SU-Blue Sky hosted on ideascale.com.
Students can post ideas and … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, April 9 2015 —
Fourth-year University of Calgary student and Consent Awareness and Sexual Education (CASE) club volunteer Sarah Hogendorp hopes to change the way Alberta educates young students about sex by introducing consent education to the … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, April 9 2015 —
Albertans are heading to the polls this spring after Premier Jim Prentice called an election for May 5. He made the announcement to supporters in Edmonton Tuesday morning.
The PC’s provincial budget will … Read the rest
The Students’ Union’s annual student piss-up, Bermuda Shorts Day, is almost here. Before you dive into the festivities, let’s take a look back at the history of this campus tradition.
The party started in 1961. Maurice Yacowar, founder of the … Read the rest
Chris Adams, March 26, 2015
After months of speculation, minister of finance Robin Campbell unveiled Alberta’s provincial budget for the 2015–16 fiscal year.
The government is forecasting a $5-billion deficit for 2015–16, but expects to balance the budget by 2017–18.… Read the rest