By Kristy Koehler, February 27 2021—
The United Conservative Party (UCP) tabled Budget 2021 in the legislature on Feb. 25 and Alberta’s Official Opposition is not very pleased with cuts to post-secondary education.
NDP leader Rachel Notley spoke out against … Read the rest
President:
I’ll be moderating the presidential debate so will be abstaining from endorsement to preserve the integrity of the debate.
Faculty of Arts representative:
Rody Visotski ran … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 15 2021—
Are masks awesome? Nope, they sure aren’t. Are they an infringement on your rights and freedoms? Nope, they sure aren’t.
Coronavirus cases are surging and the debate is still raging about the use of masks. … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 14 2021—
Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs, is the United Conservative Party’s system-wide review of the province’s post-secondary institutions.
It’s intended to serve as a long-term vision for the future of higher education in Alberta. Quite … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 12 2021—
For mental health advocate Bob Wilkie, the COVID-19 pandemic posed some unique challenges, but also motivated him to reach out and help people that he knew would be struggling even more from all the upheaval.… Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 11 2021—
At a largely uneventful Students’ Legislative Council meeting on Feb. 2, Students’ Union president Frank Finley gave a special address, his second of the year.
“I think it’s important that at least two times … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 3 2021—
Some of the policies of the Liberal Party of Canada include raising people out of poverty, bolstering the middle class … and making sure job applicants pass a credit check?
Statistics Canada is hiring … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 1 2021—
The 78th Students’ Legislative Council will have put an end to acclamations if all goes well in an upcoming vote.
While votes of confidence won’t be rolled out right away, if SLC passes the motion, … Read the rest
Well, 2020 was kind of a dumpster fire. But, our staff and volunteers managed to find some good in an otherwise awful year. We’ve compiled our annual list of best and worst moments of 2020. In case you’re wondering, “global … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, January 13 2021—
The Universal Student Ratings of Instruction (USRIs) that are advertised to students as a way to evaluate courses and professors might not have been the useful tool they purported to be last semester.
At … Read the rest
