By Nikayla Goddard, June 8 2020—
In January 2020, the new year for the University of Calgary was marked by an increase in student fees and tuition — an additional $316 in total fees was approved along with all undergraduate programs … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, May 14 2020—
On May 12, the 78th Students Legislative Council held a marathon meeting that clocked in at two hours and 45 minutes.
The newly-elected team of student leaders, led by Students’ Union president Frank Finley, got … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, Cristina Paolozzi and Nikayla Goddard
The winners of the 2020 Students’ Union General Election were announced March 5 in The Den. A large crowd of students gathered at the campus pub to hear who would be at … Read the rest
By Gayathri Peringod, March 2 2020—
The Students’ Union’s General Election Presidential Debate, hosted by the Gauntlet, took place on Feb. 26. The debate was lively, impassioned and wildly entertaining. The format of the debate included opening statements from each … Read the rest
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or the most hated, depending on your point of view. Posters plaster the walls, the science link tunnel turns into a giant fire hazard, student politicians hand out candy in exchange for … Read the rest
By Cristina Paolozzi and Frankie Hart, February 28 2020—
There seems to be a surge of interest in astrology lately, with the rise of astrology apps and horoscope-themed Instagram pages. We gathered the birth charts of the three candidates for … Read the rest
Leam Dunn is the closest this election cycle has to a joke candidate, but the jokes themselves remain to be seen.
When asked about what he might actually do if elected, Dunn had very vague surface-level ideas that … Read the rest
By Frank Finley, February 12 2020 —
Those in positions of power cannot afford to treat students like children, and students can’t afford to act like them either.
Each day, I schlepp from TFDL to the train station. When the … Read the rest
By Gayathri Peringod, February 6 2020—
An Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) representative reportedly voted in favour of tuition and fee hikes at the University of Calgary’s January Board of Governors’ (BOG) meeting.
Allan Lyons, AUPE’s representative on the … Read the rest
By Nikayla Goddard, November 29 2019 —
“No ifs, no ands, no buts — no education cuts!” was the chant that could be heard as over 300 protestors encircled the Premier’s Office in Calgary, the McDougall Centre, rallied against the … Read the rest
