By Kristy Koehler, April 2 2020—
A critical vote took place at the University of Calgary’s Board of Governors’ meeting on March 27 regarding international student tuition. The elected student representative on the Board, Ananya Ayachit, claimed she didn’t vote, but … 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 Cristina Paolozzi, January 24 2020—
The U of C’s plan to increase tuition for its undergraduate students was definitely a decision I thought had a pretty obvious choice. Protests from the student population and even a campaign organized by the … Read the rest
By Frankie Hart, January 17 2019 —
The Board of Governors took a vote on Jan. 10 to dramatically increase the presence of locusts on campus, from zero to upwards of 100,000. Students are understandably concerned about this decision, and … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, with files from Gayathri Peringod and Nikayla Goddard, updated January 13 2020 —
University of Calgary students, both undergraduate and graduate, are all the more exasperated with the Board of Governors officially approving raising tuition and fee proposals … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, August 20 2019—
Alberta post-secondary institutions had 11 new board members appointed amid a flurry of announcements by the United Conservative Party last week. A new board chair, Geeta Sankappanavar, was appointed for the University of Calgary.… Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, July 16 2019 —
Students for Direct Action has launched a campaign calling for increased mental health funding and changes to the Wellness Centre. SDA co-organizer Mateusz Salmassi tried to bring the group’s concerns to the Board … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, June 21 2019—
For the second time this year, University of Calgary undergraduates have only had one voice representing them at Board of Governors meetings due to an ongoing appeal process disputing the results of the March … Read the rest
By Ashar Memon, March 22 2019 —
A pre-meeting Board of Governors report from student-at-large Frank Finley was on the docket at the March 19 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council.
BOG will be voting on approving the U of … Read the rest
