It seems that every SU election season sees at least a couple of positions won by acclamation. While choosing to run for student office is demanding and definitely taking a step outside of your comfort zone, I can only imagine … Read the rest
Throughout September and October, there are events relating to climate change happening in almost, if not all major cities. From Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech given at the UN’s Climate Change Summit to the Global Climate Strike, it’s hard to ignore … Read the rest
April 12, 2019 —
Gauntlet tradition dictates that each outgoing editor-in-chief write the year’s final editorial, reflecting on their time as the publication’s head, filled with wisdom and sentimentality and self-indulgence. It’s clichéd by design, in much the same way … Read the rest
April 5 2019 —
The Alberta election is under two weeks away. The election boils down to a race between the current New Democratic Party government and opposing United Conservative Party, both of which have now released their platforms.
One … Read the rest
March 15 2019 —
Another Students’ Union election is now in the books, with results announced last Thursday at The Den.
Perhaps the most surprising outcome from this election was its low voter turnout. Just over 21 per cent of undergraduate students at … Read the rest
March 5 2019 —
If you’re reading this, we don’t need to tell you that it’s important to vote in this week’s Students’ Union general election. By clicking on this link, you’ve demonstrated that (1) you already care enough to read the campus … Read the rest
March 1 2019 —
Unless you lived under a rock this February, you’ll know that a pro-Trans Mountain pipeline convoy called ‘United We Roll’ made its way from Red Deer all the way to Parliament Hill. The convoy enjoyed over … Read the rest
February 15, 2019 —
The City of Calgary recently surveyed residents on whether or not liquor should be allowed in public parks. A positive response would see a pilot project begin this summer to allow park users to consume liquor at picnic sites … Read the rest
February 8, 2019 —
For the first time since 2014, students will be asked a referendum question when they vote in this year’s Students’ Union general election. The referendum asks whether to double the fee for Volunteer Services — but doubling it doesn’t … Read the rest
January 28 2019 —
There are only a handful of events each year at the University of Calgary that can genuinely be said to unite the student body. One of these is the Crowchild Classic hockey game, which pits the men’s and women’s … Read the rest
