By Andrew Kemle, October 30 2014 —
Debates about mandatory membership in the Students’ Union are more about how we ideologically feel about unions than the SU’s value at the University of Calgary.
SU membership is automatic. Every semester, $35 … Read the rest
By Alex Procyk, October 23 2014 —
Our student union is easily one of the best in Canada. Most of their revenue comes from MacHall instead of students fees, their political advocacy focuses on student issues and they support diverse … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, October 23 2014 —
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, second-year chemistry major Jason Lampman broke all sense of laboratory decency when he pipetted his 6 mol sodium hydroxide by mouth.
Lang is currently in a coma at Foothills … Read the rest
The Faith and Spirituality Centre (FSC) at the University of Calgary has nine chaplains. Seven of them preach some variation of Christianity — Lutheran, Catholic, Pentecostal and Baptist —while the other two are Muslim and Buddhist. There’s a noticeable absence … Read the rest
By Ashley Gray, October 9 2014 —
U of C Compliments and U of C Confessions have unrealized potential. Anonymous people could be complimenting an exceptional employee or student, but instead they acknowledge “pink trainers in the gym” or confess … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, October 2 2014 —
Staff at the Den have taken steps to prevent sexual assault with bystander intervention training taught by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre (CSHC).
The Students’ Union and the Consent Awareness and Sexual Education … Read the rest
By Kaleem Khan, October 2 2014 —
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among university-aged Canadians. As far as social issues go, it’s more widely discussed now than it was 10 years ago, but that hasn’t translated … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, September 18 2014 —
The Students’ Union Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity, better known as the Q Centre, has moved across the hall to their new space in the former Conference and Events office.
At more … Read the rest
By Riley Hill, September 18 2014 —
Forget what your boring stupid grumpy “friends” think. Clubs Week is great. So throw this newspaper to the ground, march down to MacHall and find yourself a new hobby.
Unless you frequently hang … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, September 11 2014 —
A second group has been barred access to campus space due to the “heated” situation in Gaza.
Calgary Hillel, a Jewish student organization, planned to host a speaking event in support of Israel … Read the rest