The VP External should be one of two faces, along with the president, of the Students’ Union in the community. Representing University of Calgary students to local, provincial and federal governments and organizations is a primary responsibility. In addition, the VP External is required to effectively communicate with students and external entities about the objectives… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP External Lauren Batiuk
Month: December 2003
SU Reviews: VP Events Richard "Krafty" Bergen
An ideal VP Events attends to the recreational lives of students on campus and the community. Arranging and promoting Bermuda Shorts Day, concerts, performances and other activities during the academic year is a large part of the portfolio. Other less event-related aspects include Safewalk and relations with residence students and other on-campus groups. Looking ahead… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP Events Richard "Krafty" Bergen
SU Reviews: VP Op-FI Gavin Preston
By Вen Li
The VP Operations and Finance ensures the facilities and businesses of the Students’ Union are run well. This includes building maintenance and redevelopment, providing clubs with offices, and ensuring that the SU student and retail partners are well cared for. Many administrative items, such as the budget, travel and conference funding, bylaws and elections are… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP Op-FI Gavin Preston
SU Reviews: The good the bad and the ugly
By Gauntlet SU Review Committee
For the past seven months, we’ve gotten along. Traditionally, that ends right here and now. In the name of transparency and accountability, the Gauntlet devotes space every fall to hold our elected representatives to their word. We dissect their campaign promises, we scrutinize their time spent in office–their conflicts, their missteps, their successes, their failures–and… Continue reading SU Reviews: The good the bad and the ugly
The Dears
By CH Smith
This would be my pick for required Canadian listening for 2003. I know, not very interesting, but to be quite honest, I haven’t found much enjoyment in Canadian music for a while. Even though 2003 was pretty good north of the border, there is plenty of tripe to wade through before finding some of that… Continue reading The Dears
Murs
By CH Smith
The first time I listened to The End of The Beginning I had to stop after track nine because my neck was sore. I felt like I had been rear-ended by a semi-trailer going 100km/hr and feared if I listened to the whole thing I would need hours of physiotherapy. Real fans of hip hop… Continue reading Murs
Olga Tanon
By Andrew Ross
The cover of this album is great, and all the rest of the album art looks really, really sharp. Indeed, even the disc itself is going to make a very handsome coaster. You see, I used to be a subscriber to the "if I can’t understand the words, I won’t have to know how cheesy… Continue reading Olga Tanon
Belle and Sebastian
Everyone knows Christmas is the perfect time to feel sinister. Sometimes all the gift giving, caroling and quality family time is just too much. So this Christmas I say be naughty, and there is no better band to be naughty to than Belle and Sebastian. These kings and queens of all things coy, subtle and… Continue reading Belle and Sebastian
Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem
By Andrew Ross
It’s hard to believe, but this biography of Eminem-and it is a biography of Eminem, not Marshall Mathers-is actually a good read. One would think a book so pretentiously titled would be likely to find its place beside the throne, in the position formerly held by the Sears Catalogue. But alas, for Whatever You Say… Continue reading Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem
Don’t despair
Cube Seven people wake up to find themselves inside of a deadly Rubik’s Cube. Don’t expect to find out why. This is an ultra-low budget sci-fi flick, filmed entirely in one cubic set, with only the color of the lighting changing to signify the characters have moved. Strange, but good. A sequel, Hypercube, has been… Continue reading Don’t despair