Editor, the Gauntlet,
I feel that we have been let down yet again from our elected student union. This time, it is in the form of the response to the
University of Calgary stopping credit card payments
for fees.
What the university is doing is a travesty. Not only will it cause major inconveniences but more importantly, there was no student involvement. There should always be student representation in major changes that effect the student
population. Seriously, why do we have a student union in the first place?
It is time for the SU, as our elected representatives, to do their jobs and protect our rights.
A simple email campaign is easily ignorable and simply a waste of time. This lackluster response to a major breach of trust between the student
body and the university only serves to highlight the complacentcy and weakness of the U of C’s student union.
It is time for stronger action to be taken. It is the time to show some backbone.