If the Students’ Union was ruled by mythical creatures, then vice-president operations and finance Alex Judd would be a fairy. Much like Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, the top job of the op-fi portfolio is often done behind the scenes. Even though swashbuckling Pan gets the glory of defeating Hook, none of it would be possible… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP Operations and Finance Alex Judd
Month: April 2009
SU Reviews: VP External Alastair MacKinnon
By Ryan Pike
Students’ Union vice-president external Alastair MacKinnon and Bigfoot have two things in common: lots of facial hair and a tendency to be mysterious behind the scenes. MacKinnon will be retiring to the senate at the end of the month, but he’s not scurrying away from a job half-done. MacKinnon’s racked up a large list of… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP External Alastair MacKinnon
SU Reviews: VP Academic Pamela Weatherbee
Just as centaurs always think of their pack, Students’ Union vice-president academic Pamela Weatherbee continues to make academic programs and services an advantage for students. She may not have the upper torso of a human and the lower body of a horse, but her stamina, incredible strength and wisdom make her comparable. One of her… Continue reading SU Reviews: VP Academic Pamela Weatherbee
SU Reviews: President Dalmy Baez
Students’ Union president Dalmy Baez is not your run-of-the-mill dragon, stomping around and burninating the countryside. In fact, Baez has been doing her best to help the peasants — er, students — as much as she can this past year. Baez started a lot of new initiatives for the SU this year. She worked on… Continue reading SU Reviews: President Dalmy Baez
News for the unnewsed
Campus group organizes book drive Biological Sciences graduate students at the University of Calgary started a campaign to collect 1,000 books to ship to Sambalpur, India. Patang, a youth leadership organization in India, is looking to establish a library in the area, but so far has been unable to collect many books. The students are… Continue reading News for the unnewsed
Provincial budget gives U of C some breathing room
The 2009 provincial budget released last week had some good news for post-secondary institutions across Alberta. The University of Calgary will receive a six per cent funding increase from the province as part of their regular revenue. The six per cent is the last installment of a three-year promise to the university for more funds.… Continue reading Provincial budget gives U of C some breathing room
Alberta Greens slowly wilting
By Daniel Pagan
The Alberta Green Party is on life support after several executives stepped down due to internal struggles last year. The party may lose its official party status because they failed to disclose financial statements to Elections Alberta. An internal power struggle has plagued the party since Joe Anglin took over as leader when George Read… Continue reading Alberta Greens slowly wilting
Women’s shelter use on the rise
The Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter has been flooded with phone calls through its Family Violence Helpline, making it a very busy safe haven for Calgarians who need counselling and information about abuse. There were 1,366 calls to the helpline in February, a 300 per cent jump from the year before. Women are also reporting more… Continue reading Women’s shelter use on the rise
Parking prices on the rise again
It won’t be long until students cough up even more loose change for parking at the University of Calgary. Starting May 1, students could pay a flat rate of $4 to $6 per day if the Board of Governors approve a parking rate increase. This compares to $3.50 to $6 students currently spend on daily… Continue reading Parking prices on the rise again
Equality missing on campus
By Jon Roe
There is a large salary gap between male and female professors at the University of Calgary. This, despite a commitment from the university administration to address the discrepancy in 2005. A research paper released by Statistics Canada, published online March 9, showed that there was a $16,962 gap in average compensation, excluding medical and dental… Continue reading Equality missing on campus