Tag: Students’ Union

By Valeska Artola

Tent City kicks off Affordable Student Housing Action Week from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 to raise awareness for the need of affordable housing for students. Students will camp out on the MacEwan Student Centre east lawn for a few days in order to draw attention to the lack of affordable housing available to students.With… Continue reading Camping on campus

By Jon Roe

Jablonski brings people to events much like the bearded lady draws the crowds to his/her cage. As the SU vice-president events, Eric Jablonski has quite an enviable job. He books concert events for MacEwan Hall and the Ballroom, runs the show behind popular hang-outs like That Empty Space and organizes weekly, cheap entertainment for the… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU VP events Eric Jablonski, a.k.a the bearded lady

By Chris Beauchamp

O‘Connor has to jump through hoops thrown from the U of C administration, student faculty representatives, four academic commissioners, and any student who feels slighted in the academic realm. O’Connor is pulling off these stunts well, using the safety net of SU staff to great effect.It’s more than a cliche to suggest VP academic Shannon… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU VP academic Shannon O’Connor, a.k.a the acrobat

By Emily Senger

Keeping everyone happy may look easy but it most certainly is not. Wagner must use all of his wit and resources to cater to diverse groups who all want to be entertained, or in his case, they just want money.The SU vice-president operations and finance holds the purse strings of the SU, though giant sack… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU VP operations and finance Cody Wagner, a.k.a the clown

By Emily Senger

Wyatt provides direction to the SU clowns, but without the cooperation of the clowns and all the other behind-the-scenes circus performers, there would be no show.After two years of a Students’ Union with a largely external focus, SU president Emily Wyatt thought it was time to bring business back home and focus on the needs… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU president Emily Wyatt, a.k.a the ringmaster

By Katy Anderson

Labonte’s many projects mean she must balance herself very carefully to ensure she completes her goals, just as a tight rope walker leaves spectators breathlessly wondering if they can pull it off.As the Students’ Union VP external, Labonte is responsible for lobbying government, public relations and awareness campaigns. This includes working with post-secondary education lobby… Continue reading SU Reviews: SU VP external Julie Labonte, a.k.a the tight rope walker

By Dale Miller

Like swashbuckling pirates of the high seas, the Students’ Union is giving no quarter when it comes to money In a cunning financial move by the SU, the Royal Bank of Canada has been compelled to honour a loophole found in the SU’s $10 million redevelopment loan contract, saving the SU a minimum of $283,000… Continue reading SU saves $283,000 in RBC messup

By Natalie Sit

Student Senator Nick Vuckovic has been removed from the University of Calgary Senate by the Students’ Union for failing to give a required report to council. Vuckovic claims the removal defames his character. He is also angry a serious three-month illness was not considered during the motion.Vuckovic was scheduled to speak at the Tue., Apr.… Continue reading Vuckovic removed from Senate

By Natalie Sit

Students’ Union President Jayna Gilchrist was censured by student leaders due to her conduct and lack of leadership in a unanimous vote. External Commissioner Jim Bailey brought the motion forward at the Tue., Mar. 30 Students’ Legislative Council meeting. Gilchrist was not at the meeting as she was helping at the SU’s screening of Discordia,… Continue reading SU President Jayna Gilchrist censured

By Ben Hoffman

The Students’ Union has decided how to spend their portion of the $1 million offered by the universtiy for quality initiatives. On Mon., Mar. 15, after three weeks of deliberative process and particularly long meetings, the Students’ Academic Assembly came to a tentative agreement on how to appropriately spend the $800,000 offered to the SU.… Continue reading Easy come, easy go