By Mike Bosch
Well, it is election time again; On November 22, 2004 Alberta will be voting to elect a new provincial government and students may be asking themselves: what is the point? Alberta has had the same government for 30 some years and unfortunately, for University of Calgary students, the provincial Tories haven’t been friendly to our… Continue reading Election time and student action
Every year at the end of the semester every student is given the opportunity to reflect back on the courses they have been taking through the Universal Student Rating of Instruction. The purple scan-tron form that you fill in is much more than a trivial little survey, in fact for professors and the university it… Continue reading USRI–fill it out!
By Bryan West
With another round of maximum tuition hikes on the way, combined with the latest news of university-wide budget cuts, undergrads should be feeling in a fairly un-agreeable mood as of late. I mean honestly, sometimes it’s all enough to make you want to slam your hand in a waffle iron. Why-oh-why does it seem that… Continue reading Tuition, Budget Cuts, Fee increases… and all that other Bull-$#@!
Every school year, hundreds of students come back to the university with the intention of getting back into their education and enjoying the benefits of a post-secondary social life. There are many nights when the reason of why you are here in school becomes blurred between becoming a better citizen in society and drinking with… Continue reading You don’t need alcohol to get laid
What has and what does the Students’ Union do to ensure you are receiving outstanding instruction? Teaching Excellence Awards: Every year students nominate professors who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in their classrooms. From the nominations received a committee surveys the classes taught by these outstanding professors. At the end of… Continue reading Good Teachers + Great Instruction = Happy Students
This past June the Board of Governors dissolved its Petitions Committee, and established the Student Discipline Appeal Committee to handle student appeals to the Board. What will this change mean for students? The new appeal process limits the scope of appeals to those concerning General Faculties Council student discipline decisions. These decisions are those that… Continue reading Students’ Union view
By Bryan West
When the 62nd Student Legislative Council was inaugurated last May one of the first things identified as a key weakness in the organization of the Students’ Union was a lack overall purpose and direction. For years the SU has survived (and in some areas even thrived) on the bare minimum of future planning. This trend… Continue reading What a difference planning can make
By Bryan West SU President, 62nd SLC
Welcome to the University of Calgary and welcome to membership in the Students’ Union. Our mandate at the Students’ Union is to “serve and represent” the diverse student body here at the university. If you pay tuition at the U of C in an undergraduate or professional faculty you automatically become a member of the… Continue reading All you wanted to know about the SU…