By Jason Herring, September 24 2018 — Despite the impending Oct. 17 legalization of cannabis across Canada, students at the University of Calgary will have to venture off-campus to light up a legal joint. The U of C unveiled its stand-alone Cannabis Policy on Sept. 24, but the policy doesn’t come into effect until Oct….
By Tina Shaygan, December 8 2017 — The University of Calgary students will have access to a safe drinking room called the Post Alcohol Support Space (PASS) in January. This space is similar to Campus Observation Room at Queen’s University where intoxicated students can attain non-emergency medical attention. PASS is part of larger efforts by…
By Scott Strasser, November 29 2016 — The 2016 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) results were officially released on Nov. 28. The data provides Alberta’s post-secondary institutions with a more detailed framework for understanding what mental health problems students currently face. The NCHA is an anonymous web-based survey that asks students general and mental health-related…
By Josh Harkema, November 15 2016 — (with files from Scott Strasser) With fentanyl overdoses accounting for 338 deaths in Alberta in the first half of 2016, the University of Calgary Students’ Union Wellness Centre is looking for ways to encourage students to join the fight against Alberta’s opiate epidemic. The Wellness Centre has offered…
By Scott Strasser, September 27 2016 — In response to increased counselling requests and a new university-wide mental health strategy, the Students’ Union Wellness Centre launched a new mental health services model this semester. The Wellness Centre will expand its programming and services under the new model, which came into effect Sept. 12. According to…
