By Matty Hume, June 12 2018 — The Students’ Union executive position of vice-president external will remain vacant until October, with the position’s responsibilities distributed between the four remaining executives. The VP external is the SU’s representative to political bodies outside of the university, including the municipal, provincial and federal governments. It became vacant…
By Jason Herring, March 8 2018 — Two weeks of campaigning for the 2018 Students’ Union election culminated in The Den on March 8 as SU chief returning officers Hamnah Altaf and Dave Antoniak announced the results to a crowd of hundreds of students. Puncham Judge won the race for vice-president external, securing 52 per cent of the vote…
By Frankie Hart, March 6 2018 — You’ve seen them everywhere on your way to classes. Thousands of sets of eyes stare at you while traversing MacHall. You’ve contemplated your choices for the positions, but one crucial question remains — which campaign poster are you, spiritually? Which one really gets you? Take this quiz to…
Panelists President — External — Operations & Finance — Student Life — Academic — Board of Governors Endorsements It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Students’ Union election is right around the corner and every year the Gauntlet puts together the fine SU election supplement that you’re holding in your hands…
By Jason Herring, February 27 2018 — The first forum for executive candidates in the 2018 Students’ Union general election took place in the MacHall courtyard on Feb. 27. The three vice-president operations and finance candidates — Kevin Dang, Briana Stallcup and Rio Valencerina — answered questions from current SU VP operations and finance Ryan…
By Tina Shaygan, January 30 2017 — (With files from Derek Baker) The Jan. 30 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council began with a brief unanimous passing of resolutions on minor policy changes regarding General Faculties Council reporting. The meeting continued with Students’ Union president Branden Cave’s report on the Jan. 11 meeting of the…
By Drew Thomas, March 7 2017 — Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) You will soon come into a plethora of free food from SU gimmicks. Also, your new SU rep will do absolutely nothing to affect your day-to-day life. But hey — free pizza. Aries (March 21 – April 19) The dead-eyed, ever unblinking…
By Scott Strasser, February 27 2017 — With the Students’ Union annual general election period in full swing, the Gauntlet decided to look back at a few former SU presidents and see what they’ve been up to since their time at the University of Calgary. We delved into what issues and initiatives characterized their terms…
By Tina Shaygan, February 14 2017 — Students’ Union elections bring candidates who swarm classrooms, hand out cookies and cover the walls with poorly designed posters. These people promise things that will literally never happen, like better Wi-Fi and free parking. To help prepare you for the chaos, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of candidates you’re likely…
As of last week, there are three vacant SU student representative positions. These vacancies will have to be filled via appointments. According to Students’ Union president Stephan Guscott, “[students] appointed by SLC through nominations committee aren’t elected by students, so they can’t vote on substantive motions or resolutions.” In addition to these vacancies, last year…
