We’re committed to amplifying student voices, and sometimes do so in the media (no autographs, please). Check out the public activities of your current Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) by date and topic, or scroll for archives of previous administrations.
82nd SLC (MAY 1 2024 – APRIL 30 2025)
Your executives are: Ermia Rezaei-Afsah (President) | Naomie Bakana (VP Internal) | Jessie Dinh (VP Academic) | Mateusz Salmassi (VP External)
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THE ARCHIVES
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81st SLC (MAY 1 2023 – APRIL 30 2024)
81st SLC
Your executives were: Shaziah Jinnah Morsette (President), Mateusz Salmassi (VP External), Ermia Rezaei-Afsah (VP Student Life), Arlington Antonio Santiago (VP Operations and Finance), Sandra Amin (VP Academic)
- Alberta campus food banks see doubled demand from students (CBC News, 16th August 2023).
- Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary hunting for housing as campus residences full (CBC News, 8th August 2023).
- ‘It’s a big chapter of everyone’s life’: Thousands move into U of C dorms as first day of school nears (Calgary Herald, 27th August 2023).
- U of C requires doctor’s notes for deferred examinations again amid shortage of doctors from Wellness Services (The Gauntlet, 8th September 2023).
- International students say they want to study in Canada, but staying is a problem if they can’t find housing (CBC News, 22nd August 2023).
- Alberta invests $5 million in U of C’s new science facility (Calgary Herald, 13th September 2023).
- Former Ghanaian president visits campus, praises UCalgary’s diversity (UCalgary, 22 November 2023).
- University of Calgary Recovery Centre piloting substance-free residence for students (Calgary Herald, 1st November 2023).
- ‘Not enough to address housing crisis’: Calgary international students, lawyer react to permit cap (CBC News, 23rd January 2024).
- Summer job market looking thin, head of U of C students’ union says (CityNews, 15th April 2024).
- Newly opened drop-in and substance-free space a safe haven – with support from SU Quality Money (UCalgary, 26th February 2024).
- Alberta post-secondary students and faculty warn flat 2024 budget will squeeze universities, students (Edmonton Journal, 11th March 2023).
- Student leaders worry as U of C revenues now rely on tuition more than base grants (CBC News, 27th March 2024).
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NOVEMBER 2023-JANUARY 2024
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80th SLC (MAY 1 2022 – APRIL 30 2023)
80th SLC
- SU fights housing crisis by providing accessible support services for students (The Gauntlet, 1st August 2022)
- Calgary university students struggle with inflation and lingering pandemic effects (CityNews, 13th September 2022)
- University of Calgary Students’ Union launches ‘Stack the Mac’ food drive (Livewire, 5th October 2022)
- University of Calgary housing full for first time in history (CityNews, 8th August 2022)
- ‘Get out, hide or fight’: Students say U of C alert system failed during knife scare (Calgary Herald, 26th October 2022)
- U of C Students’ Union seeks financial help from province to develop free textbooks (CBC News, 14th September 2022)
- Students say lifting cap on working hours doesn’t fix bigger issues for international students (CBC News, 7th October 2022)
- U of C pushes vote on tuition hike after students’ union cries foul (Calgary Herald, 20th November 2022)
- Facing rising food and housing costs, Calgary students support each other (CBC News, 17th January 2023)
- Students fed up after fourth consecutive year of tuition hikes at U of C (Calgary Sun, 23rd January 2023)
- University of Calgary postpones tuition talks after backlash from student union (CityNews, 21st November 2022)
- University of Calgary students protest 4th consecutive tuition increase (Global News, 20th January 2023)
- Calgary students, newcomers applaud the end to interest payments on federal student loans (Livewire, 7th November 2022)
- U of C students raise concerns about proposed tuition hikes at university town hall (Calgary Herald, 8th December 2022)
- University students on the high cost of living (CBC Radio, 3rd February 2023)
- Lots of work left for affordable post-secondary: UCalgary SU (Livewire, 16th February 2023)
- University of Calgary students protest 4th consecutive tuition increase (Global News, 20th January 2023)
- Alberta to require ‘free speech reporting’ after uproar over controversial academic visit (CBC News, 3rd February 2023)
- Controversial Calgary Lecturer Shut Down At University Of Lethbridge – the SU lends support (Penticton Herald, 7th February 2023)
- UCP to cap post-secondary tuition hikes at two per cent (Calgary Herald, 16th February 2023)
- Town hall held with MLA Jason Copping sparks frustration with the 2023 budget (The Gauntlet, 9th March 2023)
- UCalgary students rally to reverse cuts, freeze fees (CityNews, 27th March 2023)
- Students protest against tuition hikes at SU organized Alberta Student Day of Action (The Gauntlet, 27th March 2023)
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79th SLC (MAY 1 2021 – APRIL 30 2022)
79th SLC
- U of C students frustrated after classes suddenly switch online (Calgary Herald, 27th August 2021)
- Students, businesses ‘incredibly disappointed’ with Alberta’s new COVID-19 restrictions (Global News, 16th September 2021)
- Students to collect food bank donations for annual Trick-or-Eat event (The Gauntlet, 25th October 2021)
- Masks, vaccinations not mandatory at U of C this fall; decision sparks backlash from faculty (CTV News, 11th August 2021)
- U of C Students’ Union demands reimbursement for students who anticipated classes being in-person (CityNews, 27th August 2021)
- ‘Last-minute pivot’ to online learning irks U of C students’ union (CBC News, 8th September 2021)
- Calgary student group calls for polling stations on campuses (CityNews, 15th August 2021)
- On-campus voting comes back for Calgary municipal election (Livewire, 20th August 2021)
- Q Centre launches initiative to provide scholarships dedicated to the queer community (The Gauntlet, 3rd January 2022)
- SLC votes to withdraw from the Council of Alberta University Students (The Gauntlet, 10th December 2021)
- Board of Governors votes to approve tuition increase for the third consecutive year (The Gauntlet, 17th December 2021)
- Omicron spurs Alberta post-secondary institutions to return to online learning in January (CBC News, 23rd December 2021)
- No Bermuda Shorts Day celebration at the University of Calgary this week (CTV News, 12th April 2022)
- Alberta university students struggle to find jobs despite employment landscape re-opening (CBC News, 26th April 2022)
- U of C students’ union calls for clarity for return to campus at end of month (Calgary Herald, 7th February 2022)
- SU supports U of C’s decision to continue its health measures after provincial restrictions lift (The Gauntlet, 9th February 2022)
- Postsecondary students grapple with increased tuitions as a result of provincial funding cuts to education (Globe & Mail, 29th March 2022)
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