On Feb. 26, a combined forum for candidates running in this up-coming Students’ Union election took place online via Zoom. This event was organized by the Students in Communications (SIC) club and was moderated by Shaziah Jinnah, who is the vice-president student affairs with SIC.
The two candidates for president, Rayane Issa and Nicole Schmidt, took part in the forum, each advocating for the return of in-person attendance of classes. They both agreed that student consultation will be necessary in order to ensure the process is student-centered but noted that it would depend on the timing and safety that was best for students returning. Talks of tuition increases in response to the Alberta Provincial Budget had Schmidt and Issa present two different approaches about how they would tackle fighting tuition increases.
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CALGARY Educators at the University of Calgary will need to make do with even less this year after the UCP government reduced the school s operating budget once again. The province tabled its 2021-22 budget Thursday and the post-secondary institution soon learned it would have $25 million less in its operating budget, which is about a six per cent reduction. It s not the first time the school has seen its budget cut, as officials say they ve needed to resort to difficult decisions after its lost about 18 per cent of its operating budget since 2019. Dr. Ed McCauley, president and vice-chancellor of the U of C, says the cuts will have an impact on the campus community, but education remains top-of-mind.