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On June 29, 2016, the Students’ Union was informed by its lawyers that the decision regarding the injunction application to prevent the University of Calgary from taking over the management of MacHall will be delayed. The justice presiding over the case has revised her timeline and the decision is not expected until mid to late […]
Ottawa, May 4, 2016 – The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) believes that strong and autonomous student associations are integral to Canada’s post-secondary education system. It’s this belief that has caused CASA to firmly condemn the actions of the University of Calgary in its attempt to take over the management of the MacEwan Student […]
On Wednesday April 20, 2016, the Students’ Union (SU) honoured 34 faculty members and instructors for their commitment to student success at its annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony. The awards recognize individuals who make significant contributions in assisting students in reaching their highest potential. The SU’s campus-wide recognition program is for instructors who make a […]
The U of C has pulled the liquor license from the Den for BSD, so unfortunately, the SU cannot open the Den for BSD ( but the Den will reopen, fully licensed, on Thursday, April 14). The SU was told by the university today that the liquor license would be pulled because they feared ‘student […]
The University of Calgary and the Students’ Union agreed today to extend the mediation period to April 15, 2016 at 5 p.m. with regards to ownership and an agreement to maintain the Students’ Union’s management of MacHall. This demonstrates the continued commitment by both parties to come to a fair and equitable agreement that recognizes […]
After three months of mediation, negotiations over the ownership and management of MacHall broke down today (April 15, 2016). The parties were unable to resolve fundamental differences on ownership that would have put an end to this dispute over MacHall. “We hoped to be able to announce that we’ve come to an agreement with the […]
April 26, 2016 Yesterday the University of Calgary published a post responding to the SU’s announcement of the injunction court date set to block the takeover of MacHall. Instead of clarifying the record, the university’s statement deliberately withheld and misstated the facts. University statement: “If the university assumes management and operations of Mac Hall […]
