Bring on the Little Kids!

Last week the U of L officially broke ground on the lastest addition to the campus – construction has begun on the new Daycare Facility here. This is a pretty big deal considering that this push for on campus daycare has taken nearly five full years to come to fruition.

Ground was broken by student leaders, senior level administrators, members of the Daycare Action Committee (DAC), and the outside service provider for the daycare facility. For many of the students present this opening was a large victory as the movement to bring daycare onto campus began as a grass roots movement. DAC was formed with the support of faculty and staff here at the U of L, but largely was made up of students. Their study on the need for daycare on campus was the prime spring board that got this issue moving along in the upper levels of administration. You can find many of their studies here.

All of those who worked so hard to bring this service to campus, congratulations – here’s to 2010, when the facility will officially open its doors for service.

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

ULSU Club of the Year Winner – GALIA

Congratulations are due to the Gay and Lesbian Integrity Association (GALIA) here at the University of Lethbridge for winning the ULSU Club of the Year Award!

Out of the 5 clubs nominated for this award, GALIA was selected by the ULSU Clubs’ Council as the best club on campus for this year. GALIA has shown a high level of professionalism and spirit in all of their events – they have renewed the face of their club by increasing the number events they host. They have sponsored advocacy events and social nights alike, and very shortly will be painting a brand new mural in the tunnel.

On behalf of the ULSU General Assembly, I would like to extend a well deserved congratulations to GALIA.

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

Awards, Awards, and More Awards

***NOTE*** The deadline for the Student of the Year award has been extended until March 24, 2009.

I am pleased to announce that the ULSU is accepting nominations for two awards that are given out each year – The “Student of the Year Award” and The “Students’ Union Club of the Year Award.“

Student of the Year Award
This is an annual award presented to the student who embodies leadership, commitment, and contributes to the betterment of U of L students;  this may be exemplified by involvement in clubs, non-profit organizations, student organizations, community and volunteerism.

The DEADLINE for nomination submissions is March 24, 2009.  The winner will be presented with this award at the annual ULSU Changeover Reception on April 16th.

Students’ Union Club of the Year Award
This annual award will be presented to the Students’ Union ratified club that has demonstrated the most outstanding effort and dedication in its endeavors over the past year. This club should have preformed successful initiatives and should be in excellent standing with Clubs’ Council.

The DEADLINE for nomination submissions is March 18, 2009.  The winner will be presented with this award at the annual ULSU Changeover Reception on April 16th.

If you would like to nominate a club or individual for either of these awards please email VP Internal Eric Hawthorne at su.internal@uleth.ca

Please include in the email:

• The Nominee(s) name
• An email address to contact the Nominee(s)
• A well written description of why the nominee should be chosen for this award

Cheers,
Eric
VP Internal

Introductions and Head to Head

Well Folks,

It’s that time of year again. If you hadn’t noticed, there are a whole bunch of posters plastered around this University, trying to get you to support candidates in their bid to rule the ULSU! Cue dramatic music!

Who will be the next crew? Guess what, it is all up to you ( Ha, that rhymes. (I wish I could do that all the time!)).

So come on out to the Atrium on Wednesday, February 25th, at Noon, and meet the candidates. This is our annual Town Hall, where all prospective candidates will tell you why they want to be on the next ULSU Council.

Then, it gets really exciting. Thursday, February 26th, again at Noon in the Atrium, come on out for the Executive Candidate Debates! Now, you may ask, “Who are 3/4 candidates going to debate, when they are acclaimed?”. Well, have no fear, except for the VP Internal position, all other candidates will be up against myself, and the current VP Admin, Brodie Pattenden. And my goodness, is Brodie a ferocious debater!

For more information about the ULSU Elections, or to find out about the candidates, visit WWW.ULSU.CA

Adam Vossepoel

President

Sloan Live @ The Zoo

Fresh off the madness and muscial mayhem that occurred less than a week ago in the Far West parking lot, the ULSU is proud to present another major concert for the month of September:

Sloan Live @ The Zoo

Tickets are available online! Click the picture above to head to the ULSU website to order them. (Technical Difficulties, thank you for you patience.)

Tickets will be on sale at the Service Centre Monday, September 15th, 2008.

$15.00 IN ADVANCE

$20.00 AT THE DOOR

Check Sloan out at : www.sloanmusic.com

Check out Will Currie & The Country French at: www.thecountryfrench.com

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

Hedley is Playing Fresh U Jamboree

Hedley is Playing Fresh U Jamboree

Hedley is coming to Lethbridge for Fresh U Jamboree!

We have been hinting at it for a while now and the ULSU is proud to announce that Hedley will be the headlining act of Fresh U Jamboree.

Tickets are available on-line now for $25! (Click Here or on the image above to purchase)

Please note: If you have already purchased your Fresh Fest package, this includes a ticket for Fresh U Jamboree. If you have not purchased a ticket for Fresh Fest or Fresh U Jamboree, what are you waiting for?! Do it now!

You can purchase Fresh Fest tickets here.

You can purchase Fresh U Jamboree tickets here.

The final Fresh U Jamboree line-up looks like this:

Sleeping with Tuesday
Mahoney
Vacation on Mars
Hedley featuring a special guest
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
Hot Little Rocket
Dan Mangan

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

Lethbridge Takes Silver in Rugby!

From July 16th – 19th, 2008 in the city of Córdoba, Spain 5 female University of Lethbridge students along with fellow rugby players from across Canada competed in the 3rd University World Rugby Championship. Playing against the likes France, Spain, Great Britain, and Italy, our girl played hard and placed second, earning a silver medal.

Team Canada - Silver Medallist, Spain 2008

Back L-R: Matt Parrish (coach), Tiffany Dautremont, Michelle Joslin, Annika Errikson, Ashley MacDonald, Ghislaine Landry, Dana Stoughton, Andrea Letal, Brittany Orr, Sue Chalk (coach), Carrie Smith (therapist).

Front L-R: Shannon Court, Cass Wendzich, Amanda Matchet, Jessie Wall.

The ULSU would like to extend congratulations to all our Canadian players, but in particular; Ashley MacDonald, Shannon Court, Tiffany Dautremont, Brittany Orr, and Andrea Letal who are all from the University of Lethbridge.

Well done girls and here’s to the University of Lethbridge continuing to be excellent in Women’s Rugby! A national championship and now a silver medal in a world competition.

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

fresh fest! sign up now!

Online registration is now open!

Click on the giant lemon to head to www.ulsu.ca to gain access to biggest 3 day party the University of Lethbridge has ever seen.

Fresh Fest - Sign Up Now!

Fresh Fest Details

September 4-6, 2008

FRESH FLIX
The festivies begin with a Movie on the Hill. Come out an enjoy a free movie on the Big   Screen, right at the U of L!

FRESH FACTOR
In teams, you will compete in challenge stations set up across the campus. The team with the most points wins!

FRESH FRIDAY NIGHT
Join us for a secret Friday night activity. You will have to sign up to find out what it is!

FRESH U JAMBOREE
An outdoor music festival, with 8 live bands, promising to be one of the can’t miss events of the year!

Meal Exchange – A Great Cause

Here is my report regarding the trip I made into the centre of the Universe. Enjoy;

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I was in Toronto with 34 other delegates from across Canada to talk about the growing problem of food and how it affects the average university student. Esurio was hosted by a charitable organization known as Meal Exchange, which started out as a student led initiative that sought to ease the burden of hunger across Canada. Now in the full swing of their operations, Meal Exchange has chapters from coast to coast that run programs to help local charities and food banks combat the problem of hunger.

My role in this conference was slightly different that the average delegate; I was attending under the flag of a “food bank coordinator” representing the service that we offer here at the University of Lethbridge.

The conference helped me learn a lot about the situation that is facing a lot of people in Canada with regards to hunger, however, the problem of hunger on a campus is a different issue as I have learned. Our situation as students with regards to hunger is rarely a factor of the social fabric we come from. Instead student hunger seems to be a product of circumstance; the fact that large sums of money are due at certain points in time (tuition, books, rent, etc.) and then compound by restricted time due to classes and thus limited earning potential.

Esurio taught me about the need to report on the facts of our campus and the situations that we face as students. Because of this, I will be planning a student hunger survey that will be given to the general public to gauge hunger on our campus and what we as the ULSU can do to combat it. I have also made some minor adjustments to help provide a stronger service from our Food Bank that I hope our community members will notice in the near future.

My only regret with this conference is that by the end of the three days I felt as though I had attended the same seminars over and over again; a greater range of diversity of subject for the food bank coordinators would have helped a lot. Also, at times the sessions I attended did not apply to my position since they were targeting Meal Exchange chapter coordinators.

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Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal

Everyone, Meet Will

Will Allen - CEO of Growing Power Inc.

I recently returned from a conference in Toronto this past weekend and during my time there I learned about a very impressive man and his company.

This man’s name is Will Allen.

His company is called Growing Power Inc.

Will Allen’s project has bloomed into an amazing company that has truly captivated me. Growing Power Inc. is all about creating sustainable, secure sources of food for people everywhere. They do some amazing work for the community and youth. What really got me was some of the extremely innovative systems for growing and composting they use.

For instance, in the green houses, compost heats the houses during winter. In order to water the plants, a trickle-down system is used for efficiency and fish are grown in conjunction with this watering system. It sounds kinda space age, but it looks really cool.

I could go on and on about this amazing project but I think you should see more for yourself.
Check out these links:

The Growing Power Inc. Homepage
Videos from Growing Power Inc.

Cheers,

Eric
VP Internal