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This week’s Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) meeting was held on July 20. A significant point of discussion was the approval of the Health and Dental Plan Plebiscite Questions. Due to increasing fees, the Students’ Union (SU) can no longer financially support the Health and Dental Plan in its current state.  “Some parts of the Health and Dental Plan have to budge, either the fees or the coverage,” said Mickail Hendi, vice president operations and finance.  The Health and Dental fee has stayed the same since 1993, and the University of Calgary’s fees are currently one of the l...

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...