For those who are unaware, students registered in 12 or more credit hours are automatically enrolled in the student union’s health and dental plan.
Read moreCool Stuff Around Brandon
BUSU is hosting the Glow-Up Social at the Park Community Centre, there are going to be a bunch of food trucks set up at the Victoria Inn parking lot, and local high school students are selling discount cards for several popular businesses around town!
Read moreWhat BUSU Can Do For You
Brandon University Students’ Union is an elected group of students who work at BU to make your university experience the best it can possibly be.
Read moreImaginus Poster Sale Returns to BU
The Imaginus poster sale, which comes to BU each year will be once more set up in the Mingling Area. The sale will take place on Thursday, February 2nd from 9:00am until 6:00pm, and Friday, February 3rd from 9:00am until 5:00pm.
Read moreWhat’s a “Building Fee”?
Like most students, September is a hard month for me. Getting back into a routine is not the only difficult part of September; September is also an incredibly expensive month. Tuition is due and the cost of textbooks adds up quickly. Of the over $4,000 I currently owe in tuition and fees, over $500 of that is in fees that students have voted to pay. Half this cost is the $250 health and dental plan (which you can opt out of if you have alternate coverage through a parent or spouse), and the rest is made up of BUSU and building fund fees, the U-Pass, the Quill Levy, CFS Fee, and WUSC fee.
Read moreBuy textbooks for less!
With each August day that slips through your fingers, September and the start of the 2013/2014 regular term nears. In addition to perhaps requiring a new fall wardrobe (budget pending, as always), every student needs textbooks for their new courses.
Read moreΑληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη
Made you look. Clever, no? I am sure you are dying to know why I have put strange hieroglyphics at the top of your everyday student newspaper. Well, let me tell you…
Read moreThe year in review: thoughts from Miss Taylor
This is my last article for The Quill as BUSU President, so I think now would be a good time to reflect on this year, as well as share with you my thoughts on some of the things that need to happen in the future to ensure the success of BUSU.
Read moreElection by-laws changing: no one has problems anymore
(This article was written for The Quill’s April Fool’s Day edition, The Swill, and is therefore entirely fictitious in its content.) The Swill has learned that the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) will introduce bylaw changes which would see dramatic alterations to their electoral procedures.
Read moreBU: We’re Number Ten!
(This article was written for The Quill’s April Fool’s Day edition, The Swill, and is therefore entirely fictitious in its content.)
Read moreLetter to the Editor: words from BUSU President
Hi, everyone. As some of you may know, BUSU held their regular elections for the 2013-2014 academic year last week, on March 18th and 19th. I ran for re-election, but ended up losing by 30 votes to Stephanie Bachewich. I had told those close to me throughout the campaign that if I were to lose, I would feel as though the work I did this past year was not appreciated by students.
Read moreWhy should you vote?
Next week, BU students will choose their new BUSU executive and council, elect student senators, and representatives to several boards. In recent years, much like in federal elections, voter turnout has been extremely poor at BU.
Read moreStructual Inequality Threatens All Canadians
Structural inequality threatens to erode the societal fabric that binds together Canada’s social democracy. Fundamental Canadian values of fairness, cooperation, compassion and egalitarianism have been swept aside and forgotten by Canada’s public leaders. The philosophy of neoliberalism and its central tenants of competition, individualism, deregulation, and wealth accumulation are transforming the socio-cultural landscape of Canada.
Read moreWhat is Idle No More, and why should you care?
Idle No More is a grassroots movement that began with the actions of four women and has since expanded into a global effort. According to the official Idle No More website, the goal of Idle No More is to “[call] on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water.
Read moreSuz Duff Presents…BUSMEA
The Brandon University Student Music Educators’ Association (BUSMEA) is a very active student group on campus. The group is not limited to music students, being open to anyone interested in music education.
Read moreInternational Student Recruitment at BU
International students are hugely beneficial to Canada. They contribute to our economy and our diversity, and they fill labour gaps in our workforce. Economically, international students contributed $8 billion to our GDP in 2011; the GDP contribution would be $40 billion if we filled labour market vacancies that currently exist by naturalising our international students.
Read moreInternational Student Recruitment at BU
Brandon University should develop a comprehensive plan to recruit international students. Most Canadian universities have internationalized their student enrolment management plan to include student recruitment in non-traditional foreign countries.
Read moreLetter to the Editor: Collective Funding
Dear Editor: In regards to last week’s article on Collective funding, I wanted to add a few more points that were not addressed, as well as state my opinion on the matter, being a member of the current Women’s Collective.
Read moreIn Pictures: Mental Health Week
From November 13th to 16th Brandon University and BUSU hosted a Mental Health Week, in collaboration with many other organizations. Here are just a few highlights from the week!
Read moreAn Interview with the BU Chemistry Club
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing the President of the Brandon University Chemistry Club, Emiliya Mamleeva. The Chemistry Club has been working hard this year to reach out to students in their department as well as other student groups on campus.
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