By: Taya Nabuurs A fourth-year UPEI student has recently brought to light the university’s investments in the fossil fuel industry with a petition he began in an effort to urge UPEI to divest from fossil fuels and re-invest in companies […]
By: Drew MacEachern Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:01pm. Before the agenda for the meeting was approved. VPSL (Student Life) Nathan Hood moved a motion to add new society ratifications to the agenda. President Dana […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa The position of Vice President Communications which once was an executive position has metamorphosed into the post of Director of Communications. By voting on a referendum question click here if you missed it, UPEI students approved the […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney International students comprise a significant proportion of students at UPEI. For those who arrive not fluent in English, their first experience of UPEI usually comes through the English Academic Placement program, or EAP. We have already reported on […]
By: Drew MacEachern Call to Order The first council meeting of 2016 was called to order at 6:00pm. This was quickly followed by an approval of the agenda and minutes from the previous council meeting. President Dana Kenny added a […]
By: Drew MacEachern For many students, the most visible members of the Student Union are the Executive. However, they do not act alone. Most of the Executive’s work is done in relation to the SU Council. Despite this, the Council; […]
By: Nick Scott Over the past few days there’s been quite a bit of drama surrounding VP of Communication Alex Heighington’s resignation, especially surrounding the whole issue of this anonymous “letter to the editor†and its being deleted by the […]
Dear readers, at the UPEISU’s Council meeting on Nov. 29th 2015, both Alex Heighington, the VP Communications, and Ellen Boyd, the AVC Rep, resigned from council. Printed here in full is the letter that Heighington read to Council to announce […]
By: Nick Scott The Annual General Meeting for covered what UPEI’s student union has accomplished so far into the year, and furthermore on what they plan on tackling in the following semester. The executives were impressive, providing a concise, detailed […]
By: Taya Nabuurs Call to Order The Student Council Meeting was promptly called to order at 6:01. Reports President: Dana Kenny After the agenda and last meeting’s minutes were approved, UPEISU President Dana Kenny began the meeting with his report. […]
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