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• Last Class Bash

  Last Class Bash

  We all study hard through the entire year so why not party hard on the last day of classes?  The TRUSU Last Class Bash gives you a chance to relax one last time with classmates, faculty, and friends!The Last Class Bash features a beer garden, music, free food, games, and prizes. The party starts early and goes throughout the afternoon, so everyone has the chance to come out and celebrate the end of a long year of classes, labs, reading, and assignments! Send off the year with friends and fun at the TRUSU Last Class Bash!The Last Class Bash runs from 12pm-4pm on Thursday April 12 in the Campus Commons! … Read More
• 2012 General Election Results

  2012 General Election Results

              President           McIntyre, Dustin         Yes     537   No     109   Spoiled       1               VP External           Robinson, Dylan         Yes     530   No       89   Spoiled     2               VP Finance           Spence, Jeromy         Yes     495   No     109   Spoiled       1               VP Internal           Bahabri, Trad Saba &nb… Read More
• 2012 Election Candidates

  2012 Election Candidates

  The following candidates have been nominated for election in the 2012 TRUSU General Election. Polling will take place on the Wednesday March 21 from 8AM-8PM and Thursday March 22 from 8AM-4PM in the Students' Union Building (Independent Centre). President:McInyre, Dustin | Your Vote = Your Voice  Vice President External Robinson, Dylan | Your Vote = Your Voice  Vice President InternalBahabri, Trad | Your Vote = Your Voice  Vice President FinanceSpence, Jeromy | Your Vote = Your Voice  Click here to download the candidate biographies.  Aboriginal Students' Representative Guichon, Nolan | Your Vote = Your Voice  International Students' Representative Patel, Parth Mukesh | Independent  Women Students' Representative Moulton, Alexandra | Your Vote = Your Voice  Representative - Graduate Studies Hutfluss, Kathleen | Your Vote = Your Voice  Representative - Arts, Science, Education, and Advanced Technology Douglass, Leif | Your Vote = Your Voice Representative - Business & Economics, and School of TourismMacedo, Co… Read More
• Story Teller's Gala

  Story Teller's Gala

  The TRUSU Aboriginal Collective was created in 2008/09 to provide an avenue in the Students’ Union to bring forward Aboriginal perspectives and address Aboriginal issues on campus. It serves as a recognition of the continued legacy of colonialism, residential schools, and the resulting gap in well-being for Aboriginal peoples. But it is also as a means to move forward, to close the gaps, and to achieve equity, understanding, and good will between all of Canada’s peoples.   The Story Tellers’ Gala embodies these goals. We hope to introduce you to Aboriginal cultures and to open discussion on current issues. In particular, we will address issues of education, which offers one of the our most promising pathways. The Gala may be one short day, but it is a step in the right direction. One we hope you will take it with us.   The Story Teller's Gala includes:   Pine-Needle Basket Making Workshop - Carl ArchiePost-Secondary Student Support Program Worskshop - Cassandra Opikokew  Complimentary LunchPreformances - Sage HillsKeynote Address -… Read More
• 2012 General Election

  2012 General Election

  Nominations for the 2012 TRUSU General Election open on March 7, 2012 at 9:00am for the following positions:PresidentVice President ExternalVice President InternalVice President FinanceAboriginal Students' RepresentativeInternational Students' RepresentativeWomen Students' Representative Representative - Graduate StudiesRepresentative - Arts, Sciences, Education, and Advanced TechnologyRepresentative - School of Business, Economics & Tourism. Representative - School of Social Work, Nursing, Trades, and Division of Student Development  Packages must be picked up and dropped off at the Members' Services Desk in the Students' Union Building. Nominations close at 4:00pm on March 14, 2012. The campaign period opens on March 15, at 9:00am. Polling will take place in the Students' Union Building on March 21 from 8am-8pm and March 22 from 8am-4pm. … Read More
• International Women's Day

  International Women's Day

  For International Women's Day, the TRUSU Women's Collective will be screening "Miss Representation" in the Clock Tower Theatre on March 8 at 7pm. Admission is free.  Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman’s value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legisl… Read More