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20 SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 GAUNTLET COMICSEditor: Dawn Muenchrath • illustrations@thegauntlet.ca • @GauntletUofCThe Grand Discourse -Jack middleton & Abdellah SalmanDrifters With Pencils -Jan OngThe Absurdist -Rhys SosnowskiNetwork AdminYou’ve Arrived… Now Get Involved!The week of Sept. 16 - 20 is Clubs Week right volunteer experience off-campus orin MacEwan Student Centre. This is your around the world! Do you love being green?Ben Cannonopportunity to make some new friends with We’ve got a brand new volunteer opportunityVP Student Lifesimilar interests. The SU Clubs program for ambassadors of sustainability. Visit thehas over 300 sanctioned clubs with well over Volunteer Services link on the SU website,10,000 student members. There something or drop by their office at the east end of thefor everyone from athletics to music to theatre MSC main level.to social issues to volunteering to religion to This is just the beginning of a load ofcultural issues to politics and academics. And potential opportunities for you to make themany of them will be here this week to talk to most of your year. Stay tuned to this article,you. We’re finishing off the week with a free keep in THE LOOP or visit our web site at“Rep Your Club” cabaret in the Black Lounge su.ucalgary.ca on a regular basis. You can alsoat 9 p.m. on Friday. Come out and meet follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagrammembers of your club!(always SUUofC).Your SU Offers an ExcitingLine-up of OpportunitiesHey U of C! I’m Ben Cannon, your VPStudent Life for this year. I want to personallywelcome each of you to a great universityand an action-packed year filled with excitingevents, programs, services and opportunitiesto get involved. When you walked in the dooryou became part of a group of some 25,000students that make up the membership of theStudents’ Union.We are here to serve and represent youthrough the fun parts and the sometimesdifficult parts of your university experience.Academic support programs, travel andconference funding, volunteer opportunities,student priced books and copying, studentclubs, snacks, food and some fun events –everything you’ll need to survive and enjoy.Here are just a few to get youstarted:Every week, That Empty Space in MacEwanStudent Centre offers Cinemania - freemovies on Monday nights and free Yoga inthe Space over the lunch hour on Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays. And to roundout your 5 Days of Fitness, check out thefree Spin Class on Monday mornings at theU of C Fitness Centre (Track Level), and freeBoot Camp on Friday mornings and HardCore Express in KNB 070 in the afternoon.The SU also has a wide variety of volunteeropportunities available. SU VolunteerServices hosts ten on-campus volunteerprograms throughout the year, and theirfriendly staff can also help guide you to theI’m honoured to represent you!My experiences at the U of Chave been incredible and I hopethat yours will be too.The Students’ Union advertisement is provided by the su and published without Gauntlet editorial revision.