Must Read: Rybak on CUSA situation
Jeff Rybak wrote an amazing piece related to the CUSA situation last night, and it is definitely a must-read. Check it out: Why dumb things happen around smart students.…
Offline for a few hours
I’m going to be offline for a few hours at the meeting of the vast right-wing conspiracy. Hopefully the food is good tonight. Actually, I’m just heading out to study for a bit, coffee with a friend and then kicking ass at Civilization Revolution. Regrets in advance if…
Finally, a student union with sanity!
The following was posted on the official blog of the Bishop’s University student government: Rest assured that here at Bishop’s, we’ll continue supporting Shinerama during Frosh Week. The fight against cystic fibrosis is an important one, and we’ve been involved for years. While we may not have raised…
CFS supports York strike, gives CUPE $2,500
According to a report in The Excalibur, the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario* has given CUPE 3903 a $2,500 donation which is assisting the union to provide free lunches to striking TAs, GAs, and contract faculty at York. I bet York students are thrilled to learn their…
CUSA is not actually sorry
The following news release was sent out by the Carleton University Students Association at 11:30 this morning: Attention News Editors: Carleton University Students’ Association moves to reverse decision on Shine-A-Rama OTTAWA, Nov. 26 /CNW Telbec/ – Carleton University Students’ Association President Brittany Smyth has indicated that CUSA council…
CUSA: Can’t somebody shut her up?
Seriously, she keeps getting worse and the bullshit gets more unbelievable.…
Free advice to CUSA president and Carleton students (and other students as well)
I’ve covered a lot of student union embarrassments during my university career and my time with Maclean’s. The CUSA racist motion controversy is by far the worst. Most scandals only stain the students’ union and maybe, to a limited extent, the university. This one is completely destroying the…
This week’s controversies brought to you by the letter C
Later today, pro-life/anti-abortion at the University of Calgary are planning to display graphic photos of abortion at the University of Calgary. The university is promising to arrest the students if they do so. The university proudly states the fact that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not…
Carleton shelves Shinerama on faulty facts
The Carleton University Students’ Association, Local 1 of the Canadian Federation of Students, has decided to stop fundraising as part of the national Shinerama program. Shinerama is a national event involving students from almost every Canadian university. During the beginning of September, as part of orientation activities, students…