UWindsor president’s contract revealed
The University of Windsor is the latest university to release its presidential contract. Not much to report in it. The president, who just took office on Tuesday, gets less than a year in “retirement allowance” and a few other perks. The contract is only eight pages long and…
UBC student pleads guilty to mischief
A University of British Columbia student plead guilty yesterday to two counts of making threats and two counts of mischief after plotting against the university earlier this year. Hwi Lee, 19, made separate threats against the university in January and February, which resulted in a partial shutdown of…
Nice: CUP NBC Sheena Goodyear goes critical on new MUN chancellor
I have to give Sheena Goodyear props for a good argument. I disagree with her, but I’m bias – I love a CDS who isn’t a bureaucrat first.…
UWO president’s platinum handshake
University of Western Ontario President Paul Davenport will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in retirement and termination benefits, according to details in his contract released by the university today. Read Davenport’s entire contract yourself and read our coverage of McMaster president Peter George’s retirement package.…
Major development: Harper claims to have personality
Prime Minister Harper put a price tag on his alleged personality of $1-million. $1-million? This assumes he has a personality and that it be worth a million bucks.…
Oshawa Councillor wants tuition discount for local students
It’s a bad idea, but it doesn’t actually hurt anyone.…
University of Lethbridge hit by flash flood
The University of Lethbridge is recovering from damage caused by 45 millimetres of torrential rain which dropped during a two hour period on Canada Day. The rain caused widespread flooding in low-lying areas of the city of 83,960 people, forcing the mayor to declare a state of emergency.…
Loreto: Surprisingly journalistic
When I received last week’s CUP (Canadian University Press) wire in my inbox, I was a little surprised by their choice of lead story. It was “Student unions join forces for Fight Fees 14,” by Nora Loreto of the Ryerson Free Press.Yes, that Nora Loreto – former RSU…
UWO to release president’s contract
UPDATE: News story, including a link to the full contract, available here. The University of Western Ontario put out a statement this morning saying they are releasing the contact of UWO president Paul Davenport following a media request. “A member of the media has asked for a copy…
Somebody give this administration an ‘A’ for their stupidity
An administrator at Britain’s Manchester Metropolitan University sent an internal e-mail telling instructors to inflate student marks to compete with other universities. The BBC says the email was sent to computing and mathematics staff by the department’s academic standards manager. I’d say the academic standards manager should be…