Expulsion for Facebook cheating?
A Ryerson University student is facing possible expulsion for sharing homework tips with other students on Facebook. First-year student Chris Avenir has been accused of cheating for setting up a Facebook group where 146 engineering students discussed homework assignments worth 10 per cent of their mark, the Toronto…
My love/hate relationship with The Western Gazette
I have this real love/hate thing going on with The Western Gazette. Some days, I really love their coverage and then there are others when I really hate it. Today, it’s love. (Nice work Lauren.) UPDATE: I just read further into the paper and there is a lot…
CASA responses to CFS quotes in article about end of CMSF
The Concordian ran an article about the end of the CMSF foundation Tuesday which focused on the reality that Quebec students will likely be excluded from the new grant program due to Ottawa’s love of appeasing side-deals for Quebec. (The Quebec government will get the money that would…
On air at UOttawa this afternoon
Wassim Garzouzi, "Blogger-in-Chief" of the amazing The SFUO Blog™ and Rédacteur en chef of La Rotonde, has invited me to be a guest on air this afternoon. Tune in to CHUO 89.1FM in Ottawa, channel 943 on Rogers Digital Cable in the Ottawa area or (as most of…
$5-mil for Carleton, still nothing for FNTI
Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities John Milloy continues his "I’ve got money to hand out" trip across the province. Today, he is in Ottawa again with $5-million for Carleton University. This brings the total for announcements this week to over $20-million. He still hasn’t found $1.5-million…
Cape Breton students “shocked” by CFS’ silence over ed program
The Cape Breton Students’ Union is angry at the Canadian Federation of Students (Canada’s biggest student lobby group) for not showing up at their recent rally. The union organized a rally with students, residents, university administrators and politicians to raise awareness about controversial recommendations from a provincial education…
ANSSA also concerned about PSE research
Paris Meilleur over at the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations has publicly added her voice to those concerned about the loss of the Millennium Scholarship Foundation research. As reported here, the Foundation will be replaced next year by the Canada Student Loan Program. But the research that…
Arizona considers allowing guns on campus
In an effort to prevent campus shootings like the recent North Illinois tragedy, Arizona State is considering a bill that would allow concealed guns on campuses. The bill is being sponsored by Senator Karen S. Johnson and has been approved the Senate Judiciary Committee. It would allow people…
Universities under fire for buying ads to thank government for funding
Ryerson University and the University of Toronto are under fire from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations after placing advertisements thanking the Ontario government for recent funding announcements. Ryerson placed advertisements in the National Post, The Globe and Mail, and Toronto Star a month ago following the…
Budget 2008 fails First Nation post-secondary students
While I was in Ottawa last week, I took the opportunity to ask Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, about the First Nations Technical Institute issue. Basically, the federal government recently cut funding to the institution (that offers apprenticeships, diplomas, bachelor’s degrees, and even a…