York gets it…
York University’s vice-president students says, in a letter to the National Post, that York University considers the actions of the York Federation of Students in cancelling a debate last Thursday "regrettable." Robert Tiffin says that York’s administration is working to arrange a suitable venue within university controlled space…
Want to save money on tuition?
Are you willing to take 8:30am classes in order to do so? If you answered yes, there’s an university for you. I really like this idea – hopefully campuses in Canada will look at it as a way to better utilize their resources.…
Is there really a rape crisis on campus?
This provocative article from the L.A. Times says there is no crisis, it is merely a creation of those with an agenda to push. Well, I don’t actually agree with the article, it does make a good point – there is no clear definition of what sexual assault…
So you want to be president?
Great, now go read this… Your back? Go read it again……
You know your campaign is over
when you get hit with back-to-back J-Board rulings and the resulting negative publicity. (In this case, mixed publicity) One thing I note is the ability of the students’ union council and the students union executive to actually deal with the matter at hand in a transparent and accountable…
What a preventable tragedy
The fire in Hamilton Ontario which claimed the lives of five people, including three children may not have been fatal if there were working fire alarms installed in the house. The fire occurred only two blocks from my home. Many people in the community are devastated by what…
Chris Drew
Toronto-Centre’s man of international mystery. (6th picture)…
Let’s talk transparency and accountability
Does anyone know where a regular student can find a copy of the agenda for this weekend’s Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance General Meeting? If a student cannot find it online, then it is not transparent. A student having to come into their student union office is not transparency…
The election blogs
I am happy to note that student elections are getting good coverage this year by student journalists. A few of them are running election blogs. The leading blog this year definitely goes to Wassim Garzouzi for his coverage of both the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa…
The great advertising heist
York University’s marketing department has had just about enough of the Globe and Mail stealing their signature advertising concept, according to the Financial Post. The Post reports that the two parties are negotiating over what York is arguing is the theft of their advertising strategy. The ads in…