Wow, I thought he would be around forever
Many student press alumni will remember Trevor Hargreaves of Douglas College – mostly because he has been around at his paper for a very long time. Last year*, he was Editor-in-Chief of The Other Press* when it pretty much ignored the Douglas Students Union scandal. During his time…
UOIT gets $120-million for new “Automotive Centre for Excellence”
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is receiving more than $120 million in contributions from General Motors Corp. and the two levels of government to establish the “General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence.” General Motors is contributing over $60 million to create the centre which…
Laurier Freethought Alliance to be granted club status
I just spoke to the President of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students Union. Dan Allison tells me that the Laurier Freethought Alliance will be granted club status by the students union. According to Allison, the original denial was an “administrative misunderstanding” stemming from the application submitted by the…
CFS document sent to wrong people
The blogosphere was very active last night as the Canadian Federation of Students waits to find out who will post internal CFS information that reveals their multi-tens of thousands of dollars referendum campaign plans. The internal document, never intended to be seen by non-loyalist members of the CFS…
You want to be here on Thursday
Tomorrow may be Super Tuesday, Sunday may have been Super Bowl Sunday – but these will be nothing compared to my Super Thursday! This Thursday, I will be travelling to Ryerson University for the student debate of the decade* – the Ryerson Students’ Union electoral debate. But, before…
Send me your most ridiculous fees
I am working on another “nickel and diming the student body” article. I want to focus on fees that have fancy names implying that they are spent on something useful for students but actually are blatant cash grabs. Registration fees are one of my favourites, even better are…
And I thought my morning commute was bad
I missed a city committee meeting agenda item on public transit this morning because of missing buses on the McMaster lines. I thought that was a bit ironic… then I read the Bloor subway in Toronto had a car derail last night.…
Fun with Google Search
Google Search Term:one giant orgy of corruption…
Aaron Takhar co-accused shot dead in targeted shooting
An associate of former Kwantlen University College Student Association head Aaron Takhar (read the story of his corrupt reign here) has been shot dead in what police are describing as a targeted gang killing. NEWS1130 in Vancouver reports…
STU Strike over
Statement from St. Thomas University: Negotiations between St. Thomas University and the Faculty Association have continued since Wednesday, January 30 with the assistance of a mediator from the Provincial Government. During negotiations, there was a serious impasse on the full-time agreement in the areas of compensation, as well…