Vote for me
“Annoyed with student politicians earnestly trying to convince you that the world will descend into anarchy if they aren’t elected? Does anarchy sound worth a try?” If you agree, you might have wanted to vote last month for the student politician who authored of those words: Fire Hydrant.…
Laptop containing private student data stolen
Memorial University informed its students that a professor’s stolen laptop contained private information about students in two classes. The professor returned from an out-of-province trip to discover his private residence had been broken into and his personal laptop stolen. The theft occurred between January 15 – 18, 2008.…
University slogans make art
The UWaterloo Daily Bulletin reports on an interesting exhibition at the UW art gallery. The exhibit by Cathy Busby takes university recruitment slogans and makes art out of them. Looks really cool. There is a photo gallery on flickr as well.…
So much for being a ’student’ movement
There is a lot of information contained in the CFS’s leaked war paper’s to wage a "shock and awe" campaign against BC campuses pushing for independence from the so-called "student movement" as the CFS likes to call themselves. The "Volunteers" tab is interesting to read. Line 9 is…
Where’s the Shatner?
The SSMU Winter GM agenda is now online. There are no Shatner motions, what fun is that?…
On Campus reads
THE TOP SIX Vulnerable Conservative MPs in university ridings, by MICHAEL GEIST, Professor University of Ottawa ‘Private faculty’ sets up shop at U of M by ALDO SANTIN, Winnipeg Free Press Students at UBC don’t appear too concerned with threat, CKNW AM980 Vancouver Politicians imperil native college by…
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…