Watching American Experience RFK
Watching American Experience on RFK.This is an important quote this is very true and it is a quote that he lived by:“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality” – Dante Alighieri…
SRA Members Now Reaching Out
The MSU on Friday decided to take a step back, cool down, and stop being angry at students for petitioning for a meeting of the SRA. To the credit of some members of the SRA, they are now asking for student input:…
The Link: Concordia's Independent Newspaper Reports that The Concordia SU was Potentially Bought Off by the University
Could something similar be going on here at McMaster? It would explain why the MSU lead by the, not elected by the student body, Vice President Education is in favour of the University’s proposal to increase student fees. We all know the MSU is in the University’s back…
CBC News: Ottawa students sue for more teaching assistants
Good Job UOttawa students! I have to also give a tip of the hat to the courts for not charging these students the filing fee. I have gained a lot of confidence in the courts just for that. They are allowing these citizens to seek what they believe…
Mention in this week's Toban
I got a mention in this week’s Toban for my work almost two years ago on UMSU Council: I miss my UMSU Council days, great debate, great people I represented (That includes Caleb despite the recall, btw I lost your email man, get in touch), the other members…
SFSS Court Case Coverage on SFU Biology Grad Caucus Blog
The SFU Biology Grad Caucus Blog has an update from one of their leaders on the SFU court case today: SFSS – 1st day in court I attended the SFSS court hearing earlier today. Don Crane (attorney for the Petitioners – the impeached Directors) presented his arguments to the…
The Gazette :: Pushy campaigns help no one
The Green Party campaigned heavily in the recent by-election in the riding of London-North-Centre, this included campaigning on the campus of UWO. Credit should be given for at least entering a campus to campaign, however as the Gazette news story on the issue and the Editorial on the…
Elsewhere: Impeached Simon Fraser Student Society G7 Takes Students To Court
Right now, it is 4:30pm in Vancouver. This means that the court case involving the SFSS has ended at least for the day. I have heard nothing yet and am awaiting some information. I expect it to arrive on Titus’ blog www.studentunion.ca some point tonight. You can read…
The McGill Daily – SSMU leaves FEUQ
The McGill Daily reports today that the vote held three weeks ago at McGill has resulted in a 73.9% vote in favour of withdrawal of SSMU from the FEUQ. However, the J-Board of SSMU did point how the question was biased and a perfect example of the kind…
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency SRA Meeting to be Held Within 10 Days
At 4pm Eastern Time today, history was made at McMaster University. In less than a day, a coalition of students had collected the necessary signatures to force their student government to hold an emergency meeting. This is the first time that members of the MSU have invoked their…