Mayoral Candidates Debate at Dalewood Community Centre
As regular readers of my blog are aware, I have decided to support Fred Eisenberger for Mayor. That is who I am voting for. However, I decided to attend the mayoral debate tonight. Probably because I am such a complete political geek. I did enjoy Brother Michael Baldasaro…
McMaster University Students = Bad People
At another community debate for Ward One Councillor. The main theme is that students are the most horrible people and we need to find a place for them to live where they are not among us. I am being a little sarcastic. I am greatly concerned with the…
MSU Politicans fire Sil Editor-in-Chief (Executive Editor)
To view a detailed post on the bylaws and policies violations by the MSU Board of Directors please click here (Warning it is an extensive post and a long read)The big story I have been working on is the firing of the Executive Editor of the Silhouette by…
Court of Appeal for Ontario rules on matter involving the McMaster Students Union
This came as a surprise to myself and everyone I have spoken to today. No one was aware that the MSU was a party to a case before the courts, let alone a case on appeal.I have not yet had a chance to read and understand the ruling…
Electronic Textbooks – Good, Bad, or Just the Same?
Reading the news tonight and this is something that I think needs a discussion (BTW, Colbert is hilarious with The Word tonight) among students. It is the subject of Electronic Textbooks. There have been proposals out there about mandatory laptops, mandatory textbooks and the such. Last year, Engineers…
Scott from OUSA hanging out with Paul Wells in Ottawa
I have to say that I am jealous, I read Paul Wells blog every day as well. Link to the OUSA Blog post “Ottawa: CASA Lobby Conference Day 1”…
CBC News: Blogger's obstruction trial to test definition of journalist
There is a trial ongoing in New Brunswick that is of great interest to myself and bloggers like me. The sum of the trial is are bloggers considered journalists in some cases? I sure hope so, some of what I do can be definited as journalism and I…
Simon Fraser Student Society Impeachment Blogosphere Update
The SFSS situation has been a landmark moment in Canadian Student Politics. I say this because the Internet has played a key role in its development and students at the grassroots level have been able to use their blogs to have their voices heard. The following posts have…
Off to watch the debate
Tonight is the School Board Trustee’s debate. I am heading out there to see it. I am really going to try to figure out who I am going to endorse in my home ward. The last contested Trustee election in Ward 5 was in 2000. I ran that…
CTV.ca | University of Alberta tops Maclean's rankings
CTV reports on the release today of the Maclean’s rankings. I picked up a copy. I am very happy to see that the work I started when on UMSU Council continues with Matt and UMSPAR getting mentioned in the Maclean’s issue this year. It also shows how the…