Court Orders Immediate End to Affirmation Action in Michigan
A federal appeals court has ordered the immediate end of affirmation action in the admissions policies of Michigan’s publicly funded PSE institutions. This is to take effect for the current admissions cycle.The PSE institutions had argued, and reached an agreement with the State Attorney General, that they could…
Simon Fraser University – More Campus Politics
This time, it is the University Administration that is getting the flak. The Administration decided to remove the crosses from the University Coat of Arms and replace them with books. Canwest’s canada.com has the coverage.…
Christmas Gift Cards, The MSU Christmas Cards
Over at a soapbox of twigs, there is a post today about IGA’s customer loyality program and their shameful attempts to guilt people into joining it.As part of the post, the author compares to Simon Fraser in philosophy towards charity. The author points out a really good thing…
How is This for Hard Hitting?
A very interesting angle on the story. I thought this was making a statement:…
Preparing for the End of the Winter Vacation
I have reactivated the commenting and trackback systems on my blog. You no longer require an Typekey Account to comment on my blog. I encourage you, however, to get an account as it will allow for the instant publication of your comments on my blog.I will be returning…
Hamilton Buses Now Operating After Midnight on New Years Eve
The City of Hamilton announced tonight that Hamilton buses will operated on New Years Eve to let people celebrate.I have been told by good source that the City Manager himself was involved. I was also told that a “bigwig” from City Hall was up at the HSR Garage (outside of the City by the airport)…
Add Another $4 million to the McMaster University Deficit
Completion of the $34-million medical school has been delayed a year, until September 2009. The project remains on budget but is $4 million short after Waterloo regional council capped its contribution. The medical building has a concept but not an approved design and is not yet under construction.…
soapbox of twigs » Representative Democracy 101
I know, I am supposed to be on vacation but… I have to repost this in it entirety with a little bit of bolding to point out a few things that are very similar to the Actions of the MSU Executive. Representative Democracy 101 If I were an instructor in Political Science, I would want to…
Now Playing – Fixed
I have finally fixed the “Now Playing” module on my left side bar. I messed it up a few weeks ago and could not figure out what the problem was. Turns out the problem was that album art could not be found on the Canadian Amazon site and…
City of Hamilton – On New Year's Eve, Do Not Drink and Drive BUT Do Not Take The Bus Either. Good Luck Getting Yourself Home.
UPDATE 28 Dec 06: The City of Hamilton is now offering Bus Service on New Years Eve! Check out my update here. The City of Hamilton wonders why its downtown entertainment district and core is suffering? This could be part of the reason. The City of Hamilton will…