Cool New Toy – Very Impressed
Yesterday, I approached the new University Librarian here at McMaster University when I was in the library. I had come across a blog he is maintaining a week or so ago. I thought it was great to see an intellect at an university blogging. There are too few…
Citations Made Easy
Ottobib is a site that allows you to simply type in the ISBN number of a book, select the citation method (MLA, APA, AMA, Chicago/Turabian), and it returns the citation you need.As the site banner says: Submit isbn(s) there is no step 2Go here to use it:http://ottobib.com/…
No Surprise: Simon Fraser Student Society Ignores Students and Bylaws
Typical Student Union clique actions:The Simon Fraser Student Society clique, commonly referred to as the “Group of 7” has ignored a massive student petition to hold a General Meeting of the Membership (students) to consider the impeachment of the “Group of 7” due to their massive abuse of…
Colbert: You never know what to expect.
He had the actual ambassator of Hungary on his show:…
Universities and Off-Campus Behaviour
As followers of my blog are aware, I am greatly concerned about Universities and their disciplinary codes. I am very concerned about the amount of damage that a University can inflict upon students with little to no evidence. This is why, I am completely and totally opposed to…
Blink One Week and The SU President at Lakehead is facing a revolt
Looks like Student Politics at Lakehead is going to be interesting this year. Last week, I noted that the LUSU was reviewing their membership in CFS. It turns out that is not the only interesting bit of SU news out of T-Bay.Now the SU President is facing a…
Good Editorial on the UMSU vs University Dispute at University of Manitoba
I have to say that I am impressed with this editorial. I see no fault with UMSU standing up against Administration on the U1O issue, and I disagree with the Toban Editor-in-Chief on that. I do disagree with the UMSU Tuition Policy (freeze for now, then eventually free…
McGill Student Union Exec Slammed in Editorial
Today in the McGill Tribune (one of two student newspapers at McGill, this one being the one published by the Student Union), the Executive are slammed for their actions in regards to the student handbook. Every year, the Students’ Society produces a handbook, largely for freshmen students. The…
This Professor is Dead On
I came across this site where a professor has posted about the excuses used by people like me:http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/nosymp.htm…