MSU VP education Chris Martin responds
Last week, in The McMaster Silhouette, I called on McMaster Student Union vice-president education Chris Martin to clear the air about the resignation of Arati Sharma as national director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. This week Chris Martin very professionally responded to the request with an…
Ontario to make "important" changes to student loans
Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities released the following statement to the student media this morning: “John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities will speak to student media about important changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program.” Minister Milloy has scheduled a teleconference for 2pm Monday. No further…
March 25th, I stopped to think
It’s late and I’m not in headline writing mode right now. I feel that I need to force myself into a routine of writing on this blog. Sadly, I can’t think of much to say tonight because I’m fairly exhausted from writing my very brief Ontario budget piece…
GlobeCampus column – upcoming
Upcoming on my GlobeCampus blog this week: **The culture wars come to Canada**Ann Coulter’s visit to Canada is only the first of many American right-wing pundits to Canada. My take on last night’s controversy has been submitted to the Globe editors and should be up Wednesday afternoon **University…
Multiball V – 22 Mar 2010
Record number of Brits studying in States The UK Independent**reports** that a record number of British students are studying at American universities. The Fulbright Commission says 8,701 British students studied in the United States during the 2008-9 year; an increase of 4 per cent from the previous year.…
York University president requests review of student union election
York University president Mamdouh Shoukri has requested York’s university ombudsperson to review the recent York Federation of Students election following a series of complaints about perceived bias against the opposition “New York” slate. In a letter laying out the terms of reference for the review, Dr. Shoukri states: “Presidential…
Health care legislation passes in the US Congress, now the communications war begins
The United States House of Representatives passed historic health care legislation tonight by a vote of 219 – 212. I’ve honestly lacked the time to follow the debate closely and cannot weigh in with an opinion that rises to the standard of knowledge I hold myself to. As…
Multiball IV – HigherEd news round-up for 19 Mar 10
The* Winnipeg Free Press*editorial Thursday called on native leaders to discuss the recent report *Free to Learn: Giving Aboriginal Youth Control over Their Post-Secondary Education by the Macdonald Laurier Institute instead of dismissing it out of hand. The editorial focused on the Post-Secondary Student Support Program and called for its…
Silhouette opinion: The CASA question gets withdrawn
Originally published in The McMaster Silhouette on 18 March 2010 **** The CASA question gets withdrawn VP (education) changes horses in mid-stream on membership issue The questions surrounding the resignation of Arati Sharma as national director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) are swirling and McMaster’s…
Cornell moves to prevent more suicides
Cornell University is trying to cope with two suspected student suicides in the last week, another suicide less than a month ago, and three suicides which occurred earlier in the academic year. With six deaths this year, Cornell is sparing no resource in addressing the situation. The Cornell…