Reading my archives…
I’m reading the archives of my blog today as I prepare an application for a summer position I’m applying to. Sigh, a lot of things I wish I never wrote in the early days of the blog and other things I now laugh about. This line really jumped…
What should government info cost?
Janet Steffenhagen, the education reporter for The Vancouver Sun, notes a report by the B.C. School Trustees’ Association calling for more leeway to charge Freedom-of-Information applicants for the full costs of their requests. My response to the report is simple: start making raw data available on the Internet…
Another resignation, another round of questions
University of Calgary Graduate Students’ Association president Veronique Dorais-Ram [**resigned**](http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14425) last week, soon after a successful referendum to leave the Canadian Federation of Students. No reasons have been publicly stated for the resignation which was submitted during an in-camera meeting of the GSA council. There are questions surrounding…
Thoughts on the CFS referendum at uGuelph
Students at the University of Guelph will vote starting later today on their membership in the Canadian Federation of Students. The vote follows a court order which was required after the Canadian Federation of Students stonewalled students at Guelph in order to prevent the vote from occurring. A couple…
Stern Iron Man pinball
Stern’s next pinball machine is Iron Man and there is a video of a final product now on the Tubes: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md3U4EP3I3A It looks like it will be an enjoyable game, much like Spiderman was. I’m excited by the raising target feature.…
More financial "aid" given to well-off students than needy students in the United States
An interesting post on the New America Foundation’s *Higher Ed Watch *blog today noting that President Obama’s recent increase to the Pell Grant – a national bursary program in the United States – will only succeed if institutions do not divert funds away from needs-based financial assistance to…
More financial "aid" given to well-off students than needy students in the United States
An interesting post on the New America Foundation’s *Higher Ed Watch *blog today noting that President Obama’s recent increase to the Pell Grant – a national bursary program in the United States – will only succeed if institutions do not divert funds away from needs-based financial assistance to…
On the alleged machete attack
The Ottawa Citizen reported today on allegations by Carleton University Student Assoication vice-president (student issues) and Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association presidential candidate Nick Bergamini that he was accosted by a group of individuals Monday morning on a bridge connecting Gatineau, QC and Ottawa. Bergamini alleges he and…
I can breath again
It is finally all coming together in my personal life. School is improving and I am being very productive in my studies. My mental health is stronger and my depression is mostly under control. I still have my bad days, but there are fewer and further between. My…
More on the Dean Bates situation at McMaster
My last post about the situation at McMaster University’s Degroote School of Business garnered a great deal of feedback from individuals in both factions and some individuals outside of the dispute. Some are disputing my characterization of the situation as a battle between the academic and industry streams of professors.…