Saving the career of a new student politician
That’s exactly what this week’s column in The Peak by J.J. McCullough has done. Coles Note version: – Outsider gets elected to student government ousting an insider – Student government insiders don’t like this – Find way to keep ousted insider involved in the student government – Await…
It’s a start
The Canadian Federation of Students gave some student media access to their recent national conference in Ottawa. This is a good first step on their part and a huge leap forward from their position of a year ago. The Student Society of McGill University can be proud. They…
Oh, York Federation of Students
The York Federation of Students moved forward its campaign to censor the abortion debate on campus this week. Last week, the York Federation of Students moved a motion calling on locals of the Canadian Federation of Students to ban anti-abortion groups from holding student group status on their…
Ryerson renames School of Nursing
Ryerson University renamed its nursing school Wednesday after, appropriately, a nurse. The newly-dubbed Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing — the largest nursing school in Canada — takes its name from the mother of a major donor. The Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing honours the mother of Jack Cockwell,…
UBC Hillel plans new $7-million centre
UBC’s Hillel club plans to replace their current building of 2,500 square feet with a new $7-million 12,000 square foot centre. In order to build the centre, they are embarking on a fundraising campaign. When built, the centre will serve as the centre of Jewish student life in…
Another Israeli faculty strike… this time settled quickly
Israel’s universities suffered another strike on Monday, however unlike previous strikes which lasted months, the dispute was settled the next day.…
Algoma University College becomes Algoma University
Move over University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Ontario has a new university on the block. The provincial government tabled legislation creating the province’s new university today. The Algoma University Act, 2008, will dissolve Algoma University College and create the new Algoma University. Located in Sault Ste. Marie,…
Ontario’s Government finally moving forward on Algoma University
A year ago, to great fanfare and with some pomp, Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty Liberal government announced that Algoma University College would transform into Algoma University. The NDP post-secondary education critic, pointing to the then-upcoming election, called it nothing more than a campaign announcement masquerading as government policy. The…
The disappearing CUP story
A story published on the Canadian University Press newswire entitled Cape Breton still a member, says CFS**was taken offline some point on Thursday or Friday. The story, according to the summary, was about the current station of the Cape Breton Students’ Union’s membership in the national lobbying organization.…
Returning soon
My apologies. I’ve volunteered to support the national conference of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Canada which is being held in Hamilton. I thought I would be able to blog in between the work I am doing here. I’m nearing completion on a post about Ontario’s soon…