A good reason I’m not a firefighter
Other than the fact that I hate heat and can barely lift my textbooks, I have little patience for people getting in the way of firefighters. Last weekend’s events at UBC are the perfect example of why you don’t want me manning a fire hose. Student protesters decided…
The McMaster Students Union: "Leaders in student democracy"
Yesterday was the last day of classes at McMaster University in Hamilton. The GO train I was on was busier than usual with many students travelling home and not returning to the McMaster campus until the days of their exams. The McMaster Students’ Union is taking advantage of…
The McMaster Students Union: "Leaders in student democracy"
Yesterday was the last day of classes at McMaster University in Hamilton. The GO train I was on was busier than usual with many students travelling home and not returning to the McMaster campus until the days of their exams. The McMaster Students’ Union is taking advantage of…
The perils of commuting by public transit
I am attending the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Partners in Education Dinner in Toronto tonight. The dinner begins at 7:00pm. Getting from Hamilton to Toronto during rush is a bit of a challenge as one is "reverse commuting" and there are not as many options available. The highways…
Canada needs to improve aboriginal education to survive in global economy: Stewart-Patterson
Canada must improve the educational outcomes of aboriginals and new immigrants in order to prosper in the global economy, according to the executive vice-president of The Canadian Council of Chief Executives. “It is clear that Canada cannot rest on its laurels,” said David Stewart-Patterson in a keynote speech…
Aboriginal, first-generation students face barriers to higher education: Riddell
Although Canada has made progress in expanding the number of students pursuing post-secondary education, there are still major hurdles for many, says Norman Riddell, CEO of the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation. “That progress is uneven; some segments of our society do not have access,” he said in his…
Kelly Lamrock is a popular guy
Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick’s Education Minister is a popular guy these days, just look at these letters to the editor for proof. My favourite is the letter by Amit Virmani stating: "Did he [Kelly Lamrock] just check all that experience and will to fight for students at the…
Another day at York University
Today, the bad press is directed at the student newspaper The Excalibur by the American right-wing publication Frontpage Magazine.…
Flooding at UWO
Staff and Students at the University of Western Ontario may want to pack a canoe along with their textbooks. The Western Gazette reports the university is suffering from flooding problems in its low-lying parking lots. Some cars were surrounded by up to a foot of water and may…
CFS gives itself a blowjob: The Muse
Sheena Goodyear, current editor-in-chief of the Memorial University student newspaper The Muse, has strong words for the Canadian Federation of Students with her editorial “CFS gives itself a blowjob.” This suggests that the relatively amicable relations between the Canadian University Press and the CFS may be shaken up…