While I play tourist in Ottawa
I am going to play “tourist” today in Ottawa. (I’m really meeting with people in preparation for tomorrow’s budget but checking out the sights on the side) So, while this blog plays dead for the next 6 hours (expect posts about 5pm eastern), you can visit Paul Wells…
Let’s go to McMaster
This Friday, McMaster University will be the scene of a Toronto-organized protest in favour of useless rhetoric. McMaster University denied the Palestinian “solidarity movement” the ability to hang banners screaming “Israeli Apartheid.” This attack on inflammatory and inaccurate words cannot be tolerated. How dare the university require truth…
Avoid the UOttawa food
I’m presently at the University of Ottawa campus. I have been wandering around Ottawa since about 6am. Managed to get myself lost on a bus into Hull. I couldn’t seem to find a breakfast place that looked decent downtown. I figured that since I planned to visit UOttawa…
Travelling on a student budget
We here at Maclean’s On Campus believe in understanding the student experience – hence we eat the best and worst of cafeteria food, report on the best and worse of campus politics, randomly visit campuses asking all sorts of questions and have a limited travel budget – Greyhound…
The next trend in housing?
USAToday reports on what appears to be a first in the United States: mandatory alcohol education for students living in an off-campus sorority house. Not a bad idea at all, frankly, this should be a serious component of orientation in on-campus residences as well. I took the University…
Larry King Live with Larry King … really?
As a starving student, I don’t have cable. Instead, I grab things over the internet that interest me and watch CNN online. I used to watch Larry King when I had cable, but haven’t for years. King’s guest earlier this week was Jon Stewart of The Daily Show.…
CIBC puts $2.8 mil into scholarships
CIBC announced an additional $2.8 million for their Youthvision Scholarship Program Friday. The program provides financial assistance to low-income students who would not be able to access post-secondary otherwise. The program awards 30 scholarships annually valued at up to $34,000 each. Recipients also receive summer internships at YMCA…
Turkey allows women to wear head scarves at uni
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved amendments to the Constitution Friday that will allow women to wear Islamic head scarves on university campuses. Although the president and parliament have signed off on the changes, the secular opposition party has promised to bring the issue to the courts.…
Lower tuition at Stanford should increase IQ
Stanford University has announced that students from families with incomes below $100,000 will no long pay tuition – they will be getting a free ride. Under $60,000 – room and board are free as well. Maybe free tuition will help Stanford attract more intelligent students. Reading their campus…
If only……
I really have to reconsider my career path. Sure, I got to sit in a Porsche – but I think it be cooler to own one instead. (Commerce, here I come!) Of course, if a sports car is not your thing – or if you want to drive…