Concordia Student Union Looking for New Chief Electoral Officer
More here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2243127653…
UWSA Education Director Resigns from UWSA BoD
This is the first of two major stories I am posting tonight. I have received a copy of the Open Letter of Resignation of Devin King from the UWSA Board of Directors. He names names and really develops his points. His views are shared by many within student…
Ryersonian Editorials
The Ryersonian is writing some well-stated editorials recently. Here are some quotes: From Tuition Protestors should’t twist facts: A statistic listed on the CFS-run website reducetuitionfees.ca claims that “more than 74 per cent feel that Dalton McGuinty broke his election promise by cancelling the tuition fee freeze after…
Media Sign-in Sheet from Event Where Student Politicians Posed as Media
From the site of the Ryerson Journalism Paper: Ryersonline…
Major Developing Stories on the Way
Watch my blog tonight. I have received some news tips which I will be posting tonight. These tips are going to really shake things up in student politics nationally. Right now, I have to finish some school work and go to class… watch for the posts to start…
More UMES Referendum Stuff
One of the pro-tuition increase websites will be www.heckyes.ca There is nothing up there yet. I looked into the CIRA record on the site and can confirm that it was registered by an UManitoba Engineering student.…
The UManitoba Engineering Referendum – The Latest
The University of Manitoba Engineering Society Council passed the following motion last night: MOTION — UMES COUNCIL MEETING 07R-15Title: Tuition Surcharge ReferendumMover: UMES ExecutiveSeconder: (Not Required)WHEREAS the Faculty of Engineering is currently experiencing a funding shortfall that cannot be resolved directly by the means of the Faculty.WHEREAS the…
Disgusting T-Shirt
The following T-shirt is revolting. I completely agree with the outrage expressed against it by the Canadian Federation of Students which runs a campaign entitled “NO MEANS NO.” A campaign I strongly support and agree with. I actually have one of the buttons on my UMSU lanyard that…
CFS News Release Hits Bob Rae
The Canadian Federation of Students sent out the following release today: Attention News/Education/Parliament Hill Editors: Students Say: “Bob Rae is a Disaster for Affordable Public Education” Urge Toronto Centre Liberals not to Nominate Bob Rae TORONTO, Feb. 23 /CNW/ – Bob Rae, a champion of higher tuition fees…
Comments on My Blog
Just a quick reminder. Due to the massive amounts of comment spam that my server is hit with every day, I have sent comments to require approval prior to appearing on my site. (Since 1500GMT yesterday, I have received over 300 spam comments.) I do use a registration…