Victory for Students at University of Sask.
The CFS-rigged Referendum has been declared of no force or effect!The court decision is available here.USask students are reacting on their blogs:JadeBlogFlamingCarrotsEvan Cole (Former USSU Prez)Derek TurnerBrad Favell (VP Academic – USSU)Update 1 – Oct 19You can read the legal briefs at studentunion.ca.…
Print the Sil on Double-Quilted Paper!
Finally a Facebook group with a cause!…
Confirmation of North Korean Nuke Test
The USGS reports a 4.2 magnitude tremor in the earth this morning in North Korea. This is the confirmation that the North Koreans have joined the nuclear weapons “club”. Not good at all. Link to USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Magnitude 4.2 – NORTH KOREA…
The Sheaf – University of Saskatchewan Student Newspaper – October 5th Edition
I always enjoying reading The Sheaf, I feel rewarded for reading it because I learn so much of what is happening at USask by it. There are two interesting stories in this past week’s Sheaf: A story about their USSU Presidential By-Election and a article that is a…
Radio Open Source: Interesting Topic Tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Radio Open Source (produced at the University of Massachusetts Lowell) will be on an interesting topic: the status of multiculturalism in the Netherlands. It will be discussing the tensions that exist in the Netherlands today with the strain on Dutch society caused by a marginalized, radicalized homegrown…
The OUSA Blog Returns
The OUSA Blog was updated today for the first time in six months. According to this post, the long gap between posts will not occur again.http://www.ousa.on.ca/sef/archive/id/14/Hey%2C+this+blog+ever+get+updated%3F.html…
Another Building Marketed to Students Proposed
The Hamilton Spectator Reports: New proposal for student housing By Peter Van Harten The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 2, 2006) – Things may be looking up for the student-stuffed Ainslie Wood and Westdale neighbourhoods — 12 storeys up. A London, Ont., developer proposes to build a 12-storey student residence on…
Jack@Mac
McMaster NDP Presents: JACK at MAC! Start your autumn out right! Join Canada’s NDP leader JACK LAYTON at McMaster University. Find out why accessible education, environmental sustainability, public health care, and foreign policy built on Canadian values are important to students and the McMaster community. DATE: Tuesday, October…
5% is all that’s needed. at SFSS Democracy Now
Hear the song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” in your head while reading this. A great thing in B.C. is that Students’ Unions / Societies / Associations fall under a piece of legislation called the Society Act of British Columbia often called the Society Act for short. It is a great…
Google Calendars at McMaster
A friend of mine out at Simon Fraser University informed me that Google Calendar is very big there and that a lot of student groups and the University post to Google Calendar so that others can import their events into their personal calendars. I decided to see what…