Universities and Off-Campus Behaviour
As followers of my blog are aware, I am greatly concerned about Universities and their disciplinary codes. I am very concern about the amount of damage that a University can inflict upon students with little to no evidence. This is why, I am completely and totally opposed to…
Blink One Week and The SU President at Lakehead is facing a revolt
Looks like Student Politics at Lakehead is going to be interesting this year. Last week, I noted that the LUSU was reviewing their membership in CFS. It turns out that is not the only interesting bit of SU news out of T-Bay.Now the SU President is facing a…
Good Editorial on the UMSU vs University Dispute at University of Manitoba
I have to say that I am impressed with this editorial. I see no fault with UMSU standing up against Administration on the U1O issue, and I disagree with the Toban Editor-in-Chief on that. I do disagree with the UMSU Tuition Policy (freeze for now, then eventually free…
McGill Student Union Exec Slammed in Editorial
Today in the McGill Tribune (one of two student newspapers at McGill, this one being the one published by the Student Union), the Executive are slammed for their actions in regards to the student handbook. Every year, the Students’ Society produces a handbook, largely for freshmen students. The…
This Professor is Dead On
I came across this site where a professor has posted about the excuses used by people like me:http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/nosymp.htm…
Nice Election Ad: South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
For South Carolina Commissioner of AgricultureThis guy is for real, he is the Democratic Candidate in this race:http://www.e4ag.com/index.phpMore about this election on Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_state_elections,_2006#Commissioner_of_Agriculture…
A Major Event in Canadian History: Sitting P.M. Presents to Senate Committee
Stephen Harper spoke to the Senate today about Senate reform. I have watched his presentation and I am impressed with his depth of knowledge on this subject. He was well prepared for his presentation to the Senate today.You can view it here:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=TopStories&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/07/ctvvideologger3_157625047_1157651137_500kbps.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/07/ctvvideologger3_157625046_1157650369_218kbps.wmv&clip_start=00:00:45.41&clip_end=00:06:21.38&clip_caption=CTV%20Newsnet%20Live:%20Harper%20speaks%20before%20Committee&clip_id=ctvnews.20060907.00161000-00161181-clip1&subhub=video&no_ads=&sortdate=20060906&slug=harper_senate_060906&archive=CTVNews#ctvnews.20060907.00161000-00161181-clip2…
What Was I Saying Earlier About Student Newspapers?
Oh yeah, that is right… The Sil’s claim that they are the largest and best student newspaper in the country.Today, many student newspapers published their first editions. Most of them did not have staff paid over the summer. The Sil Editor-in-Chief is the highest paid student Editor-in-Chief in…
Killbox
I hate SpywareKillbox attacks SpywareI like KillboxDefinitely have to put it on my laptop when I get it back running:http://killbox.net/…