Did Coulter silence herself?
Organizers, not police cancelled Ann Coulter's UOttawa speech
View ArticleStudents fight admin over control of frosh week
Admin wants a more academic-oriented experience for new students
View ArticleDalhousie takes course evaluations public
Student survey results will be available in time for the fall
View ArticleSo you failed your exams, now what?
Understanding academic probation, what it means and what to do about it
View ArticleFNUC to sell Saskatoon campus
Officials work to pay off mounting debt after government cutbacks
View ArticleUBC vindicated in discrimination lawsuit
Student alleging religious discrimination has been denied chance to appeal at the Supreme Court
View ArticleStudents fight for summer jobs
With stiff competition for school related work, many students are forced to look elsewhere to pay the bills
View ArticleTop CEOs back McGill tuition hikes for business program
Quebec education minister stands firm on threat to reduce university's operating grant
View ArticleOops! we didn’t really mean to cut $2.5 million
Dalhousie's medical school lost funding over a government clerical error
View ArticleApple America
Why Canada’s learning technology experts say tech handouts are lackluster
View ArticleUnderstanding the big picture
Let’s start with introductions. My name is Jennifer Pagliaro and I’m entering my third year of journalism at Carleton University. Over the past three years I’ve been freelancing for local papers,...
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Why we fight
Maclean’s reported July 16 on a study that revealed one in five university students reported recent violence. The study, conducted at the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin and the...
View ArticleGetting the ring
I barely acknowledged graduation season at Canadian universities last school year (though some are still on their way in September, so I’ll hold my breath) — besides the annoyance of more people it...
View ArticleAccused terrorist’s replacement takes over at Carleton
Carleton University says Hassan Diab, an Ottawa professor who was released on bail after being arrested in connection with the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue, has been relieved of his teaching...
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Waterloo wars over leaked logos
A friend who attends the University of Waterloo mentioned to me today that students in the ‘loo are raging against the university’s new proposed logos. The logos were leaked July 13 by a co-op student...
View ArticleLearning 3.0
While browsing the stacks of magazines at a local drug store (a favourite pastime of mine), the cover of MIT’s Technology Review caught my attention. Pictured was the newest in the Google-dominated...
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Zombie logic
A number of articles surfaced Aug. 18 about a study conducted by a professor and team of students concerning the outcomes and preventative possibilities of a zombie attack on the human population....
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Puzzling numbers
The Guardian recently reported on a study conducted by academics from Oxford, Manchester and London University on the admissions of students at Oxford University. The study analyzed 1,700 UK students...
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Mount Mansbridge
My roommate joked with her friend today about how they wished they were back graduating at Mount Allison University this school year. While I’m sure the small Sackville, N.B. school has its fair share...
View ArticleWho asked students?
When the presidents of what have been named the “Big 5” schools — the University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Alberta and Université de Montréal — met...
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College students prep for strike
With next week’s strike vote deadline approaching for Ontario college faculty, hundreds of thousands of the province’s college students prepare for what could be an unwelcome extended holiday....
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Ontario students to “walk out” Tuesday
At noon Tuesday, Ontario college students have confirmed they will “walk out” of class, the day before Ontario Public Service Employees Union employees are set to vote on a strike mandate. The...
View ArticleUnion torn over strike vote results
After a strike mandate vote found the majority of college faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in favour of striking, the union and dissenting faculty are at odds with the...
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Break out the bullhorn
It seems that many Canadian universities each experience their own bout of political fervor and drama during student government elections. Well, ‘tis the season for hopeful student politicians to hang...
View ArticleRaise fees!
While most students are usually screaming and protesting about exorbitant tuition fees across the province in the annual Drop Fees campaign, two students at Queen’s University are trying the opposite...
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U-Pass gets a chance in Ottawa
After a lengthy debate over pricing, Ottawa’s city council voted to give the university transit pass pilot project the go-ahead at budget deliberations Thursday night. The proposed project still has to...
View ArticleWhen negotiations break down
With the strike deadline pushed back to Feb. 17 from Feb. 11, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says they are looking for binding arbitration in negotiations with Ontario’s colleges that broke...
View ArticleThe CFS goes to court
At least one Canadian student union will get the chance to ask students if they want to leave the Canadian Federation of Students this March, while two student unions take the federation to court and...
View ArticleStudies find students struggle to fund education
Two student groups have released studies highlighting the difficulties that face post-secondary students in funding their education. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations study, “Summer Work...
View ArticleRacism persists on campuses, study finds
A “culture of racism” exists on Ontario campuses, according to a report released Monday by the Canadian Federation of Students. The report, commissioned by the CFS Task Force on Campus Racism lists...
View ArticleAnn Coulter went home
A controversial event at the University of Ottawa featuring right-wing U.S. pundit Ann Coulter was cancelled due to apparent safety concerns, after 200 students gathered in protest outside. Lawyer and...
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