University of Calgary Graduate Students’ Association president Veronique Dorais-Ram [**resigned**](http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14425) last week, soon after a successful referendum to leave the Canadian Federation of Students.No reasons have been publicly stated for the resignation which was submitted during an in-camera meeting of the GSA council. There…
Students at the University of Guelph will vote starting later today on their membership in the Canadian Federation of Students. The vote follows a court order [http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2010/2010onsc1790/2010onsc1790.html] which was required after the Canadian Federation of Students stonewalled [http://thecannon.…
Stern’s next pinball machine is Iron Man and there is a video of a final product now on the Tubes: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md3U4EP3I3A It looks like it will be an enjoyable game, much like Spiderman was. I’m excited by the raising target feature.…
An interesting post [http://higheredwatch.newamerica.net/blogposts/2010/memo_to_colleges_dont_let_the_new_pell_grant_funding_go_to_waste-30212] on the New America Foundation’s *Higher Ed Watch *blog today noting that President Obama’s recent increase to the Pell Grant – a national bursary program in the…
An interesting post [http://higheredwatch.newamerica.net/blogposts/2010/memo_to_colleges_dont_let_the_new_pell_grant_funding_go_to_waste-30212] on the New America Foundation’s *Higher Ed Watch *blog today noting that President Obama’s recent increase to the Pell Grant – a national bursary program in the…
The Ottawa Citizen reported [http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-paper/Machete+used+attackers+students/2767229/story.html] today on allegations by Carleton University Student Assoication vice-president (student issues) and Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association presidential candidate Nick Bergamini that he was accosted by a group of individuals Monday morning on…
It is finally all coming together in my personal life. School is improving and I am being very productive in my studies. My mental health is stronger and my depression is mostly under control. I still have my bad days, but there are fewer and further between. My physical health…
My last post about the situation at McMaster University’s Degroote School of Business garnered a great deal of feedback from individuals in both factions and some individuals outside of the dispute. Some are disputing my characterization of the situation as a battle between the academic and industry streams of…