The Federal Budget - Reactions from the PSE sector

I am a little disappointed in the federal budget today.  I did not see anything that really helps the students who need help the most.  The government announced 600million in tax credits for RESP’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_Education_Savings_Plan]which I think could have been…

York University Student Election Interference Allegations

The YFS elections are underway.  I have posted about [http://www.joeycoleman.ca/archives/2007/03/14/york_university_york_federation_of_students_student_election_underway.html] them twice [http://www.joeycoleman.ca/archives/2007/03/16/my_york_visit_observations_and_stuff.html] so far. Today, I post about…

Lakehead Reviewing CFS Membership (again)

The Argus [http://argus.theorem.ca/view.php?aid=38877] reports today that a debate is to be held on having a review of the membership of LUSU in the CFS. Of course, the last summer, the President of LUSU decided to announce a review of the LUSU membership in…

Mackay on Tim Horton's Cups - Another Brillant Cartoon

So, I go to www.mackaycartoons.net [http://www.mackaycartoons.net] to see the latest Mackay cartoon. I look at it initially and it is good. Then I noticed that many of the cups littered in the cartoon are actually clones of one another using Photoshop and I am thinking,…

Mackay on Tim Horton's Cups - Another Brillant Cartoon

So, I go to www.mackaycartoons.net [http://www.mackaycartoons.net] to see the latest Mackay cartoon. I look at it initially and it is good. Then I noticed that many of the cups littered in the cartoon are actually clones of one another using Photoshop and I am thinking,…

JoeyColeman Server Move Complete

I have completed my server move.  My new server is more powerful and as some nice toys including CRON jobs!  I am going to continue doing some back end work over the next couple of days so if things are glitchy, it is only temporary.…

McMaster University Looking for VP Research and International Affairs

McMaster University sent the following email out today: > Please post this message for those who do not have access to alluse SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR A VICE-PRESIDENT (RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS) Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri will step down from the position of Vice-President (Research and International Affairs) as of June 30, 2007.…

More Student Union Antics

I received reports that a CFS protest had occurred at a Ottawa school a few weeks ago.  I tried to follow up the story and got nowhere.  I then turned the info over to a local campus paper and they successfully followed the story up.  They have an article on…