SRA To-Do List - My Opinion Piece This Week in The Silhouette

Yesterday, you probably did not vote in the MSU SRA election. I do not blame you. There was no reason to vote unless you choose your candidate based upon the number of letters in their name, the fictional characters that attach their faces to, or the colour of paper they…

A Cold War Breaks Out Between Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Actually, I forgot to add the University of in front of both provinces.  The following is from today’s Sheaf [http://www.thesheaf.com/] [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/WindowsLiveWriter/AColdWarBreaksOutBetweenManitobaandSaska_C327/image%7B0%7D%5B1%5D.png]…

Incident in University Centre at UManitoba Yesterday

To my readers from UManitoba: I have been receiving your emails about the incident that occurred yesterday. I am investigating as we speak. Anybody that can shed more light on what happened, please email me: joey@joeycoleman.ca I am especially looking for any pictures that people have of the…

Eyeopener Editorial on Sil Situation

http://www.theeyeopener.com/article/3033 > Student unions should have no control over the student press. The most recent example why came two weeks ago when the McMaster Students Union fired the executive editor of the campus newspaper, The Silhouette, without cause. Neither the former editor, Chris Jaic, or the…

More Health Plan Politics

Is it just me or is there a pattern here? The Ryerson Students’ Union is now trying to move to the CFS Health Plan Provider (profit to CFS instead of someone else) from another provider. Gee, have we not been seeing the same thing over at Simon Fraser? The Eyeopener…

CFS Takeover at McGill University Well Underway

The CFS is currently in the process of taking the Student Society of McGill University into their fold.  This summer, members of the SSMU Executive traveled extensively across Canada visiting with CFS locals and meeting with major CFS leaders.  Recently, they found an excuse to push to get out of…

Update on Silhouette Situation: Ruling Requested of MSU Speaker

I, as a member of the MSU Standing Committee on Bylaws, have formally requested that the MSU Speaker make a formal ruling on the following questions: 1. Does Operating Policy 1/K provide for the process for dismissal of the staff of The Silhouette including the Executive Editor? 2. Does…