Another Building Marketed to Students Proposed

The Hamilton Spectator Reports: > New proposal for student housing By Peter Van Harten The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 2, 2006) – Things may be looking up for the student-stuffed Ainslie Wood and Westdale neighbourhoods — 12 storeys up. A London, Ont., developer proposes to build a 12-storey student residence on Ewen Road at…

Jack@Mac

McMaster NDP Presents: JACK at MAC! Start your autumn out right! Join Canada’s NDP leader JACK LAYTON at McMaster University. Find out why accessible education, environmental sustainability, public health care, and foreign policy built on Canadian values are important to students and the McMaster community. * DATE: Tuesday, October 10th…

5% is all that’s needed. at SFSS Democracy Now

Hear the song “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Na_Hey_Hey_Kiss_Him_Goodbye] in your head while reading this. A great thing in B.C. is that Students’ Unions / Societies / Associations fall under a piece of legislation called the Society Act…

Google Calendars at McMaster

A friend of mine out at Simon Fraser University [http://www.sfu.ca/] informed me that Google Calendar [http://calendar.google.com] is very big there and that a lot of student groups and the University post to Google Calendar so that others can import their events into their personal…

Colbert Report Days of Repentance Hotline [1-888-OOPS-JEW]

I have been enjoying Colbert’ [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/index.jhtml]s Day of Repentance Hotline.  Basically, it is to mark the Jewish Ten Days of Repentance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_of_Repentance] which Colbert takes to mean that Jewish individuals are required…

Best Picture I have seen in years

You have to see it for yourself…. trust me… you have to see this! It is entitled A spot in the sun [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=407636&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true] (It is not…

Political Correctness Gone Too Far?

A interesting story at Ryerson University.  Ryerson University has censored, banned, and pulled down a McDonald’s ad.  Not because they have concerns about McDonald’s effect on society or anything leftist like that, no they have pulled it …. because …. wait for it …. because **** > “This stereotype of the passed out…

Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan

Today, we lose a young soldier who served their country well.  I am saddened to learn of this and the soldier’s family, friends, unit, and others are in my prayers. My thoughts also go out to Cpl. James Miller of Hamilton who was wounded today.  May he quickly recover.…