Arts Elections Next Week
I will post the websites of the various candidates as I become aware of them. I will start with Dana Gregoire who is running for Arts President. http://danaforarts.blogspot.com/ [http://danaforarts.blogspot.com]…
Get Out and Vote!
It is finally voting time in the UMSU Election. I am not allowed under the By-Laws to state any preference, so I will not. I did vote today: [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/MTblogFiles/100_6191.html] Get Out and Vote – until Thursday from 11am – 7pm.…
Lloyd Axworthy speaking at U of M Tomorrow (Monday)
HitTip to Ryan Schultz as I found out from his blog: http://www.ryanschultz.com/blog/archives/2005/03/lloyd_axworthy.html > Lloyd Axworthy is speaking Monday, March 7th, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Concourse Lounge in University College. Topic: “An Ethical Foreign Policy for Canada: What would…
The Toronto Sun Editorial for Saturday March 5th
The Toronto Sun is absolutely correct today: [http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/Editorial/home.html] > Sat, March 5, 2005 ——————————————————————————– Our laws go to pot The Liberals’ suck and blow approach to enforcing our marijuana laws, quite frankly, sucks. Suddenly Jean Chretien’s jokes about taking up pot smoking once…
Food Services - The Latest Updates
Alright, I will be holding another consultation information session on Wednesday March 23, 2005 in the Council Chambers (basement of the Helen Glass Nursing Building). The meeting that I posted about below on March 29th is a closed-door meeting. Students from the residences will be represented by their UMSU reps.…
Went for a Walk the Other Day
Last Thursday Feb. 24, I had to go to the other campus of the University of Manitoba. That being the Bannatyne Campus where the Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine are located. Every couple of months, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union Council will meet there instead of at Fort Garry.…
Progress on Food Services!
I spoke with the University Vice-President (Administration) on Wednesday and we began a dialogue. We will be meeting again on March 29th to start official discussions between UMSU and the University on this matter. I believe that a lot of good can come out of these discussions for my fellow…
York University - Need I Say More?
This is a good comment on the fiascos at York. (This article is about the Football Statium deal ~ do note it is the same shady type deals) IN THE TORONTO STAR: An Opinion Column by Dave Perkins [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_…