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Education News – CFS takes stand against campus pro-life groups

York Federation of Students refuses to fund non-religious pro-life organizations TORONTO (CUP) ? The Canadian Federation of Students have ratified a motion to support student unions that deny funding to pro-life groups. Canada’s largest student lobby group passed the motion, which was brought forward by the York Federation of Students (YFS), at their semi-annual general… Read more »

Click On This – No Sense Makes Sense

So, most days you wake up, you work, you play, you learn, you relax, you sleep to do it all again on the morrow, and you think the universe?at least your part of it?is more or less figurable. You think you’ve got things sorted, and you think you know what’s going on. Then you hit… Read more »

International News Desk – At Home: Judge overturns 12-year-old’s grounding – In Foreign News: E.U. passes tough new measures against migrants

At Home: Judge overturns 12-year-old’s grounding A Quebec judge’s recent ruling has many people shaking their heads and questioning just how far removed from reality the court system has become: the judge ruled in favour of a 12-year-old girl who took her father to court because he grounded her from going on a school trip…. Read more »

Did You Know? – AUSU Bulletin Board

Have something to sell? Looking for a new job, or maybe a volunteer opportunity? Want to connect with a Study Buddy for that new course you just enroled in? Then why not check out the AUSU Bulletin Board? If You’re an AU student, and have a valid login and username for the AUSU site, you… Read more »

Education News – A Mounting Slope: the Ontario tuition fee problem

With the board of governors’ recent approval of the 2008/2009 budget, Ontario students will once again see the cost of tuition increase Waterloo (CUP) — As tuition fees across the province continue to rise, undergraduate students in Ontario are faced with the burden of personally contributing the funds necessary for post-secondary education. Though tuition fees… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – Plenty of Sole

Last week we looked at some of the marvels connected to the human hand. This week, It’s time to give those other hard-working appendages their due. Whether we’re walking, dancing, or winning the 100-metre Olympic dash, our feet are the oft-neglected support that carries us through life. Bata Shoe Museum Even if you can’t get… Read more »

Did You Know? – AUSU Bulletin Board

Have something to sell? Looking for a new job, or maybe a volunteer opportunity? Want to connect with a Study Buddy for that new course you just enroled in? Then why not check out the AUSU Bulletin Board? If You’re an AU student, and have a valid login and username for the AUSU site, you… Read more »

Education News – Tuition interest goes ignored

Late fees are an unfair burden on poorest students Tuition fees are under the microscope across the country. As student debt skyrockets, It’s ancillary fees?the fine print, the cream, the ambiguous charges?that are causing a stir too, and for good reason. But as a recent Macleans.ca story pointed out, there’s one kind of extra fee… Read more »

From the Gallery

On May 26, the new AUSU council was hard at work at the first regular meeting since the recent elections. Much of the meeting dealt with financial matters. In one motion, an additional $4,900 was approved for the last audit. The increased expense came down to a legislative change: new government regulations mean that auditors… Read more »