Just when you think some things have finally gone away, or you at least hoped they had, oh no, there they are, right there, on your walls, on your floors, on the bodies of your children. It’s the ?70s, and they’re baaaack. Wallpaper From the 70s Sometimes I think the ?70s was a giant acid… Read more »
Simon Fraser moves to defederate from Canadian Federation of Students VANCOUVER (CUP) — Simon Fraser University may be one step closer to separating from the largest collective student group in Canada. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) submitted a petition with the signatures of at least 10 per cent of its members as the first… Read more »
At Home: Newfoundland and Labrador politicians living it up–at taxpayers? expense While the West may be booming, provinces like Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t usually thought of as rolling in dough–but it seems that some politicians haven’t heard. John Noseworthy, the provincial auditor general, uncovered as much as $2.2 million in lavish spending claimed on expense… Read more »
University students ?net? a challenge from Rick Mercer In a challenge to university students across Canada, Rick Mercer launched the Spread the Net campus campaign on Thursday, September 13. Co-founded by Mercer and Belinda Stronach, and in partnership with UNICEF Canada, Spread the Net is a campaign that aims to provide anti-malarial mosquito beds to… Read more »
At Home: Tory says creationism can be taught alongside evolution John Tory is definitely living up to his name with this latest proposal: the Ontario PC leader has suggested that creationism be taught along with evolution in schools throughout the province. In a bid to win the Ontario premiership this October, Tory has come forward… Read more »
The Digital Page: Open, Digital Scholarly Publishing at AU Press Scholarly publishing has gone digital with the advent of AU Press, an imprint of Athabasca University that is dedicated to ?the dissemination of knowledge and research through open access digital journals and monographs, as well through new electronic media.? AU Press is the first scholarly… Read more »
They say the best things, even big ones, come in small packages, and those packages can vary in type from the plain cardboard box to the skin we all walk around in. World’s Smallest Man I think that one’s self-explanatory. World’s Smallest Works of Art I am blown away by this. How could anyone manage… Read more »
VICTORIA (CUP) ? Homeless people in Victoria have won a small victory in their upcoming Charter challenge to have their rights to sleep outside recognized. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application from the City of Victoria for a permanent injunction that would have restricted homeless people from setting up another tent city… Read more »
If plans go ahead to split Sir Wilfred Grenfell College from its parent university, Memorial, it would not only create a new university in Newfoundland and Labrador?the move would also create ?the most expensive university in Canada? (1). Along with Memorial’s Grenfell campus, the university also comprises the St. John’s campus, the Harlow Campus (in… Read more »
If variety is the spice of life, then the Internet is the spice rack of the universe. Sometimes it astounds me the things you can find, from the sublime to the ridiculous. 800 Notes http://800notes.com/ Just one in a growing group of many sites dedicated to the collection of information regarding ?junk mail? phone calls… Read more »