Kate Turner The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — Nerds around the world, rejoice! The beloved culture made up comic books, sci-fi, video games, science, technology and other activities deemed “nerdy” or “geeky” has made its way into the mainstream and seems to be here to stay. In the past, parts of the culture have risen in popularity;…
Cydney Proctor The SMU Journal HALIFAX (CUP) – An offensive chant taught to freshmen during Saint Mary’s University Orientation Week in Halifax is causing a stir both on and off campus. An Instagram video was captured during the school’s annual TURFBURN event Monday, Sept. 2, wherein 80 frosh leaders led new students in a chant singing “Y…
Technology and agriculture give farmers new opportunities in changing market Anna-Lilja Dawson CUP Praries & Northern Bureau Chief SASKATOON (CUP) — University graduates are entering the farming industry with more ease and a heightened interest because of the high usage of modern-day technologies. For years now young adults have been becoming more and more…
The two were detained in effort to get to Gaza hospital Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Two Canadian professors, Tarek Loubani and John Greyson, are waiting to be released from a Cairo prison, where they have been held for more than two weeks without formal charges being laid. Their detainment has…
By Mike Davies The Omega (Thompson Rivers University) KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Over the break, I was perusing my Twitter feed and I happened across a statement from one Justin Trudeau, prospective (and some think inevitable) leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “I believe we should raise our post-secondary education rate to 70 per cent….
By Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — On Nov. 3, Glen Murray, then the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced his resignation and his intention to run for the provincial Liberal leadership. Six days later Murray introduced his “No-Money Down University or College” proposal. The announcement came in the form…
Elizabeth DiCesare The Cord – Wilfrid Laurier University WATERLOO (CUP) – While preparing to apply to Canada’s police forces, Bob Baumgartner, a Wilfrid Laurier University graduate, decided to do a Google search of himself, and found more than he was expecting. After typing in his old e-mail address, Baumgartner found a list of 297 former…
By Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP)—In Quebec, hundreds of thousands of students have gathered over the summer to protest the government’s decision to raise tuition fees and enact Bill 78, an emergency law passed on May 18 that restricts protests and picketing on university grounds. While the movement has received international attention…
