University of Saskatchewan president Ilene Busch-Vishniac fired
Anna -Lilja Dawson The Sheaf Saskatoon (CUP) — On May 21, the University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors announced the termination of Ilene Busch-Vishniac’s appointment as university president and vice-chancellor.
Sexually violent Facebook chat by University of Ottawa students published online
Adam Feibel The Fulcrum Trigger warning: graphic descriptions of sexual violence UPDATE, March 2: Pat Marquis and Alexandre Larochelle have resigned from their elected positions. See The Fulcrum for the latest news on this story. OTTAWA (CUP) — The sexually violent conversation about the University of Ottawa’s student federation president that took place between five men, including…
University of Ottawa student union leaders send emails suggesting sexual assault of SFUO president
Spencer Van Dyk The Fulcrum OTTAWA (CUP) — Two student federation board members were accused of participating in a conversation that included comments about the sexual assault of their president in a motion presented at the end of reading week.
You are no Banksy
The implications of street art and graffiti and the culture surrounding it
Ontario aims to improve student mobility with credit transfer database
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — The Ontario government has launched an online database providing centralized course-to-course information for post-secondary students looking to transfer credits.
Valentine’s day should celebrate all types of love
Katelyn Cullum The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — These days, Valentine’s Day has a more negative meaning than a positive one.
Focus on youth and training in federal budget
CASA sees it as a step forward while CFS not impressed
McMaster student group suspended due to violent, sexist songbook
Jemma Wolfe The Silhouette TRIGGER WARNING: the following article contains references to extreme violence, rape, sexual assault and child mutilation all in graphic detail and may be triggering to some people.
Album Review: Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Against Me!
Mike Specht The Lance WINDSOR, Ont. (CUP) — After announcing in 2011 that singer Laura Jane Grace (born Tom Gabel) was a transsexual, Against Me! began work on what would be their first studio album with Grace as front woman. The transition comes to the forefront of the group’s work as Transgender Dypshoria Blues is a ten-song concept…
Ontario tuition grant extended to private colleges
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — The Ontario Liberals announced on Jan. 20 that they are extending the ‘30 per cent off’ tuition grant eligibility to cover about 5,000 more students. Co-op students in their final year of a five-year program and students in private post-secondary institutions who qualify for the Ontario Student…
Federal government aims to double number of international students
Jane Lytvynenko Canadian University Press OTTAWA (CUP) — Canadian university classrooms could have twice the number of international students in the next eight years. On Jan. 15, the Conservatives announced a strategy to double the amount of researchers and students coming from abroad. The program centers around $5 million per year in funding primarily going…