Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — After being held captive for seven weeks in Egypt under no formal charges, Canadians Tarek Loubani and John Greyson were released on Saturday, Oct. 5. However, when they tried to board a plane to Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, Oct. 6, the two were told they could not…
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is set to implement big changes to Ontario’s post-secondary education sector over the next six months Angi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MCTU) is set to implement big changes to Ontario’s post-secondary education sector over the next six months….
Cydney Proctor The Journal HALIFAX (CUP) — Just over a week after a chant at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax about non-consensual sex exploded into the national news, SMU administration has announced today that that will be taking disciplinary action against another student – this time one who pled guilty to the sexual assault of…
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…
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 Preeteesh Peetabh Singh DIALOG REPORTER “Every individual, every policeman, every politician, every sports person. Everybody has a story to tell,” said Marty Gervais, an award-winning journalist from the Windsor Star, poet, photographer and editor in his workshop on storytelling at the Canadian University Press’ (CUP) Ontario Region spring conference, Between the (Head)lines held in…
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 Mick Sweetman Managing Editor This week has seen the campus press making the news and much as covering it. The Gazette at Western University is in a hot dispute with the University Students’ Council (USC) over plans to move the paper into a space about half the size of its current office, reportedly to…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporer The Canadian University Press (CUP) has released the short list of nominees for their 2012 John H. MacDonald Journalism Awards and The Dialog has reason to celebrate! The awards, nicknamed ‘The Johnnies’, began in 2003 as a way to recognize excellence in journalism across the campus press in Canada. There…
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…
