Wednesday saw a flurry of anti-war activity at Brock University, and a petition signed by hundreds demonstrated that local students are concerned. The petition was in response to the United States and Britain's plans for war against Iraq. Both countries continue to push for a military strike on the already battered country, and much of the world has responded by condemning the seemingly unavoidable war.
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) referendum failed to meet quorum last week. The referendum, which asked students to vote yes or no to the Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) maintaining full member status in CASA, required at least 10 per cent of the student population to turn out to the polls.
Sodexho Food Services employees at Brock University are prepared to walk off the job on Thursday, Oct. 17 if they fail to reach a collective agreement with management by that date. In a last minute attempt to reach an agreement, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1295 met with Sodexho management on Thanksgiving Monday.
The latest draft of the Campus Master Plan is aimed at constructing a new building to solve overcrowding in the Bookstore, and a campus-wide office shortage. The location, though not finalized, would see a building erected between Taro Hall and the Alumni Students' Centre.
Following a nomination reception for the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, held in September, 24 finalists in five categories will be recognized on Oct. 25 at the Sheraton Fallsview Conference Centre in Niagara Falls for their outstanding achievements and contributions within the Niagara Region.
While next year's precise tuition hike is unknown at Brock University, according to the trend over the last decade, an increase will be inevitable In the ongoing debate over tuition fees and the increasing cost of a post-secondary education, students are ever-aware of the financial burden that acquiring an education will entail.
EDMONTON (CUP) — While explaining to a University of Alberta education class the importance of seeing the world as fundamentally interconnected, David Suzuki criticized the Alberta government's opposition to ratifying the Kyoto agreement. "We've had that argument for 200 years: the economy comes before the right thing to do," said Suzuki.
MONTREAL (CUP) — John Manley wants everyone to know about Canada's recent economic success, but no one seems to care. Canada's surging economy and the Canada-U.S. relationship dominated a wide-ranging speech that the finance minister and deputy prime minister delivered to a packed room at McGill University Friday morning.
(U-WIRE) MACOMB, Ill. — Another stage in Microsoft's plan to control our PCs will come early next year with the launch of Advanced Micro Devices' latest processor. The new microprocessor will contain a set of security and privacy features Microsoft is building into its products.
