For the past three weeks, you've most likely noticed the multiple Haiti Relief campaigns being run by different organizations. Well, it's starting to pay off. OPIRG, one of Brock's most experienced social justice and environmentally conscious research groups, has raised over $1,200 from the two bake sales they have run.
For more information on BUSU's 2010 Elections, such as coverage on debates, board of directors' candidates, referendums etc. pick up next weeks issue of The Brock Press Board of Directors Jason Freeze - Fourth-year Business/Operations Byron Krauskopf - Fourth-year History major Minhal Quadri Adam Venning - Second-year Philsophy major, minor in Business Referendums There will be two referendums for students to vote upon in this years BUSU elections.
Lianne Marie Bradley Fourth Year - Recreation and Leisure What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? I have lots of new ideas for BUSU; one being "One Bite at a Time".
Luke Speers Third Year - Political Science What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? I have attended post secondary before I came to Brock and I found online student voting both convenient and popular.
Daryl Paulin BBA '04 Undeclared '10 What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? My platform contains numerous objectives and 'tweaking' of currently policy, all intended to benefit students.
Rox Chwaluk Faculty of Education - Teacher's College What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? I feel that I have a very strong platform overall because my goals are specific and manageable.
Christopher Lindley Fourth Year - Political Science, Minor - Drama What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? I want to create a stronger foundation of tradition and my platform emphasizes the need for the creation of events and other unifying activities to allow this.
Sohail Ahmed Third Year - Business Admin Co-op What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? The strongest aspect of my platform: it's focused on bringing the next big thing from BUSU.
Michael Tung Second Year - Business Economics What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? Making BUSU the central communication hub in conjunction with the VP of University Affairs is the strongest aspect of my platform.
Daud Grewal Third Year - Political Science What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? The strongest aspect of my platform is connecting students back to BUSU.
Sebastian Prins Third Year - Business What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? Whenever corporations and student unions barter over product cost, it seems there is a greater propensity for the contact to favour the business.
Deniz Ozturk Fourth Year - Political Science What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? My platform is based upon not only students' wants and needs - but also student advocacy.
Kenneth Truong Third Year - Bachelor Business Administation What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future? I feel the strongest part of my platform is support for clubs.
With the 2010-11 BUSU election campaigns kicking off on Feb. 1, it is important that Brock students get to know the candidates running for the Student Union's executive positions. The Brock Press asked each of these candidates four questions tailored to the job they are running for.
The hectic time that is the beginning of the semester is often accentuated with the inevitable trip to the campus bookstore. This semester is no different. Students 'adding' and 'dropping' classes to create the perfect schedule are also frantically trying to get a hold of the relevant course material - enter the campus bookstore.
African Heritage Film Festival In honour of Black History Month, the Roots African Caribbean Society presents the African Heritage Film Festival. The movies are being shown for free, and an underground railroad tour is $5. Feb. 2: Ghost of Cite Soleil, WH 207, 3 - 5 p.
The BUCSSA's growing needs have pushed them off-campus into their new office in the heart of downtown St. Catharines. The Brock University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (BUCSSA) is one of Brock's largest clubs ratified under the Brock University Student Union (BUSU) and represents the Chinese students and scholars at Brock for either academic inquiries or social gatherings.
Without wasting any time, BUSU, in association with OUSA, has started this semester's push for student awareness of OSAP. "Each one of the empty blue chairs around campus represents a student academically qualified for university, but who cannot attend due to financial barriers placed in their way," said Rob Lanteigne, Vice President University Affairs for Brock and OUSA Board member, on the BUSU Web site.
NAfA, a registered charity staffed by volunteers, has made it their mission to reach out and educate the Niagara community on the rights of animals. The organization is run entirely on fundraising and relies heavily on community outreach. The latest project being put on by NAfA (Niagara Action for Animals) involves advertisements that promote becoming a vegan.
Brock's men's hockey team faced off against University of Guelph on Jan. 28 without a key member of their starting line up - a member that had played 21 games for Brock so far this season - their goalie. Brock student and goalie, Mark Yetman, is facing multiple charges by Niagara Regional Police Service following the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a St.
Monday Jan. 25, 2010 • A motion passed calling on St. Catharines residents and city employees to wear red on Fridays in support of Canadian troops Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010 • A bomb threat left on the answering machine of Grapeview Elementary School in St.
Almost three weeks after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, nobody can dispute the fact that this disaster has been a devastating tragedy with death tolls rising to over 150,000. The poorest country in the Western hemisphere now has to face telling consequences of a natural misfortune it had little control over.
On Jan. 30, 62 Haitian children disembarked on an Air Canada jet and fled to the arms of their new families, despite the viciously different weather conditions in their new home country. This was the third plane of adoptive Haitian children to arrive in Ottawa since the earthquake.
One of many appealing factors of the St. Catharines Region is its decorated and surmounting arts scene. That is why, when the announcement of the Niagara Center for the Arts (NCFA) and the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (MWSFPA) was to be located downtown, all those involved; students, staff and citizens alike, were enthusiastic about the opportunity this would pose for the furthering of the arts scene.
An extensive restoration on Fort George started about four weeks ago. Fort George is Niagara-on-the-Lake's most celebrated site and memorial for the War of 1812 and the now 80-year-old replica of the historic site is receiving $2.75 million renovations. Six cannon platforms and sections of its decaying wooden fence are being replaced to secure the outer walls of the fort and stabilize the crumbling building.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper named a much-anticipated change to the Senate. The addition of five new senators gives the Conservatives control in the Senate, as well as the house, which will provide much greater sway over the legislative agenda. Senate additions: • Bob Runciman, former Ontario cabinet minister, appointed for Ontario • Vim Kochhar, businessman and disabled persons advocate, appointed for Ontario • Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, victims rights activist, appointed for Quebec • Elizabeth Marshall, former provincial auditor general, appointed for Newfoundland and Labrador • Rose-May Poirier, current Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly, appointed for New Brunswick Senate Breakdown What the 105-seat Senate will look like once the five new Senators are sworn in.
New passport requirements for Canadians entering Mexico An initiative for Mexico to match their border control policy with that of Canada and the US will require Canadians entering Mexico to have a passport beginning March 1. What this change in policy means is that Canadians will no longer be able to enter Mexico with strictly a birth certificate or Canadian citizenship certificate and a valid photo I.
MONTREAL (CUP) - The Conservative government announced earlier this month that $10 million from its economic stimulus package would be transferred to the Canada Summer Jobs program, creating thousands of extra jobs for students who last summer faced the worst youth unemployment rate in 30 years.
