The official results of the BUSU 2012-2013 term election race were released at approximately 10:45 p.m., after being tallied in the Isaac's conference room. Outside, less than a hundred Brock University students milled about the Skybar in anticipation.

CUPE 4207 — now infamous in the Brock University community for nearly striking this time last year — is once again so far into sour negotiations that they are considering a strike once again. Unit 3 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4207 are those in negotiations.

For the upcoming BUSU elections that will be taking place from Feb. 14 to  16, Undergraduate students will have the convenient option of voting online through their Brock E-mail accounts, as well as at the traditional polling stations. By adding this new feature to the elections, members of the Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) hope that it will help to raise the voter turn out rate, which has been very low in previous years.

Brock research team tackles scoliosis A research team at Brock University is looking to learn more about bone strength, as well as the effects and design of back braces for people suffering from scoliosis. Scoliosis is a medical condition in which the spine begins to curve or rotate instead of growing straight.

During the month of February, the Brock/Niagara African-Canadian Renaissance Group will be hosting a number of events — both at Brock University and the Niagara Region — to celebrate African Heritage Month. The group consists of a number of community groups including the African Association of Niagara, the Council of Black Organizations in Niagara, the Black History Society, the African Caribbean Association of Niagara and the Black Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as a Brock University club – the Roots African Caribbean Society.

Sept. 17, 2011, was the date the first major Occupy movement officially began, with protestors in New York City occupying Zuccotti Park. Following Occupy Wall Street, people across the globe began their own movements and protests, in countries such as Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Mexico and Canada.

On Jan. 26, a number of Brock University students took part in a traditional Aboriginal Métis beading workshop on campus. The workshop was sponsored by the Métis Nation of Ontario's Infinite Reach program and co-hosted by Brock's Aboriginal Student Services.

Record Show & Swap When: Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 Time: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Where: OPIRG InfoShop, 21 King St. Swing by our Record Swap with your pre-loved items and join your fellow St Kitt's residents in trading, sharing and recycling music. 7:00 p.m. Record Swap 8:00 p.

This February, BUSU is looking to make Brock more environmentally conscious by starting new "Go Green" initiatives.   The Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) will be asking students to share their ideas of potential new green initiatives to start at Brock.

Who likes short shorts?? Brock Film Group presents Who likes short shorts?? Student festival. 5 minutes or less. Deadline on Monday Feb. 27, 2012. Reading Rocks Junior Volunteers Needed An early literacy intervention program for children 4 - 6-years-old in Niagara Falls.

On Feb. 4, Brock will host Smart Finish — a conference designed for third and fourth-year students — for the first time. Smart Finish is a one day conference which will address a number of issues concerning graduating students such as career exploration, resume and interview strategies, further education and OSAP repayment.

Some may find it difficult to believe, but one in 10 children live with a learning disability, and of them 80 per cent also struggle with a reading disability. It is statistics like these that highlight how important organizations like the LDAC are. The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC), founded in 1963, is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to improve the services and support offered to individuals with learning disabilities.

BBBS of St. Catharines-Thorold & District have organized Brock Bowls for Kids. Brock Bowls for Kids is a two night celebrity themed charity bowling event held Feb. 1 and 2, taking place at Parkway Lanes Sports and Entertainment Centre in St. Catharines.

Reading Rocks Junior Volunteers Needed Reading Rocks is an early literacy intervention program for children 4 to 6-year-olds in Niagara Falls. Volunteers work with students and run literacy workstations to support program facilitators.  It's a great experience for those wanting to teach or work with young children.

Through January, the provincial government both delighted and enraged students across Ontario with one of their most hopeful financial assistance programs to date. Falling under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), which helps provide students with loans, grants and bursaries every year, this new incentive initiated by the Ontario government involves a 30 per cent tuition rebate for students each year – about $800 per semester.

On Jan. 3, after problems with her contract and issues regarding seniority had arisen, Lauren Shepherd, a TA in the Department of Dramatic Arts, had her contract pulled in favour of another TA, despite the fact that it was supposed to run until the end of April.

On Dec. 16, family, friends and colleagues gathered in the Pond Inlet to celebrate and honour Dorothy Griffiths — a Professor in Child and Youth Studies and Applied Disabilities Studies — Brock University's most recent recipient of the Order of Canada.

Conversation Partner volunteers needed Are you interested in learning about different cultures, while at the same time helping someone practice the English conversation skills? If so, this is the right program for you. Conversation Partners are native English-speaking volunteers who are matched with Brock students learning and studying English.

Students are being welcomed back to school and a new semester with a week of activities. Frost Week – the annual January orientation week organized by Brock University Students' Union (BUSU), will be running from Monday, Jan. 9 to Friday, Jan. 13 concluding with a ball hockey tournament and concert on Jan.

What will you do this February? Alternative Reading Break gives members of the Brock community, including faculty, staff, students and alumni the opportunity to get involved in hands-on service learning projects. There are a variety of projects offered that allow individuals to participate locally or do some travelling over the break to serve in communities in other parts of the world.

Brock researcher helps NASA with Mars mission Mariek Schmidt, Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences at Brock University, will be working with NASA and their current Mars mission. NASA hopes this mission will help shed some light about past and/or present life forms and energy sources on Mars.

International Services, Department of Residences and Student Life & Community Experience have partnered to provide several exciting options for students over the reading week break. They will be offering a number of hands-on service learning projects that allow students to participate locally or do some travelling over the break to serve a community in a different country.

Due to the fact that mobile Internet has become a standard of living in North American culture, businesses and organizations that wish to survive and stay fresh have begun to show a priority in mobile accessibility. This can be seen through large banks like Scotia and CIBC putting out smart phone apps, RIM and Google adding app compatibility to their smart phones and most recently and locally, the Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) going mobile with their Web site.

The holiday season holds many different traditions for different people. For some, the winter holidays are about family and togetherness. Some people make New Year's resolutions, celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, while others are just happy for some time off from work or school.

In a reversal of policy, the Federal Government has decided to allow CSIS agents to use information gained from torture in "exceptional circumstances". Agents are still not permitted to use torture themselves, but previously it had also been forbidden to use information from those who had been tortured in other countries.

California's ban against same-sex marriage was declared unconstitutional by a three-judge panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 7. This landmark decision could bring the issue to the US Supreme Court. The law banning same-sex marriage, called Proposition 8, was approved by voters in 2008 – only five months after the State of California legalized same-sex unions.

About two dozen Thorold residents, including two City Councillors, gathered at Kernahan Park Secondary School on Feb. 2 to speak out against the possible closing of Thorold Secondary School. Thorold's only high school is one of several being considered for closure – but, the residents say, it is too important to Thorold to be shut down.

Niagara Regional Transit is off to a slow start, only earning half the revenue that was predicted during its first few months of service. The inter-municipality system, which connects St. Catharines, Welland, Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Port Colborne, began its trial in September, and since then has only seen about a quarter of the ridership that was initially expected.

On Jan. 29, a jury in the Frontenac County Court House in Kingston delivered a guilty verdict in what has been dubbed the "Shafia Family Murders". Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya and their son Hamed have each been convicted of four counts of first degree murder of their three daughters Zainab, Sahar, Geeti and Shafia's first wife, Rona.

In a vote held on Jan. 30, the member states of the AU failed to elect their new leader. Neither of the two candidates, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa and Jean Ping of Gabon, secured the two-thirds majority needed to claim victory. A new vote will be held in June, in which neither of the two candidates will be permitted to run.

Since major sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit blacked-out their service on Jan. 18 to protest the United States's SOPA legislation, attention has been brought to similar copyright and anti-piracy legislation being proposed in other countries around the World.

Retiring at 65-years-old might soon be a thing of the past. Canada may be the next country to change its age of retirement. It is expected that by the year 2025 Canadians will be ineligible to receive their Old Age Security before turning 67-years-old.

LGBT students attending Catholic schools in Niagara will not be allowed to form Gay-Straight Alliances, said a new decision from the Ontario Catholic School Board Trustees Association in response to calls that they rescind the ban. Instead, schools will make "respecting differences" clubs available – meant to combat discrimination in general.

Several Niagara District schools are under review. The school board has released plans for a review it will be conducting in March, 2012 to assess changing enrolment patterns, issues with aging facilities and staff efficiency. Schools with low enrollment or which make inefficient use of its staff may face restructuring or closure depending on the board's decision.

On Jan. 9, after two years of re-building, the Carlisle St. Parking Garage finally opened its doors to the public once again. The new garage, which cost $27.9 million holds 600 parking spaces and will have rooftop gardens, LED sensor lighting, high efficiency ventilation, bike racks and greywater maintenance.

Outgoing NRP chief gives controversial speech Niagara Regional Police (NRP) Chief Wendy Southall gave a speech on Jan. 25 during the 2011 Niagara Women in Business Awards regarding her time as the first female, first civilian and longest-serving police chief in the NRP's history.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 marked the first  year anniversary of the revolution that ousted the former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square in mixed celebration and protest. A year ago protests broke out in Egypt as part of an uprising against the autocratic rule of its President Hosni Mubarak – a regime that lasted 30-years and ended when Mubarak resigned on Feb.

On Jan. 24, Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with nearly 400 Aboriginal Chiefs from 33 different nations in Ottawa, to address the issues of rampant poverty and deplorable living conditions on Canada's various Native Reserves. Long standing issues within Canada's borders have been economic and social deterioration of the various First Nations communities.

Megaupload Shutdown by US government Hong Kong-based  company Megaupload was shut down on Jan. 19 by the US Department of Justice and four of its executives were taken into custody in New Zealand on charges of copyright infringement. The arrest comes only one day after congress decided to postpone the debate and voting on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).

A new strain of TB has broken out in India and Iran. The new strain, which has proven immune to the antibiotic drugs usually used against it, has sent doctors all over the World into a panic. While information on the Iran outbreak has proven scant, reports from India have tallied the size of that outbreak at 12 people.

A Halifax Naval Intelligence Officer was arrested over the Jan. 14 weekend on allegations of espionage after allegedly transmitting several pieces of classified information outside the country over the course of several years. Sub-lieutenant Jeffrey Paul Delisle was arrested on two charges under the Security of Information Act.

St. Catharines residents living near the Downtown area may soon have a much easier time with their grocery shopping. The City's Ad-Hoc Budget Committee has decided to grant $2,500 to the local advocacy group Our Community Food Store to fund a study to see if a co-op grocery store would be viable in the downtown area.

At the biannual Liberal Party convention, on Jan. 15, party delegates voted in favour of the legalization of marijuana and against separation from the British monarchy. These two proposals were heatedly contested within the party – a party trying to find platforms that will win over Canadians to help pull it back up from the results of the last federal election.

On Jan. 18, an estimated 7,000 Web sites on the Internet blacked out their services for a 24-hour period to protest the SOPA and PIPA bills which were soon to be voted on in the US Senate and House of Representatives. The online activism led to many American politicians withdrawing their support for the bills, and congress has decided to postpone their debate on this issue.

Kim Jong Il deceased Kim Jong Il, the authoritarian leader of North Korea since 1994, died on Dec. 17, reportedly of a heart attack. On Dec. 30 Kim Jong Il's son, Kim Jong Un, was declared Supreme Leader of North Korea by the ruling "Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea", following succession plans laid out by his father.

RIM Looking for New Chairman Research in Motion Ltd. is preparing to unveil a corporate shakeup at the beleaguered BlackBerry maker that could see co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie relinquish their titles as co-chairmen of the board. Barbara Stymiest, an independent director who joined RIM's board in 2007, is believed to be the leading candidate to replace the co-chairmen, sources familiar with events said.

American prosecutors are preparing a case for the first criminal charges against BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed 11 people and contaminated the ocean with over 200 million gallons of oil. The explosion and leak, which occurred in April 2010 and continued gushing for three months until finally capped in July, is being called the worst maritime environmental disaster in American History.

Ringing in the new year in London, ON, locomotive plant Electro-Motive locked-out 420 CAW members after new contract talks collapsed on Jan. 1. The plant was bought back in 2010 by Caterpillar's (CAT) subsidiary Progress Rail as part of a 820 million dollar deal.

The inauguration of the year 2012 has begun a period of great activity for the Niagara Region. The year will mark the 200th anniversary of the start of the war of 1812, and will see the first of many events to commemorate the war – events that will continue all the way through to the 2014 bicentenary of the signing of The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war.

According to a recent poll by RBC, the number of Canadians 18-34-years-old who are saving for retirement is diminishing, with the lowest numbers in almost a decade. The report released by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) states that retirement savings are taking a backseat to other priorities amongst young adults, meaning that they are not necessarily spending their money less carefully or intelligently, but that they are choosing to invest it in areas other than retirement.

$750 Million to Remodel Wal-marts all across Canada This year, the World's biggest retailer Wal-mart plans to invest $750 million in the relocating and remodelling of 73 stores across Canada. It's said that this expansion will allow for the creation of more than 14,000 jobs – 3,500 of those being in-store positions and the remaining 10,500 being in trades and construction.

Prime Minister Steven Harper and the Chinese Government have been in talks to secure two pandas for the Toronto and Calgary zoos – and approximately $3 billion worth of trade. All bear and bull market puns aside, Canada secured a market to sell many natural resources to China including uranium, oil and other goods.

Have you ever wanted to be on Dragon's Den, with a great idea in mind, competing for a piece of the Dragon's venture capital? Well BUEC would like to give Brock University students the opportunity to participate in a similar competition, called the Monster Pitch.

Teacher's Union to retain ownership of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has decided that after a recent review in November they will hold onto their stake in the MLSE. Rumours have been circulating within the sports and business world of a potential change in the ownership of the popular Toronto-based sports company.

This past November, the record and music industry continued its rapid changeover when EMI — a mulitinational music company from London, UK — was put up for a public auction, which ended with Universal Music Group purchasing the recording and music division for $1.

One of the most prominent features of St. Catharines' downtown core, centred on St. Paul Street, is the abundant number of independently-owned, small businesses that operate in the area. With the exception of a few franchise locations, the majority of businesses on St.

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November brings us closer to winter, final exams and for many in their final year, the stark realization that it's time to find a job. With the Brock Career Expo on Nov. 8, many Brock students and potential employers were able, or are able, depending on when you read this, to network, apply and check out the next pool of Brock University's graduates.

Starting in Nov. 2011, the Canadian Mint will begin circulating a new line of currency, made out of polymer. This currency, appropriately named the "polymer series", is reportedly more durable, secure and efficient than Canada's current paper currency, and is being promoted as a vast improvement.

Craft Brewers steal back significant market share After many years of the Canadian beer industry being dominated by big-name, corporate brewers, a rise of smaller, independent "craft brewers" have begun to rise significantly in popularity. Labatt and Molson-Coors have exhibited a near-monopoly control on the production of beer in Canada for over 50 years, however this stronghold has recently been in decline.

Women have come a long way in the past century, from fighting for the right to vote to holding the position of interim Prime Minister of Canada, from being expected to do all the housework to holding high powered positions in the business world. In the evolution of the workplace, these changes have shaped the new economy.

What began as an average Canadian University Press conference in Victoria, BC soon became the site of a significant amount of projectile vomit, and other gastrointestinal-related symptoms. The conference, named NASH 74, brought together student journalists from universities across Canada.

I've been watching a lot of Mike Holmes lately. (In fact, I've got Holmes on Homes playing in the background now). You know, that good-looking guy on HGTV who rescues homeowners from incompetent contractors and ignorant home inspectors. I have no intention of taking up the trades myself, but it's interesting to watch the team transform homes (and lives) and to learn what goes into making a good house.

What would you do to ensure your child grows up to be the next Wayne Gretzky? There is mounting evidence pointing toward the month in which a baby is born and their chance in performing better in Hockey than others their age. The premise is simple, if born early in the calendar year the chances of excelling at hockey is greater – at least statistically.

Captain overboard In January 2012, Friday the 13th marked one of the most dramatic cruise ship accidents in recent history, as the Costa Concordia collided with uncharted rocks, leaving roughly 4,000 people scrambling for their lives as the ship began to sink just off the coast of Italy.

Research into methods of reducing carbon emissions is a continually advancing field, and a team of researchers developed an improved way to remove emissions directly from sources like smokestacks. The team recently had an article published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society detailing their findings, which focused on using substances based on a material called polyethylenimine to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from sources.

Lazy Monkeys have shown to lose weight with new drug Researchers have been able to show marked loss in weight in monkeys by giving them a synthesized drug. The drug aims to starve the body of fat cells, differing from previous attempts at producing weight loss drugs.

Recent scientific research has found ways to reduce the effects of aging on cognitive and physical functions in lab animals. Professor David Rollo of McMaster University is currently engaged in research on the aging process. He recently reported that he has managed to create a supplement which is able to slow down mental and physical decline in mice as they age.

Dr. Chil-Yong Kang, Professor and Researching Virologist at the University of Western Ontario's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry in London has developed the new and unique HIV/AIDS vaccine, SAV001, which has shown promise in animal studies. It has effectively stimulated a strong immune response and has shown no adverse effects in early testing, Kang said.

According to a study published in England, cognitive function may begin to decline as early as 45-years-old. Previously, it was believed that the changes occurred much later, around 60-years-old. The study concluded with marked declines in tests of memory, reasoning and comprehension.

Unregistered nurses found practicing in the UK According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom there may well be upwards of 200 fraudulent or unregistered nurses working at general practitioner practices throughout the UK. It is the responsibility of the general practitioner [GP] to perform background checks on their nurses, in order to ensure that they are registered and legitimate.

Exams, assignments and projects can seem to creep up and surprise students, making them increasingly stressed. This stress can add to anxiety and depression-related symptoms which can affect the strongest of us. What can you do when you're stressed out, on your last whim, and cursing your professors name while pulling an all-nighter? You can exercise, talk to your friends, listen to some relaxing music or meditate, said Les McCurdy-Myers, Student Development Centre (SDC) Manager at Brock University.

Modern medicine has come so far that researchers are working on nano-sized machines to seek out cancerous cells, and even cancer sniffing dogs. German researchers have reportedly trained canines to, with some accuracy, distinguish between the breath of a human with lung cancer, and one without.

As exams and final project deadlines rapidly approach, the period of all-nighters, study sessions and overall intense levels of schoolwork has begun. As a result, student's waking hours are increasing, while hours spent sleeping are becoming more and more scarce.

FFXIII-2: The cinema-quality role playing adventure Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, Final Fantasy (FF) XIII-2 once again brings great game-play, cinematics and a plot line worthy of Hollywood. A welcome addition is the ability to have conquered monsters fight alongside your team, with the option to upgrade their abilities alongside the main character's.

An international research team has recently shown the previously unknown 10 million galaxies and the largest map of dark matter to date at the 219th American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas. For the very first time dark matter has been detected.

Sex on first date likelier among Android users According to a survey done by Match.com, users of phones with the Android operating system are more likely to have sex on a first date than iPhone or Blackberry users. 62 per cent of Android users admitted to having had sex on a first date while only 57 per cent of iPhone users admitted to it, and 48 per sent of BlackBerry users.

Anyone who has visited the HMV location at the Pen Centre since the end of this year's holiday season would likely have been subject to their post-holiday "gift fatigue" campaign. For those who aren't familiar with it, the campaign posters consist of the tagline "Gift Fatigue: It's a Real Condition", and then encourage the readers to help remedy this "condition" by buying themselves something fun they really want, either to make up for presents they got that they didn't actually want, or to make up for having to buy stuff for a bunch of people other than themselves.

Jan. 20, 2012 saw RIM's stocks close at $17.24 CAD a share, which is significant as the same stocks used to sell at $148 a share. This dismal rating is one of the reasons cited for shareholders encouraging RIM's co-founders and co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis to pass the torch of leadership.

After widespread protests from big-name Web-sites such as Wikipedia, the United States government has chosen to postpone their decision on SOPA indefinitely.     The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bill that was proposed in Oct. 2011, with the intention of preventing the theft of intellectual property online.

Wikipedia free to mobile users in Africa and Asia Orange Mobile Services has teamed up with the Wikimedia Foundation to offer their customers in Africa and the Middle East access to Wikipedia at no extra cost on their mobile networks. Providing they stay within Wikipedia pages, 70 million Orange customers can now access the site right from their mobile browser, making use of these encyclopedia services as many times as they would like at no addition charge.

With advancements in communication technology — like smartphones and E-mail — comes the evolution of language. Many would argue that acronyms like LOL and BRB, or a lack of full sentences would mark the end of proper English however, Linguistics Professor Sali Tagliamonte from the University of Toronto would disagree.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Skyrim: Epic game, mediocre dragons, annoying bugs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, PS3, XBOX 360) Bethesda's new game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, promises hours of enjoyable immerssive role-playing action, but still has a few flaws. Skyrim is a clear hit, building upon the already successful Elder Scrolls franchise and adding a number of new elements to the existing game play.

Evernote (Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Mac, PC) Ideas can come at anytime, and Evernote wants to help you remember them. Using voice, text or picture notes you can be sure to have them kept safe across all your digital devices. Evernote is primarily a note taking app, with syncing capabilities across your devices.

An Estonian gang of cyber criminals were arrested under charges of hacking into computers and using them to redirect unwitting users to advertisement Web sites. The gang's network of infected systems exceeded four million computers, spanned 100 countries and profited approximately 13 million CAD.

NASA-funded researchers working on tractor beam technology A team of three researchers has been awarded funding by NASA to research ways in which beams of laser light could be used to trap and move objects. These tractor beams would be used to aid in collecting samples in space such as viruses, cells and molecules.

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Looking up at the thousands or millions of stars humans have always wondered, are we alone in the Universe? This may sound like a unnecessary or even blasphemous question to some, but it is one worth exploring. We have evolved on a rock called Earth, where life competes to survive everyday.

Cruise-control will have a whole new meaning if and when Google gets their autonomous vehicle technology commercially available. The 300,000 kiometres spent on the road has been used to collecting mountains of data to learn more about how to interact with other objects on or around the road.

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is an action adventure game with a twist. The game, published by Activision and designed by Toys For Bob and XPEC Entertainment, isn't just software, it's also a collectable toy line. The starter-pack game comes with a USB portal device that plugs into your game system.

Only a few months after its launch in June of this year, Google's new social networking site, Google+, has already managed to pass the 25 million users mark. Although this number appears small when compared the 800 million users currently using major competitor Facebook, the fact that it has reached this many users in the course of less than a year presents Google+ as a rising competitor in the social-networking market.

Android 4.0 and new Galaxy Nexus phone to be released Android 4.0, the newest update to Google's mobile operating system, was showcased on Samsung's newest smart phone, the Galaxy Nexus. The new interface was designed to be more inviting, simpler and cleaner than previous versions with a new social-focused "people" app at its heart.

Anonymity and privacy are growing concerns for netizens, users of the Internet, with Facebook and Google trying to have everyone make an online identity. Although the concerned have every right to be cautious, anonymity can encourage hatred, immoral and illegal activites.

Changes can be daunting at first, however many of them — particularly in regards to technology — are beneficial to users. If you found a way to not only make pages load faster, but also have a larger variety of capabilities available to your Internet experience, make surfing the net more convenient, and feature an overall more efficient experience, would you at least try it out? Well, apparently these perks are not enough to persuade some users to try out alternate web browsers.

The Vice President, Student Services (VPSS) is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating student events. Giving back to students is the priority, and it is their responsibility to understand what the students at Brock want, and to do their best to deliver it to them.

The final BUSU candidate debates were held on Feb. 13, 2012.

To watch the debates, please visit brocktv.ca/thebusuchannel

The second of three BUSU candidate debates were held on Feb. 9, 2012.

To watch the debates, please visit brocktv.ca/thebusuchannel

The Vice President, Student Services (VPSS) is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating student events. Giving back to students is the priority, and it is their responsibility to understand what the students at Brock want, and to do their best to deliver it to them.

The Vice President, Student Services (VPSS) is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating student events. Giving back to students is the priority, and it is their responsibility to understand what the students at Brock want, and to do their best to deliver it to them.

The Vice President, Student Services (VPSS) is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating student events. Giving back to students is the priority, and it is their responsibility to understand what the students at Brock want, and to do their best to deliver it to them.

The Vice President, Student Services (VPSS) is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating student events. Giving back to students is the priority, and it is their responsibility to understand what the students at Brock want, and to do their best to deliver it to them.

The Vice President, Finance and Administration (VPFA) is responsible for managing BUSU's budget and funding. The VPFA also looks for revenue generating activities that BUSU can take part in. The VPFA essentially acts as BUSU's Chief Financial Officer.

The Vice President, Finance and Administration (VPFA) is responsible for managing BUSU's budget and funding. The VPFA also looks for revenue generating activities that BUSU can take part in. The VPFA essentially acts as BUSU's Chief Financial Officer.

A referendum, in its simplest terms, is a poll to students that addresses a question that is so important that students must be involved in decision making process.

Referenda are important because they allow the students to decipher what they desire. We urge you to vote yes or no in the upcoming referendum's to voice your democratic right.

- Information from BUSU