Posts from July 5, 2010

News in brief

Communities around UBC rally against Skytrain On June 22 the Business and Residents Association for Sustainable Transportation Alternatives (BARSTA) met to discuss alternatives to a proposed Skytrain line that would extend to UBC. “In my view we have two alternative futures,” Jan Pierce, Chair of the West Kitsilano Residents Association, told The Ubyssey. “One looks […]

Police, protesters and pandemonium

Seasons Change

“There are lots of situations where you’ve stood up for me,” Glen Hansard says thoughtfully, turning to face his musical counterpart and ex-lover, Marketa Irglova. Hasnard and Irglova are the stars of the hit independent film “Once”, which features their famous duet “Falling Slowly” that won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 2008. […]

Human Rights 101

A TTC bus driver just gave you a nasty look, closed the door and drove away after the person in front of you entered the vehicle, which clearly had more space. Do you have a valid human rights complaint? Where do you go to find out? And if your rights were infringed, what do you […]

More than a face

Ontario Institute of Child Studies in Education (OISE) professor Kang Lee has been awarded a grant of $1.84 million from the National Institutes of Health for studies into the way infants process and recognize faces. The five-year project will study means of teaching children aged six months to fourteen years how to extract facial characteristics […]

Bruce Kidd steps down

Bruce Kidd has stepped down as Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health after a 19 year stint of overseeing what is arguably the premier sports school in Canada. An Ottawa native, Kidd was heavily inspired by his father, J Roby Kidd, who covered the 1952 Helsinki Olympics for the CBC, the first […]

Hart House hires Artistic Director

Hart House Theatre has appointed Jeremy Hutton as its first Artistic Director in thirty years. “Obviously, I am very excited” said Hutton who applied for the advertised position. Having served Hart House as Director, Actor, Sound Designer, Music Composer, and Fight Director over the years, he seemed to be the ideal choice from the applicant […]

Race to the top

On October 25, Torontonians will cast their ballots to elect a new mayor. In the midst of debate about fiscal responsibility and the future of public services, student issues have largely remained invisible. This may be the result of provincial governments in Canada having responsibility for post-secondary education and health coverage, which directly impact post-secondary […]