Feds lose data for hundreds of thousands of students
“According to a timeline released by the hdrsc, the hard drive was first reported missing on November 5, 2012. But the Departmental Security Officer was not notified until November 28, and it was not until December 6 that the department discovered what was on the lost hard drive.” I’m the Assistant Company Security Officer in our company (acso) and the moment a breach of security is detected by anyone it is to be reported to the Company Security Officer (cso) or the acso immediately. So between Nov 5 – 28 our information was not reported missing to either cso or acso. That is a direct violation under Industry Canada codes. No wonder why Departmental spokesperson Christian Plouffe declined to comment on either gap.
— Anonymous (from web)
Totally not acceptable. I have been affected by this and I can tell you, that I am not impressed. They hid the fact they lost this information for two months to those affected and also they didn’t report it right away. What the hell! This is people’s personal information, and it’s not to be taken lightly.
— Not Impressed (from web)
Apparently they are claiming that the hard-drive is missing within the building. How would they even know if it is still within the building or not if it’s just plain missing? Is telling that piece of information to those who are affected supposed to make them feel better? More like makes one feel worse that they are actually feeding affected individuals complete b.s. to cover their butts.
Staff can and do steal things, y’know.
— Holly (from web)
Newman Centre courts controversy
I am speaking for myself, not for Courage. I am a member of Courage. Never once have we talked about trying to become straight. I have never done the 12 steps or talked about it at a meeting. The only time I hear the word hate are from those who are opposed to Courage.
I look at life through the plank in my own eye. Therefore I judge no one. I hope you will allow me the freedom to attend a group that gives me strength and support to live a life in accordance with the teachings of the Church. I don’t ask you to agree with me, but I think living in a free society gives me the right to make my own choices.
— Tyke (from web)
Glad to see U of T finally puts on colours. There was far too much grey when I attended. It made me sick to watch global diversity covered in city grit. Warm colours are much more welcoming, especially in winter.
However, I think you guys at The Varsity could find a better tip for students than send them to a store that charges anywhere around 30-130 dollars for a single item. Send them to Winners or another reasonably priced store. Zara items often go there anyway in my experience, and by the time they reach Winners, they have been through 2 or 3 write-downs in price.
Perhaps a fashionista could draw up a list of places to buy cool clothes for people living on a student budget?
— TobiasM (from web)
“Men’s issues” groups test limit of free speech on campus
In reply to “Hardy Weinberg”…
“Next, I am quite concerned with the suggestion in this article about the regulation of what events can and cannot be on campus. The last thing I want is to give the administration and osm free reign to decide what events can and cannot be held on campus.”
Funny, I’m supposed to meet with osm, David Newman and Shannon Howes today to discuss the event with Norman Finkelstein on the 23rd of January from 7-9pm (hopefully in oise’s auditorium — although osm won’t confirm the booking —it’ll still be there).
Like always, I agree with Hardy. The administration should let the law (although I believe hate speech laws infringe on our charter rights) and ‘activism v. activism’ handle these sorts of things. The mras are losing support naturally, in exactly the ways Hardy points out. We don’t need to stop them from speaking. We need to realize they’re nuts, pay them no attention, and forget about them.
Remember the Simpsons (Halloween) episode with the advertisements that came to life and started terrorizing the town. Springfield just stopped paying attention to them and they died. Be more like Lisa and less like Homer.
— Bahram Farzady (from web)
In reply to “bobk”…
Actually, I condemned blocking entrances to a university-approved event because I believe it is an affront to democratic free speech. You’re clearly very stupid, because the only position I could not possibly be speaking from at this point is denial. I appreciate that there are massive flaws in the ways that men and women are socialized and I work in a law firm that fights for the rights, predominately, of men who have been sexually victimized as children. But to insinuate that men have it ‘worse’ in modernity is ridiculous. Look at the pay gap. Look at the frequency of sexual abuse. Look at the fact that I can’t walk down the street without having my ass grabbed on my way to school. I don’t want that world for my daughters and I will teach my sons better. I will teach them that they can cry when they are upset and that it is not emasculating to seek help when needed. Will you do the same for your kids? Or are all women just lying bitches?
All we want is an equal place in society and we don’t have it yet. We should all be trying to fix the multitude of issues facing both men and women.
— Aimee Quenneville (from web)
I’m curious as to how much mra propaganda would be spewed all over this article if we were required to login with our UTORID in order to comment. I’m not sure that the views reflected in the comments really capture the perspective of U of T students, definitely none that I know.
But of course, mras would probably suggest that I am exclusively friends with a bunch of radical feminists. Sigh.
— Actual U of T Student (from web)
In reply to “Paul Elam”…
I’m not sure you understand how journalism works, but it entails summarising the evidence available and composing an article that presents the conclusions of the journalist involved, and there are word limits. If the Varsity were to present its evidence, the newspaper would end up a booklet containing the inane drivel of mras, and that’s way too much space to devote to most of what you say.
— fakefighter (from web)
