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January 14, 2010

Prorogue protests planned across Canada

Nationwide protests will push for parliament to resume as scheduled on Jan. 25. Rallies are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, in every province and territory except Nunavut. Over 40 Canadian communities, including ones in New York and London, are planning rallies. The protests are organized through the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament group on Facebook, which […]

January 14, 2010

News in brief

U of O students take another break Students at the University of Ottawa will now have a fall reading week in addition to a winter break. The university’s Senate approved the decision, making it one of only a handful of universities to offer a fall break. “I think it’s a good idea to give students […]

January 14, 2010

Grade 12 applicants see competition from mature students

Ontario’s graduating high school students are facing fierce competition as unemployed mature students are increasingly vying for university and college spots. Ontario’s Second Career program gives laid-off workers a big incentive, offering them up to $28,000 a year to return to school and train for high-demand jobs. Programs of two years or less are eligible. […]

January 14, 2010

Academics denounce prorogue

Scholars have joined the growing number of Canadians opposed to Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament for the second time in his term. More than 175 academics, including 17 University of Toronto faculty members, have signed an open letter expressing concern about proroguing Parliament. “It doesn’t have to do so much with party politics or […]

January 14, 2010

Feds axe funding for Canadian Council on Learning

The federal government has decided to cut funding to the Canadian Council on Learning, an independent organization that promotes and produces reports on lifelong education practices across Canada. Last month, CCL received a letter from Human Resources and Social Development stating that the government would stop funding the organization once the current agreement ends on […]

January 14, 2010

Ignatieff hits UTM

Michael Ignatieff, U of T alum and leader of the Liberal Party, stopped by the UTM campus on Wednesday. Ignatieff is on a week-long, 11-campus tour across Canada to promote “Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge,” a “non-partisan” conference in March hosted by the Liberals. Ignatieff spoke to a full house at UTM, with […]

January 11, 2010

Chasing the snowflakes

Cycling during months of snow and ice isn’t so scary according to Bikechain, U of T’s free bike repair service. On Wednesday a small group of cyclists nestled among tools and bike parts in Bikechain’s basement office in the International Student Centre. They swapped stories and took tips for winter biking from a volunteer on […]

January 11, 2010

Everything is connected

The German physicist Werner Heisenberg, known for his uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, once remarked that science is rooted in conversation. Louisa Gilder would probably agree. Science as communication was the major theme when the author spoke on Thursday to a standing-room-only audience at McLennan Physical Laboratories. Gilder is author of The Age of Entanglement: […]

January 11, 2010

Canada lags in PhDs

Canada received an A grade in the education and skills category in a Conference Board of Canada report released last week, second only to Finland. But when it comes to PhD graduates, we rank dead last among 17 peer countries. “How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada” assesses Canada’s quality of life. Canada scored […]

January 11, 2010

News in brief

New Brunswick puts $1 million toward aboriginal education The government of New Brunswick has announced that it will invest over $1 million to assist aboriginals in pursuing post-secondary education. The money will go toward recruiting university and college students from native communities, and to creating native-specific curricula and outreach programs. With its share of funds, […]

January 11, 2010

Undergrads subsidize other faculties: report

Undergraduate students are substantially subsidizing professional faculties at U of T, according to a new report by the University of Toronto Faculty Association. The report argues that out of the 19 academic divisions at U of T, those with more undergraduate students contribute significant portions of their budgets to support divisions like medicine, music, and […]

January 7, 2010

Clubs get funding at emergency UTSU meeting

At an emergency meeting on Dec. 3, the clubs committee of the U of T Students’ Union granted funding to the French Club (EFUT), the U of T Italian-Canadian Association, and the North American Model UN student group. EFUT, which in November had their budget request tabled, was given $8,000. The club had requested $17,020.64 […]


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