Public Sector Union says it comes “with a high price tag”
Appalachian State University was locked down Monday after a student said that an armed intruder had tried to break into his apartment before running towards campus — a claim that he later admitted was a lie.
University of California at Berkley is hoping to quiet the animal rights activists that have been hosting spirited protests outside the homes of researchers during the last two months. University officials plan to seek restraining orders against the demonstrators, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
A Ryerson student may be expelled for setting up Facebook study group
The Cape Breton Students’ Union is angry at the Canadian Federation of Students (Canada’s biggest student lobby group) for not showing up at their recent rally. The union organized a rally with students, residents, university administrators and politicians to raise awareness about controversial recommendations from a provincial education panel.
Will the disappearance of Millennium’s research further erode national PSE leadership?
15 states are considering similar law changes
York accuses the Globe of stealing their ad strategy
Maclean’s On Campus gives props to Wassim Garzouzi for probably the best student union election coverage in the country. Garzouzi has been single-handedly running a daily (sometimes hourly) blog detailing every aspect of the elections for the student union at the University of Ottawa. Garzouzi has provided an exhaustive guide on how to win a presidential by-election and even provided videos and links to other oh-so-interesting student elections across the country. He’ll be live blogging (inspired by our own Kady O’Malley) as the votes come in.
Although this has very little to do with post-secondary education, it’s hilarious nonetheless.
Liberal priorities: Doctors and sex change operations
Students cautiously applaud the move