Overnight reading material

November 13, 2008

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Here’s some reading material from the overnight:

CANADA

U of C faces lawsuit from employee, The Gauntlet (UCalgary student paper)
Trent University interviewing candidates for new president, The Peterborough Examiner
Algonquin expands two Valley campuses, Ottawa Citizen
Grad student challenges Quebec financial aid rule, The Gazette (Montreal)
New PSE minister in NB, The Canadian Press
UNB students in Fredericton to rally for financial aid reform, Times & Transcript
University tuition freezes: how they can backfire, letter by former DSU president Kevin Wasko as published in the Regina Leader-Post

UNITED STATES

Paterson proposes SUNY tuition increase, Press-Republican (New York State)

Campus life at Canadian universities during the second pandemic school year

Canadian universities are welcoming students back to class, residence and even karaoke events. But there’s still plenty of online instruction, and some schools have vaccine mandates.

Five basic kitchen supplies every student should have

You don’t need a Le Creuset Dutch oven to whip up a delicious meal for one (or, say, eight). A few key items are enough to launch your cooking career—and some of them may even last you a lifetime.

OVERSEAS

Uni politics in fight for life, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

Environment

Inside the student-led movements urging Canadian universities to divest from fossil fuels

University students across Canada are frustrated by the slow pace of halting dangerous climate change, and they are wielding their power to do something about it

Education

Five easy, tasty recipes for students on a budget

Tempted to order pizza—again? Maybe try one of these recipes instead; they’re cheap and cheerful, with bragging rights guaranteed.

Environment

Six Canadian university students on how they’re fighting climate change

University students in Canada are paying more attention to climate change than ever before. It’s their future that’s in limbo, they say, and they want companies and governments—and their own schools—to start listening.

Health

The grassroots food insecurity initiatives putting an end to the ’starving student’

Student and admin-led efforts are leading the charge to stop food insecurity on Canadian university campuses

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