2008 Woodie Awards
The CSU's Judicial Board rejected an appeal Sunday of a challenge filed by two students who took issue with the November by-election. Tristan Teixtera, Chair of the Judicial Board, said the Board refused to entertain the contestation because not only had it been filed too late but also, Daniel McSharry and Chadi Marouf were contesting the election itself.
Concordia University's support staff walked off the job for four hours last Monday, causing most student services to grind to a halt. Students trying to buy books for the start of school were surprised to find bookstore doors locked on both campuses. The 450-member Concordia University Support Staff Union (CUSSU) were protesting the fact that they have been without a contract since 2002.
International Day Concordia students interested in traveling abroad can find out more about their options at Concordia's first annual International Day Fair. The event is being organized by the John Molson International Exchange Committee, but organizer Sameer Devji said it isn't just for business students.
Kenya - In what was touted to be an election that would set the pace for African democracy, a dangerous mix of tribalism and reports of electoral fraud have plunged the generally stable nation into violence. More than 300 people have perished and according to the UN as many as 250,000 Kenyans have been displaced since protesters went on a rampage against the Kikuyu, the country's largest ethnic group, following the Dec.
Canadians have been riding high on the euphoria of a strong Canadian dollar and great demand for commodities. We ring in the New Year however, with warnings from economists and a cautious federal government. In October, the International Monetary Fund predicted the growth of the Canadian economy would be an estimated 2.
According to a leaked Judicial Board report, independent student councillor Stephen Rosenshein appears to have committed "corrupt electoral practice" during the 2007 Concordia elections. If a group of councillors is successful, however, this report will never be presented.
The International Forum of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change (IFIPCC) expressed their profound concern at the Bali Climate Change Conference last month, stating that the outcome of the negotiations does not include any guarantee that the rights of Indigenous Peoples regarding their lands would be honoured.
A recent study of future post-secondary enrollment predicts an acute shortage of students for Canada's colleges and universities, unless more non-traditional applicants are drawn into the system. "We wanted to put forward a series of what-if scenarios," said Patrice de Broucker, one of the authors of a Statistics Canada report entitled "Post-secondary Enrollment Trends to 2031: Three Scenarios", co-written by Darcy Hango with the help of the Canadian Council for Learning.
