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TSSU and SFU come to a tentative collective agreement
November 26, 2012After 29 months of bargaining, the TSSU has settled their labour dispute By Alison Roach Last Wednesday at just past 4 a.m., the TSSU and SFU reached a tentative collective agreement to end their labour dispute. The agreement was reached after spending both Monday and Tuesday at the bargaining table, with bargaining lasting from 9:30 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. on Monday, and on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. till early the…
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Planned deportation of University of Regina students causing talk in House of Commons
November 26, 2012Victoria Ordu and Ihuoma were given deportation notices last summer By Michael Chmielewski REGINA (CUP) — Two University of Regina students from Nigeria are facing deportation for violating terms of their visas that said they could not work off campus.…
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Faculty at St. Francis Xavier move closer to a strike
November 26, 2012Professors, lab instructors, and other academic workers prepare to walk off the job By Sean McEvoy ANTIGONISH (CUP) — The St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers (STFXAUT), which represents professors, lab instructors, workers at the Writing Centre and various…
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University of Regina Students’ Union over $200,000 in the red
November 26, 2012The URSU was found to have uncharacteristic deficiencies in information services and the revenues from its student pub, The Owl By Dietrich Neu Photos by Julia Dima REGINA (CUP) — The University of Regina Students’ Union (URSU) ended their 2012…
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University Briefs
November 26, 2012By Graham Cook Elections BC taps Emily Carr students to get more young people to the polls Elections BC is hoping to reverse the trend of few young people showing up to vote in time for the May…
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Personal information of nearly 300 Wilfrid Laurier students found online
November 19, 2012WLU graduate finds info about 297 former students and their families By Elizabeth Dicesare Photos by Nick Lachance WATERLOO (CUP) — While preparing to apply to Canada’s police forces, Bob Baumgartner, a Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) graduate, decided to do…
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A relatively quiet week for job action at SFU
November 19, 2012No complete withdrawal of services occurred at any of the three campuses By Graham Cook Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee It was a relatively quiet week for job action at all three of SFU’s campuses this week. No locations experienced a…
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American marijuana legalization raises questions for BC
November 19, 2012Washington’s decriminalization has strengthened the cry to do the same here By Alison Roach Photos by Torben Bjørn Hansen On Tuesday, Nov. 6, both the states of Colorado and Washington passed ballots legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, raising interest…
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UniverCity plans first “living neighbourhood”
November 13, 2012The Living Building Childcare Centre has led to an even loftier sustainability initiative By Alison Roach The SFU Community Trust has announced plans for the world’s first “living neighbourhood,” to be located on Burnaby Mountain as a part of UniverCity.…
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Job action update
November 13, 2012CUPE and TSSU withdraw services from all three campuses By Graham Cook Job action at Simon Fraser University has continued this week, as the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3338 and the Teaching Support Staff Union attempt to…
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