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Miller: “Tuition fees may double”
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Sophie LeakeThe Axworthy report, written by federal Human Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthy, was released amidst trepidation from the B.C. government, university administrators, students and many others. The report recommends an overhaul of the entire Canadian social security net. Of particular concern to students are the proposed changes to the student loan system, more...
1993 stories receive more coverage
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Tanya LitvaProject Censored Canada's 1994 yearbook, which presents the top 10 under-reported stories for 1993, has been released. A Canadian first, the survey details relevant stories that were judged to have been under-reported by mainstream media. It was initiated by journalist Bill Doskoch of the Regina Leader Post, who had read about a similar project in more...
Fire in the library
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Holly KeyesA plumber working on the seventh floor of the library accidentally set fire to some insulation on October 5, resulting in the evacuation of the entire library. Fire extinguishers were used to douse the flames. The plumber apparently did not realise the insulation was flammable. There was some damage to the roof, but none to any of the library materials. more...
Peaceful protest ends with two arrests
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Sophie LeakeTwo anti-fascist activists were arrested October 5, following a small protest of the Pacific Press head offices. The International Socialist Party organised the pickets to demand an apology for the Province's Hotline question that day, "Do you agree with Doug Collins that the Nazi Holocaust is exaggerated?" Collins is a columnist for the North Shore more...
New Perspectives on Date Rape
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Tanya LitvaThe Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) has launched a new poster aimed at young men and women on the issue of date rape. Ardyth Cooper, vice-president of CACSW, spoke at a conference on October 4 at the West End Cultural Centre to promote its latest initiative. According to a CACSW member, the main message of the poster is to more...
Forum Report: Yeomans speaks, Mueller resigns
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Ron WhiteThe first Forum meeting for the Fall '94 semester got underway with a guest visit from Ralph Yeomans, the Director of Campus Security. Yeomans presented slides to Forum on SFU crime statistics at the university from 1991-93. After his lengthy dissertation on statistics that have either stayed the same or decreased in the past three years, some members and more...
Assault Committee takes on education role to stop date rape
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Kevin ChewSFU's Unreported Sexual Assault Review Committee is undertaking a more visible educative role this semester with the commencement of a campus wide poster campaign. The posters are an attempt to increase awareness concerning the various on-campus resources available to students who may be experiencing problems of sexual harassment and/or assault . Included more...
Red Cross turns away UVIC student blood donors
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Sean EdwardsTORONTO (CUP) -- Canadian Red Cross Society blood drives have been banned from the University of Victoria, pending an investigation into charges they discriminate against gay men.The charge was filed against the organization after it refused to allow two University of Victoria students to donate blood because they are gay. The two complainants went to a more...
Income Contingent Loans: a “university funding scheme”?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Sean EdwardsThe government may change the Canada Student Loan system. An Income Contingent Loan Repayment Plan (ICLRP) is being considered which would provide students the money necessary for them to complete a program of study. Under this plan, the loan pay-back rate and terms would be dependent on a student's post-graduation income. Interest would accumulate from more...
Security takes measures to prevent assaults
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Kevin ChewBesides its traditional role of patrolling and keeping an eye out for incidents in progress, Campus Security engages in other preventative measures as well. As one of the campus groups which comprise the membership of the Unreported Sexual Assault Review Committee, Campus Security plays a part in providing information from victims of sexual harassment and more...
