N.S. prof quits over parking
A political science professor at Dalhousie University quit his job Aug. 29 when he failed to receive one of the school’s 2,000 coveted parking spots, according to the CBC.
Dan Middlemiss, who had to wait in line for an hour with other professors and students, handed in his resignation, telling the CBC that the situation was “ridiculous.”
“It’s a simple refusal of anyone to deal with the increasing problem of traffic congestion,” Middlemiss told the Vancouver Sun.
York security to have cuffs, batons, bullet proof vests
Security staff at York University in Toronto is set to be equipped with batons, handcuffs and bullet-proof vests following multiple allegations of increasing crime and violence on campus, according to the Toronto Star.
Booze ban for Queen’s frosh week
Queen’s University will not allow alcohol in residence during frosh week, according to CTV.
The week-long project prohibits undergraduate students of any age from bringing alcohol into their dorms.
Graduate students, however, are exempt from this initiative.
Death of Jack Layton shakes Canada
After a long fight with cancer, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton passed away Aug. 22 at the age of 61.
Layton announced that he would be taking a leave of absence as leader of the opposition to fight a recurring cancer July 25. He had previously fought, and beaten, prostate cancer in 2009.
“Love is better than anger,” he wrote in his final letter to Canadians, released on the day of his death. “Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.”
Tuition fees on the rise in Quebec
This fall, Quebec graduate students will begin feeling the impact of a large tuition increase, according to the Canadian University Press (CUP).
