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University students who start classes later in the day tend to have lower grades and a propensity to binge drink, compared to their early-rising counterparts, according to a recent study published in Maclean’s magazine.

A former University of Ottawa professor is being sued by a colleague for libel after the defendant posted “offensive, racist, and defamatory” statements on his blog, according to the Ottawa Citizen.

Denis Rancourt, who was a physics professor at uOttawa, is being sued by law professor Joanne St. Louis after Rancourt posted what she claims to be racist comments about her while commenting on her professional relationship with uOttawa president Allan Rock.

Despite the heavy rain, about 50 people gathered at the National War Memorial May 14 to raise their voices in favour of proportional representation.

Fair Vote Canada is a non-profit organization created 10 years ago to campaign for electoral reform in Canada. After the May 2 election, the group organized the National Day of Action, where groups in 10 different cities organized public demonstrations to support electoral reform.

Another school year may have come and gone, but changes in the education system are afoot.

Earlier this month, Stephen Harper and the Conservative party earned their long sought after majority government in Canada’s federal election. Post-secondary education was one of the hot topics in each party’s platform.