Wildrose Alliance announces education funding plan
The Wildrose Alliance, an Alberta opposition party, is gaining popularity and interest regarding a new university financing proposal.
The project would permit funding to be distributed to schools based on the number of students who choose to go there.
Wi-Fi security at USask questioned
Students who use on-campus wireless Internet may be leaving their personal information vulnerable, two reporters at the University of Saskatchewan’s student newspaper have learned.
News editor Kevin Menz and web editor Ishmael Daro of The Sheaf were able to access the accounts of several students using the online plug-in Firesheep.
Menz said they found the browser plug-in by searching for it on Google and are surprised at how easy it was to get.
Faith in Academia Questioned
The Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) addition last week of Redeemer University College to their “faith test list” has sparked debate in the academic community over the nature of academic freedom in religiously founded educational institutions.
Redeemer, located in Ancaster, Ont. is the fourth school to be added to the list of schools CAUT says “require a faith or ideological test as a condition of employment.”
Program makes university courses accessible to residents in retirement home
Twenty-two students at Les Jardins du Campanile, a residence for retired people in Shawinigan, Que., are proof you never stop learning.
The students, of whom the average age was 82, received a certificate in December for completing a university philosophy course.
The course was offered as part of a pilot project which saw Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières export its Université du Troisième Âge (UTA) program beyond its campus.
Nova Scotia students protest tuition fee increases
University students in Nova Scotia are protesting a recent announcement to raise the cap on tuition fees in the province by 3 per cent.
Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More announced the raise Feb. 1, along with the decision to cut university funding by 4 per cent for the 2011/2012 academic year.
Gabe Hoogers, the Nova Scotia representative of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), said the decision was completely inexcusable.
“We’re extremely disappointed,” he said.
