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Last February, engineering students at the University of British Columbia attempted to suspend a Volkswagen Beetle from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver as part of an annual Beetle-related prank to mark the start of engineering week at the university. This year, the public should not have to worry about discovering a small car somewhere it should not be because students have decided to utilize a Beetle in a more practical way.

Ninety-two per cent of graduating Carleton students reported being satisfied with their overall academic experience, compared with an average of 88 per cent at other Canadian post-secondary institutions, according to the 2009 Canadian University Survey Consortium.

Nintety per cent of the graduating students said they would recommend their university to others, a 4 per cent increase from 2006.

(Talbert Johnson)

Stéphane Dion stressed the need for ecofriendly politics (Photo: Grant Oyston)

On Oct. 7, the University of Waterloo received a D+ on the College Sustainability Report Card of 2010, a survey sent to the top 332 universities and colleges in North America. This report card rates how eco-friendly and “green” campuses are. The U of W’s D+ is the lowest grade in Ontario – problem is, the university said it never completed the full survey.

Michelle Oliver is a first-year student in the recreation and leisure program at U of W who said one of the reasons she was drawn to the university was how “green” it was.