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The long-disputed universal bus pass (U-Pass) was brought up at a panel meeting of municipal experts at city hall Dec. 9.
The panellists at the meeting were city councillor Diane Holmes, Ottawa Citizen city columnist Randall Denley, economist and president of Embryonics David Macdonald, and Carleton professor of public affairs and policy management, Katherine Graham.
The Carleton chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has joined with two other Ottawa chapters in launching its Christmas campaign, “Wrapping Without Borders.”
The campaign consists of volunteers wrapping gifts for people in Place d’Orleans mall in exchange for a donation to EWB. So far they have raised about $500, with a goal of $10,000 for the campaign, said Matthew Chan, president of Carleton EWB.
“As we get closer to Christmas, the amount [of donations] is increasing exponentially per shift,” said Chan.
After 10 years in the works, students at the University of Ottawa were granted a fall reading week in a motion passed Dec. 7.
U of O vice-president (university affairs) Ted Horton said he’s “very proud of the work on this proposal — it will directly improve the lives of our students. From more academic preparation time for exams and final assignments, to less student stress, it’s a terrific improvement and I’m pleased to be able to bring this change for students.”
The Carleton MacOdrum Library administration has launched a new “Quiet, Please” system that will crack down on noise levels in the library.
Patricia Moore, the assistant university librarian, said students that want peace and quiet while studying can e-mail or text message library personnel and an assistant will be sent to calm “loud” people down.
“We wanted to shorten the response cycle,” Moore said.
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