Ronald Leung / Silhouette Staff

Police crackdown on renewed Quebec student movement

Last spring was marked by massive student protests marching against the Liberal $1,625 tuition hike, numbering over 200,000 people including Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois.  This year, with Marois at the helm implementing a five year $70 indexation, students took to the streets once more – and were quickly shut down by police just 10 minutes into the Montreal protest. Over 200 people were arrested and fined. Student protesters noted the heavy-handed change in tactics and worry about the fear these actions will cast on potential supporters.

Threat of probation looms over University of Saskatchewan medical school

A small team of inspectors has returned to the University of Saskatchewan after the College of Medicine was told two years ago that it was at risk of losing accreditation if it did not restructure its operations. Ten infractions were outlined: overall lack of structure, unclear professor responsibilities, decentralized student reviews, a delay in reporting students’ final marks, informal student review procedures, and insufficient study space. College faculty and university administration have been working on sweeping plans for the school of medicine.

University of Regina refugee students await Minister verdict for amnesty

Two Nigerian students from the University of Regina have been anxiously staying at a church while their lawyer, Kay Adebhogun, works to keep their cause as a priority for government officials. Both students also worked at the local Walmart in Regina, but when realising that they did not have the appropriate SIN number or a work permit respectively, they both left their jobs only to be arrested by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). The students originally received full scholarships from the Nigerian government.

SAIT student holds record for world’s largest chess set

A student from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) holds a Guinness World record with his father for the largest chess set. Secured in 2009, the giant set currently is in Medicine Hat, Alta. Ken Taylor explains that his father, Bill Taylor, received inspiration in 2004 when he saw a large chess set in Austria. Bill’s enthusiasm quickly caught on with Ken and they built the set together. The father and son received commemoration from the provincial government. The king is the largest piece at 3’ 11” tall, weighing 35 lbs.

Ryerson engineering under criticism for “initiation” ritual

Students in Ryerson’s faculty of Engineering are facing potential disciplinary action for running an “initiation” ritual that involved scantily-clad students crawling through slush in downtown Toronto. The controversy was sparked when a YouTube video of the annual event surfaced. Ryerson president Sheldon Levy has called the event “completely unacceptable” and not representative of the “positive and supportive culture of Ryerson.” The Ryerson Engineering Students Society (RESS) and other students involved in the “swim,” which is meant as a team-building activity for frosh week leaders, contend that it was not a hazing ritual, but was all in the spirit of fun.

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