Showing posts with label activism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label activism. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

News of interest: $2M penality for McGill and Cracks in the PhD Glass Ceiling

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Quebec slaps McGill with $2M penalty over MBA Tuition increase to 29,500/year going too far, say courts. Meanwhile, the "glass ce...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

BC Student Activism goes waaaay back

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In a tribute to the students around the world standing up for public post secondary education systems in past weeks, here is some archival...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

80% cuts to eduction in UK draws 50,000 protestors

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At the GSS we are following the demonstrations for public education funding with interest. Excellent democracy now coverage on the demo, fo...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

It’s your call: One click could save you $55 per term in athletics fees

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Should students pay for a new athletic facility with a “new” $55/term fee (in addition to the current $73/term fee)? You will be asked to vo...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Office Space Campaign Launched!

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CUPE 4163 and the GSS have launched a joint petition campaign, and the petition is here in PDF format. This was circulated at the Grad ...
Monday, January 7, 2008

Upcoming issues for grad students at UVIC

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At the beginning of each semester I start thinking about what the key priorities will be at the GSS office. I am always a bit overwhelmed at...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The First Nations Day of Action: Why we should support it

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Thursday June 28, 2pm Grad Centre Room 108 (board room), UVIC. Come join the GSS for tea and coffee and an informal round table discussion w...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

UofT to dump tobacco investments

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Found online at macleans.ca. Interesting given the move to consider smoking ban at UVIC. The University of Toronto is the latest university ...