Articles tagged with: Education
Education Is the Key
During a campaign stop in New Hampshire the other day, Rick Santorum said “What elitist snobbery out of this man!” referring to Barack Obama’s statement that every child should go to college by 2020. I have no idea why Santorum is opposed to giving every student a chance to go to college as it is central to improving our standard of living and our economy…
Who’s Cashing in on the Post-Secondary Myth?
I’ve made some bad choices in my day. As the summer rolls around again, I’m reminded of them. There are some jobs I shouldn’t have taken, things I shouldn’t have said, purchases I shouldn’t have made, haircuts I should have avoided and several guys I shouldn’t have dated.
Tuition Increases and the Underfunding Myth: Where Your Education Money is Actually Being Spent
Everyone’s heard about how Montreal universities are underfunded and that the quality of students’ education is suffering. These issues are as established in public dialogue as an aged spaghetti stain, permanent and unforgiving, and monopolizing all the attention. Forgive me for being saucy, but…
Charest does an about-face on budget
In a move that surprised many this morning, Premier Jean Charest announced that the provincial budget Finance Minister Raymond Bachand announced on Tuesday will be reworked. “It has become apparent that we made a mistake,” Charest told reporters assembled for an early morning press conference in front of the National Assembly, “the budget we brought down the other day only helps the rich and they’re not the majority of voters.”
Brand the campus?
Concordia is no stranger to advertising or corporate influence. Just ask anyone who’s been to the washroom on campus, walked by the John Molson School of Business or got a coffee or sandwich from any of the chains brought in under the exclusivity contract the school has with Chartwells. Neither are most other universities in North America, for that matter. At Concordia, though, it looks like the corporate presence on campus may get bigger
Thank you, Jonathan
Jonathan Glencross gets things done. He is an inspiring McGill student studying environment & development and minoring in philosophy who spends twice the effort on some amazing projects that have helped bring McGill up to speed regarding sustainability and bridging the gap between students and administration.
Unpopular Opinions
Many students have had their dreams dashed on the high cliffs of calculus and physics prerequisite courses. These classes are hard and largely have little to do with an aspiring student’s field of study. I have always been a fervent advocate of admonishing the usefulness of taking these courses, until I actually took them.
Drivin’ us Wild
It would be like taking your aunt Emma, plopping her in the middle of rural France and saying “there you go aunt Emma, this place is the same as Montreal, now go and prosper”. Aunt Emma will be standing there without a clue and probably be quite frightened, hungry and alone, especially if her offspring were left behind.
Scientology at Concordia: free speech or paying to preach
If you stroll through Concordia University’s library building today, you’ll see a booth with a video playing that links psychiatry to several of the ills that society is now and has been afflicted with, from 9/11 to Hitler. If you look a little closer you’ll see that it’s a group called the Citizens’ Commission on Human Rights behind the exhibit. If you ask the protesters in the Guy Fox masks outside, they’ll tell you that the group attacking the psychiatric profession is actually a front for the Church of Scientology.
