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Corporation Votes for Massive Restructuring
Governing board accepts historic overhaul The Corporation of Bishop’s University effectively voted itself out of existence last month, adopting a motion to scrap the unwieldy governing body and replace it with a much smaller board of governors. The proposal, presented to Corp by the Governance Task Force, represents a “sweeping change in the governing
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Hyperactive Hurricane Season Expected This hurricane season could be a threatening one according to predictions by a top U.S climate agency. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts between 14 and 23 named storms. These NOAA predictions place the 2010 Hurricane season in the highest category of ‘hyperactive.’ While
Don’t Ban the Burka, Belgium
The debate over face coverings is all about xenophobia, not security Both Belgium and France have passed parliamentary votes that could lead to banning Muslim women from wearing burkas in public places, imposing fines and jail time on those who do. The burka is a way of dress that veils a woman’s entire face and body. Politicians have claimed
Staff Ratifies Collective Agreement
Deal reached after strike vote, marathon conciliation session As the sky darkened outside McGreer Hall and April 30 turned into May 1, APBU staff negotiators and the University reached an agreement in principle, following a day-long session with a conciliator. The conciliator had been called in on April 8, after the staff union rejected an offer by
Illumination!
College Crosswalk Gets a Light After a long saga of hits and near-misses, the College crosswalk outside the Ritz has a flashing yellow light. The Ministry of Transport finally came around after being petitioned by the SRC for over a year, since a Bishop’s student was struck by a car in November 2008. Since then, the borough of Lennoxville and the
Bruce Stevenson Set to Leave Bishop’s
Dean of Student Affairs to retire in August According to Bruce Stevenson, 35 years of work is enough for anyone. The Dean of Student Affairs will be retiring at the end of this semester after a lifetime at Bishop’s University. Born in Sherbrooke, Stevenson attended Bishop’s for his Bachelor of Arts, his Diploma in Education, and his Masters in Education. While
And That’s the Way It Was
Looking back on 2009-2010 The year flew by, as they have a way of doing. When it comes time to hang our hats for the summer, we often forget how much we’ve been through in a year at Bishop’s. And so, to jog your hazy, exam-stuffed memories, here is a recap of the notable Lennoxville events of 2009-2010. In a disastrous welcome back, the school year
Quebec tuition fees set to rise in 2012
Provincial government introduces radical measures in 2010-11 budget Quebec’s 2010-2011 budget was released last Tuesday, including an announcement that the province’s tuition fees would unfreeze in two years. The budget outlines a plan to reduce spending on government programs by $6.9-million and increase taxes and fees by $4.3-million. These extreme
Bishop’s Celebrates St. Patty’s… Quietly
Green supplanted purple for a day two weeks ago, as Bishop’s students packed Reed Street for a school-sanctioned St. Patrick’s Day party. The party, which ran from eleven o’clock one morning through the wee hours of the next, saw a huge turnout, and was a relatively calm affair. One couch was set ablaze on Reed in the late afternoon, but the fire
Coulter Talk at University of Ottawa Cancelled
Speech nixed amid security concerns, free speech firestorm The notion of free speech in Canada came under severe scrutiny last week as a speech by American pundit Ann Coulter at the University of Ottawa was cancelled. The talk by Coulter, who leans far to the right and has uttered many discriminatory comments in her notorious career, was cancelled over
