UWSA council confronted with safety report By Natasha Marar News Editor November 7, 2007 A report to UWSA council by former UNIWIN Public Safety Committee members indicates that students feel safe at The Basement despite last year’s council approval of a mandatory dress code as a safety measure.
Ryan Solomon, Brydon Eady, and Whitney Manfo, members of the now dissolved committee, presented the survey results to UWSA council during their Oct. 25 meeting.
The survey, which posed four open-ended questions to 110 respondents, was released to students in both a paper format and through a mass email.
“We thought this was the best way to engage students,” said Solomon. >> | CFS 'dysfunctional' says B.C. universities
By Nick Olynyk Lance Writer November 7, 2007 Since March, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has been plagued by three of its member unions’ separation demands.
Operating on the principle of organizing members in a “democratic, cooperative basis to advance the interests of students and the community,” the CFS currently encompasses over 500,000 students at more than 80 colleges and universities. The network between students and student unions operates on the precedent of providing advocacy on pertinent issues offering cost aiding resources. Currently, the CFS is entertaining requests of separation from various British Columbian post-secondary institutions, including Greater Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University (SFU). >>  | | Campus Kiss
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UWSA's Cranny looks to lighten the work load By Nick Olynyk Lance Writer November 7, 2007 The University of Windsor Students' Alliance (UWSA) will soon have a new staff member added to their office.
An Academic Advocate will be brought in to better serve students, who currently must seek the council of Vice President of University Affairs (VPUA), Zach Cranny.
 Currently serving as a liaison between the UWSA and national student advocacy groups, Cranny’s mandate is to provide students with advice regarding academic conflicts with faculty members, which ranges from misappropriated grading to cheating on exams. >> |
