It's not just Maclean's giving U of W a bad name By Hannah Larking
News Editor November 19, 2008 Maclean’s magazine released their annual university rankings on Nov. 10 and UWindsor wasn’t ranked last—not even second or third last.
No, that wasn’t a typo. In fact, the University of Windsor moved up in its roster a whopping two places from 10th to eighth place.
Despite this favourable outcome, surprisingly—or, maybe not so surprisingly—UWindsor was ranked last in the category of reputation, leaving many of us to wonder: why the bad rap?
According to Neil Gold, provost at the University of Windsor, people just don’t know us well enough to judge. “I’m always confused by these surveys because the students I talk to in general are very happy overall,” Gold said. >> | Sex and the economy: the disturbing connection By Shannon Tien
The Xaverian Weekly November 19, 2008 ANTIGONISH (CUP) – It turns out that failing to launch, softening up, crashing, and losing firmness are terms that not only apply to Wall Street, but also to the current state of North Americans’ sex lives.
Studies show that with bank accounts dwindling, people are anxious, depressed, and stressed. Therefore, they have virtually no sexual libido.
Our pre-historic ancestors probably dealt with the same problem when times got tough, concentrating on hunting and gathering to survive the winter instead of making more babies.
Just last week, Salon’s Sarah Hepola wrote about the one-night stand she fell in love with, but who couldn’t love her back because he lost his job, all his money, and his mom.
At first suspicious, Hepola concluded that he was being honest, because, realistically, times are tough. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | We're #8! We're #8! By Jordan Ferguson
Online Editor November 19, 2008 I was shopping for groceries on the weekend when I saw Maclean's on the impulse rack. Since you're never far from my thoughts, Windsor, I couldn't resist checking up on you and hearkened back to my days as a fast moving News Editor, getting Sunday night emails from public affairs with embargoed info that actually made me feel like I was a for-real journalist, before the glamour of professional blogging came along.
I haven't crunched all the data yet, I'll leave that to my esteemed colleagues at the mothership, but even at a glance, it was a pleasant surprise to see UWindsor out of the double digits of comprehensive universities. I come from a time when the entire ranking fallout season was dedicated to positive spin on the school's pitiful performance. This year, it would seem the university's efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Of course, we still take a drubbing in the reputation survey, and the current upward momentum is in response to initiatives started three years ago [according to a stats prof I heard speak back in the day concerning the rankings]. >> |
