Henry Ssali, UTMRENEW
“Our team is inspired by regular students to advocate for Democratic Renewal in their students union. Our platform focuses on UTM First. We will organize around the fundamental issues that are affecting students on a regular basis such as constructing a warm bus shelter by the end of the first semester for [...]
To renew or to unite
Little Mosque on the Prairie visits UTM
Last Wednesday, Zaib Shaikh, the lead actor from Little Mosque on the Prairie, participated in lecture discussing Canadian pluralism and Muslim identity post 9/11. Moderated by Dr. Shafique Virani, professor of Islamic Studies at U of T, the lecture was organized by the Faculty of Historical Studies and the U of T Religion in the [...]
Has campaigning begun before the elections?
For the last two months, the UTMSU has held caucus meetings during which select student club presidents and UTMSU executives discussed who should run for the UTMSU election that will take place two weeks from today. After the last meeting on February 9, VP Equity Vickita Bhatt was chosen as the unofficial candidate for the [...]
Rights group asks UTM professor to resign
UTM political science professor Aurel Braun was asked to resign from his position as chair of Rights and Democracy, a non-partisan organization based in Montreal that promotes human rights and democratic institutions abroad.
The call for resignation, which was signed by 45 of the agencys 47 staffers, followed the death by heart attack of Rights and [...]
ECC votes to increase fees
On January 29, voting members of the Erindale College Council approved increases in parking fees, residence fees and meal plan rates. The Council, UTMs highest decision-making body, met to approve the 2010-2011 ancillary budgets.
Parking fees were discussed first, with a proposed 3% fee increase on all parking passes and a dollar increase on the $12 [...]
Vigil held on campus for Haiti
Last Thursday, UTMSU and the UTM Red Cross held a vigil to raise awareness and support for the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12.
At the start of the vigil ceremony, UTM Red Cross president Zafir Yousef played a slideshow that demonstrated the devastation of
the quake. After the slide-show, UTMSU VP-External Henry Ssali said that [...]
Ignatieff goes back to school
On his cross-country tour, Ignatieff plans to hold town halls at various universities in attempts to reach out to younger generations and hear the opinions of citizens.
Ignatieff began his lecture with a statement regarding Harpers decision to prorogue Parliament. My adversary doesnt want you to show up, he doesnt want you to come out. He [...]
UTM students oppose prorogation
On January 6, two dozen students, community activists and concerned citizens gathered at the UTM Student Centre to help organize a campaign that aimed to ensure Parliament resumes on January 25.
Our troops in Afghanistan dont get to take a couple of months off. Canadas workers dont either. Why does Harper feel he can? said [...]
2010 Olympic Flame lights up GTA
The world will have its eyes on Canada as it hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics next month. Excitement has been building up for the 2010 Olympic Games, and has spread across Canada with over 12,000 Canadians participating in the Olympic Torch relay by carrying the flame in different cities leading towards Vancouver.
In his annual holiday [...]
UTMSU AGM runs smoothly
UTMSUs 2009 Annual General Meeting took place last Thursday afternoon in the Council Chambers in the South Building. Attended by approximately 50 students, the AGM saw no mention of the proxy collection process until it reached the other business point in the agenda. Associate to VP university affairs James Boutilier recommended that a review [...]
