Students compete for Board of Governors spot

By: Jess Lukawiecki / Mel Novacaska    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:40am
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Carleton students are about to cast their ballets March 15-17 for the Board of Governors  (BOG) student representatives, but competition is slim since only three candidates are seeking election.

“I hoped there’d be more, because in my mind it’s a very important position and it’s essentially the students opportunity to speak directly to the highest decision-making body in the university,” said Cameron MacIntosh, one of the students seeking election.

The BOG is the highest level of university governance responsible for the administration and management of all university revenues including student tuitions fees. This year, candidates include fourth-year social work student Cameron McKenzie, third-year journalism student MacIntosh and third-year law student Wgigi Waiganjo.

Incumbent McKenzie, current Carleton University Student Association (CUSA) vice-president (internal) said he has some strong issues that he’s been fighting for and wants to continue working towards. These include advocating for more student space, a bottled-water-free campus and a sweatshop-free school.

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Wage increase

By: Catherine Benesch    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:38am
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The $0.75 increase in Ontario’s minimum wage at the end of March is receiving mixed reactions from students, business owners and economists.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour announced last week the provincial minimum wage is increasing to $10.25 an hour, as part of Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy. The initiative “will reduce the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent over five years,” the ministry said.

The impact of the increase will depend on who is already in the workforce and which businesses are hiring, said Frances Woolley, an economics professor at Carleton.

“For people who have jobs, the increase in the minimum wage is going to be positive because they could expect to see their take-home pay going up,” Woolley said. “For people who don’t have jobs, the [increase] might . . . mean there’s less jobs out there.”

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Science on the brain

By: Jane Gerster    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:35am
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Brain Awareness Week came to Ottawa March 8-12 as part of an initiative by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI). The non-profit organization supports university neuroscience and psychology departments, including Carleton.

Carleton became involved with DABI when a Carleton graduate student and a University of Ottawa graduate student helped restart the Ottawa chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, said Ian David Blum, treasurer of the Ottawa chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.

Blum said the organization supports DABI in the Brain Awareness Week initiative.

Brain Awareness Week began in 1996 as a global campaign, he said.

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Building bridges

By: Christian Belisle    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:34am
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Carleton engineering students could not quite cross the bridge to victory March 5 at the 26th annual Troitsky Bridge Building Competition at Concordia University.

The competition saw 30 teams from Ontario and Quebec universities square off to build the ultimate bridge. Although six teams from Carleton competed, none of them received top 10 placements.

Carleton team1001 Uses, which placed 16th overall, almost saw top 10 glory.

“If they had not incurred a five-point penalty for not meeting the one-metre open-span requirement, they would have made the top 10,” said event co-ordinatorChris Maloney.

Many aspects had to be taken into account when judging a bridge. Ten points were awarded for aesthetics and originality and another 10 points for booth layout. The rest of the points were awarded for structural efficiency and carrying capacity of the bridge.

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RRRA results

By: Andrew Warham    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:33am
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The March 8 Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA) election brought the “Vote For Us” slate, consisting of Karim Khamisa for president, Ariel Norman for vice-president (administration) and George Parry for vice-president (programming) into power as the executive for the upcoming academic year.

The election was held as a yes or no ballot, a result of the “ABC Party” dropping out, leaving “Vote For Us” unopposed.

First-year history student Chanel Craigie said, “When I went to vote I was under the impression I was going to be able to vote for somebody else, not just a yes or no ballot.”

“There was no information at the station saying these people dropped out,” Craigie said.

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Kissing for change

By: Cassandra Federbusz    Post Date: Fri, 12/03/2010 - 1:31am
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Love was in the air at Carleton when public displays of affection flooded the Atrium as part of an organized “flash mob” March 10.  The 10-minute long “Kiss-in” stunt, organized by students in a second-year women and gender studies course, the Anti-Homophobia Alliance and other Carleton students, aimed to give recognition to trans, gay and lesbian rights and to show affection in public without fear of discrimination.

Another goal of the event was to draw attention to onlookers and to challenge inherent biases and prejudices.

“We’re raising awareness for the freedom of a safe public space for anyone to display their affection in public besides the GLBTQ office. They should feel comfortable anywhere they go,” said Amelia Edwards, one project leader of the event.

Kira Findlay, a Carleton participant, was a passionate advocate of the event.

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