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Justin Trudeau will be making an appearance at Brandon University.
Mr. Trudeau will be at the university on Thursday, January 31st for a presentation slated to start at ten o’clock in the morning. The event is touted as, “A Conversation with Justin Trudeau,” and is being hosted by the Brandon University Politics Society.
Read moreAt the beginning of each school year, BUSU and BU Student Services team up to put on a number of orientation events. This year, BUSU wanted to have a second-term orientation as well as our regular first-term orientation. We held events for two weeks (January 7th-January 18th) and called it “Snowientation.”
Read moreSince 2002, the Brandon University Students’ Union has offered its members a Work Study program. This program allows students to find gainful employment in their chosen fields of study. Through this program, Brandon University faculty may receive funding when they hire undergraduate and graduate students as research assistants.
Read moreMany students at Brandon University have been speaking out against the recently implemented Healthy Living Centre fee. The Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) has listened to these concerns, and responded.
Read moreRumors began circulating last week about an aboriginal man who was allegedly taken by Brandon City Police, driven to the outskirts of the city, and left to walk back with no reason. Days after news of the incident surfaced on social media sites, the victim admitted it was all a lie.
Read moreThe personal information of 583,000 Canada Student Loan borrowers and 250 departmental employees was lost after an external hard drive went missing from a Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) office in Gatineau, Quebec.
Read moreThis tonight at 7:30pm, the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba will be hosting opening receptions for two exhibits. The first is Brandon’s own Chris Reid whose collection I like to believe I am telling the truth morphs familiar prairie settings into surreal narratives imbued with Ukrainian folklore, African heritage, and anthropomorphized inanimate objects and animals.
Read moreStudent delegates from university newspapers across Canada were welcomed to an all-out dance party in downtown Toronto on Thursday, January 10th.
Read moreBraving the frigid cold the orators engaged some hundreds of people gathered for Friday’s Idle No More demonstration, which began with a ceremonial smudge and prayer. The demonstrators spoke of our responsibility to the land we live on and the animals who live here as well, saying the land is ours to share, and calling on governments to respect their treaty agreements and to include Aboriginal Peoples in every discussion involving developmental projects on Aboriginal Territory.
Read moreOn January 11th, Brandon University Aboriginal Student Council hosted an Idle No More event at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and 18th Street. Bundled against the frigid wind and snow, dancers, drummers, community members, Elders, and students from both BU and ACC attended the hour-long rally.
Read moreOn December 3rd, students were charged a $35.00 student fitness fee. This fee entitles students to membership for the Healthy Living Centre. With over 100 hours of operation per week, the facility provides members with a walking/jogging track, change rooms complete with showers and complimentary lockers, and a fitness facility with state-of-the-art cardio equipment.
Read moreGroceries, rent, Internet, clothing, fuel and vehicle maintenance, hydro bills, cell service, (more than) the odd night out: young adults, myself included, stereotypically spend a lot of money, and more often than not on things that may not be strictly necessary. As students, we spend that much more.
Read moreVeteran English professor John Blaikie, a widely-known figure on campus whose career at Brandon University spans 25 years, will be going on sabbatical from January to September. When we asked him the official reason for his sabbatical, he said, “Well, I told them I had to finish two books that I’ve been working on for a long time…and it worked.” We thought now would be as good a time as any to chat with Blaikie about a number of student issues past, present and future.
Read moreA number of international students at Brandon University are quite upset at an article published by Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) Vice President Internal, Raymond Thomson. The article appeared in the Brandon Sun on December 1st and in The Quill on December 4th.
Read moreDavid Suzuki was in Brandon recently to speak on environmentalism. In his presentation, Suzuki said that humanity has turned their back on the very thing keeping us alive in order to benefit the economy. We use water, air, and land to conveniently dispose of our garbage and pollution.
Read moreThursday night in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, the Brandon University New Music Festival 2012 concluded on a decidedly successful note. Featuring some of the School of Music’s talented students, the BU New Music Ensemble and guests treated audiences to an evening of lively, thoughtful and challenging art music, all written within the last three years.
Read moreThe two positions of the Dean of Students and the Registrar are being combined. The Dean of Students is currently in charge of recruiting domestic students, and provides support for students throughout their years at Brandon University in the form of counsellors, as well as things like the writing center. The Registrar deals with student applications and admissions, as well as things like academic probation.
Read moreSeveral issues were on the table at the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) annual general meeting last Tuesday. One of the major changes that passed was the redistribution of collective funding.
Read moreThe École Polytechnique Massacre, or the Montreal Massacre, took place on December 6th, 1989, a day that has since been dedicated to the remembrance of victims of the massacre and women everywhere who have ever fallen prey to any level of sexual harassment or other forms of victimization based on their gender.
Read moreLast week our student representatives and administrators gathered for the biannual meeting with Manitoba Student Aid. This event gives our representatives a chance to discuss financial topics, especially student loans.
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