All Posts Tagged With: "CUSA"
Break out the bullhorn
Student papers out questionable campaign practices
Age cap on student bus passes reversed
In rare unanimous decision, Ottawa city council votes to remove 28+ age limit on student passes
Ottawa students demand reversal of age cap on bus passes
City council will decide Sept. 9 if it will reverse policy forcing students 28+ to purchase pricier adult pass
Northrup’s return is proof of a broken system
Bad decision is a small part of the bigger picture, as democratic deficit on Carleton’s campus grows
Student who caused Shinerama-gate back in office
Northrup claimed cystic fibrosis only affects “white people, and primarily men”
Big, fat cheques for student execs
Are students getting their money’s worth from student leaders?
Student power!
How Carleton council members made such a botch of things
Interesting fact of the day
Ian Boyko, in his role as chair of the Carleton University Students Association, will be deciding if the signatures on a petition to impeach Carleton University Students Association (CFS Local 1) president Brittany Smyth are valid.
Boyko is employed by the Canadian Federation of Students as Government Relations Coordinator.
More on the CUSA meeting
As noted, CUSA has voted to reinstate funding for Shinerama and Donnie Northrup has resigned. Another CUSA rep has also resigned, but I am not, as yet, sure which one.
Here is a post from a Carleton student who attended the meeting.
Additionally, the Ottawa Citizen (via the National Post) is reporting that the required number of [...]
Carleton reinstates Shinerama, councillor resigns
Petition calling for president’s impeachment tabled at council meeting
CUSA is unrepresentative. Oh well!
Another week, another student union controversy
Open-letter apology from CUSA president
Smyth set to propose Shinerama be reinstated as part of Carleton orientation week
Finally, an apology
The president of the Carleton University Student Association, after days of public outrage and with a petition for her impeachment on its way, finally apologies for the blatant sexism and racism of the motion.
The letter is online here: http://www.cusaonline.com/Downloads/shinerama_letter.pdf
Dalhousie Student Union: We don’t support CUSA decision
From the blog of the DSU president on the Carleton University Student Association motion:
Myself, other executives, councilors, and students all wanted to make it very clear to the CUSA’s student council that we did not support their decision and to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that the DSU will continue to support Cystic Fibrosis research [...]
Coleman on air: CHQR 770AM Calgary. Topic: CUSA
First it was off, then it was on. A discussion on “Shinegate”.
Why Dumb Things Happen Around Smart Students
What we can learn from the Carleton/Shinerama debacle
Carleton reverses course
Cystic fibrosis benefit back on; students aim to boot student gvt after “white people” controversy
Finally, a student union with sanity!
The following was posted on the official blog of the Bishop’s University student government:
Rest assured that here at Bishop’s, we’ll continue supporting Shinerama during Frosh Week. The fight against cystic fibrosis is an important one, and we’ve been involved for years. While we may not have raised the millions Carleton has, we’ve been consistent contributors, [...]
CUSA is not actually sorry
The following news release was sent out by the Carleton University Students Association at 11:30 this morning:
Attention News Editors:
Carleton University Students’ Association moves to reverse decision on Shine-A-Rama
OTTAWA, Nov. 26 /CNW Telbec/ – Carleton University Students’ Association President Brittany Smyth has indicated that CUSA council will revisit the motion to change [...]
Carleton University Students’ Association moves to reverse decision on Shinerama
Smyth doesn’t recant language used in motion, says student outrage has been heard


