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Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR he closing of the Thirsty Scholar Pub has some students mobilizing in resistance, while others see it as a positive move. The University of Windsor recently announced a deal with the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance to close the Thirsty Scholar and move the university Bookstore into its place. Up to 2,000 square feet of the appoximately 12,000 would be allocated to a UWSA to create a licensed café. Ramzi Nassereddine, a recent graduate, is disappointed with the decision to close down the pub. “The pub was part of my student experience, and it should be...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR his year’s University of Windsor Students’ Alliance board of directors kicked their term off by bringing the UWSA executives back into line. The incoming board of directors’ first meeting on May 1, which ran for four and a half hours, was fraught with tension. The new board of directors transitioned into its new role on April 1, a full month before the incoming executives and council members began their work. During that time, the former UWSA executives made financial decisions without the consultation or approval of the board. According to the bylaws, UWSA executives can make...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR esearchers hope to determine how Windsor and other communities rank in terms of drinking habits and aggression, substance use, violence, mental health and the services that assist people with these issues. A part of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Researching Health in Ontario Communities project is the Windsor Bar-Goer study. “We’re going to be running a project here in Windsor that focuses on the drinking behaviour of young adult bar-goers,” said Kate Graham, director of the bar-goer study, “with a focus on aggression that they may experience, their motives for and attitudes about aggression...
CJAM radio bans “all profanities” in a move some says is against the spirit of campus radio Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR JAM’s listener discretion radio spots are now collecting dust following a policy enacted by the University of Windsor radio station’s board of directors. A memo to CJAM 99.1 volunteers on May 7 from CJAM station manager Vernon Smith informed them of the policy banning all profanities, effective immediately, which “will remain in place until such a time as when CJAM’s licence to broadcast is renewed by the CRTC, our governing body.” Prior to the change of policy, profanity was...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR indsor is the starting point for the next phase in the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada’s campaign Ask Target for Fairness. The campaign follows US retailer Target’s announcement in April that they will convert 189 Zellers stores in Canada to Target outlets, most opening in 2013. According to a report from Target, the Minneapolis-based retail giant is paying $1.825 billion to Zellers Inc., a subsidiary of Hudson’s Bay Co. Target will lease up to 220 sites operated by Zellers. Target plans to invest $10 million to $11 million in rebranding and remodeling each location. The...
Darryl Gallinger News Editor estaurant workers often worry about being stiffed by customers for tips, but now they may have to be wary of their employer holding out on their gratuities as well. “At restaurants, the tips are sometimes divided amongst the servers, hosts and kitchen staff. What’s happening now, it’s called ‘Tipping the House.’” said Paul Chislett, president of the Windsor Workers Action Centre. “The employer … keeps a percentage for himself.” WWAC is trying to tackle the issue with their Wage Theft Campaign, launched last fall. The campaign follows WWAC’s work with unpaid employees of recycling plant Global...
Student café Chez Vanier to close despite rises in tuition, residence and meal fees Darryl Gallinger News Editor uition, along with residence and meal plan fees will go up next year as part of the University of Windsor’s continued effort to address deficits. In addition, Café Chez Vanier, located in Vanier Hall, will close down in September in an effort to save $300,000 and balance Food Services’ budget. The UWindsor board of governors met on April 17 to approve the fee increases and changes to Food Services. Several employees from Food Services appeared at the meeting with Dave...
Locals gather to remember killed and injured workers Darryl Gallinger News Editor t a ceremony for the Day of Mourning, an international day of remembrance for killed and injured workers, Windsor-Tecumseh MP Joe Comartin expressed his desire to see an end to workplace tragedies, but that seems unlikely in the near future. “The current system rewards companies for using lawyers and consultants to harass injured workers to get them off the system,” explained Mike Tremblay, a committee member of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups. “When a company reports that they haven’t had an injury for so many months,...
UWindsor’s Bookstore monetizes the library system with textbook rentals Darryl Gallinger News Editor hanks to a new rental option offered by the University of Windsor Bookstore, students have the opportunity to rent their textbooks instead of buying them or borrowing a copy from the Leddy Library. The Bookstore recently partnered with Follett, a corporation that works with university bookstores throughout Canada, in offering textbook rentals. “The publishers would love it if students bought the books new every time, we know that,” said Martin Deck, the Bookstore’s sales and marketing co-ordinator, “but we also know students aren’t interested in owning the...
Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR oday, the University of Windsor revealed their vision for a downtown campus that includes renovations to the former Windsor Armouries, Greyhound Bus Depot and Windsor Star buildings. The preliminary renderings, released on the UWindsor website by president Alan Wildeman, were created by CS&P Architects Inc., the firm charged with the complete renovations and construction of all three projects. The projects, expected to cost approximately $70 million, will be funded by a $15 million provincial grant and $10 million from the City of Windsor, who also donated the Windsor Armouries and the Greyhound Bus Depot. The remaining...