Canadian Studies co-ordinator Caroline Caron says the cuts will impede the program’s planned expansion. (Joshua Chan)
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Big cuts for small program
The Canadian Studies program’s future is uncertain due to a proposed 39 per cent cut to the department’s 2008-09 budget. Caroline Caron, program co-ordinator for Canadian studies, said the cuts would hinder the program’s expansion plans. The department operates on an average $35,000 budget each year. The proposed budget cuts would move the budget down to $21,000 for next year. Although the cuts haven’t been finalized, Caron said the department is operating on the basis they will occur. Caron said the department was planning to add new compulsory courses by the 2009-10 academic year, but no longer has the budget for it.
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Building bikes and community
Tucked away a few blocks north of Princess Street is a small patch of grass, a picnic table and playground. Officially called Friendship Park, the park was known colloquially for years as “Needle Park,” because its out-of-the-way location made it a haven for drug-users. Now, it’s known around the neighbourhood as “Bike Park.”
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Campus fires raise alarm bells
Two fire-alarm evacuations in the past week have raised concerns about fire safety as Queen’s campus undergoes construction. On Sunday night, an unattended pan of grease started a fire in the in the JDUC International Centre. Earlier in the week, Stauffer Library was evacuated after smoke was discovered near the basement. This summer, a faulty desk fan caused a fire in the AMS General Manager Claude Sherren’s office, costing an estimated $20,000 to $30,000 in damage.
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Kingston police will be getting a bill from the Toronto police for extra officers sent to Kingston to police Homecoming weekend. Toronto police supplied a video surveillance team and a public order unit—about 30 officers—for Homecoming weekend.
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Contradicting the code
Proposed changes to the University’s Code of Conduct are meeting resistance from a group calling the draft the “Queen’s Patriot Act.” Students for Accessible Education members said they fear specific clauses in the proposed code will infringe on their right to civil disobedience and force students to snitch on their peers. The code, which was last revised in 1991, was placed under review in accordance with a recommendation made in May 2005 by the Senate Committee on Non-Academic Discipline (SONAD).
