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The student government of York University in Toronto has voted to deny recognition to pro-life clubs and organizations.
According to an article in the National Post, at least four other colleges — Capilano College, the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Lakehead University, and Carleton University — have taken similar action in recent months.
The Post also reports that the Canadian Federation of Students has passed a statement resolving that “member locals that refuse to allow anti-choice organizations access to their resources and space be supported.”
April 2009 note to folks who find this through a WordPress blog — the notice below was posted in June 2008. We’ll be keeping up a regular posting schedule this summer and beyond.
We’re going to be posting on a somewhat reduced schedule for the next couple of months, because of the summer break. If you’ve got a hot tip about an ongoing action or an upcoming event, give us a holler and we’ll pass it along.
Announcing himself as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States just now, Barack Obama declared that “the chance to get a college education should not be a privilege for the wealthy few, but the birthright of every American.”
From The New York Times comes word that small private colleges, anxious to increase enrollments and tuition revenue, are launching women’s wrestling teams to attract female students.
Women’s wrestling got a boost with the inclusion of the sport in the 2004 olympics, but today only five colleges in the United States field teams. Most of those teams are newly-formed, and three more will be starting up this fall.
Five thousand girls wrestled for high school teams in the US in 2006-07, and one college’s coach says her team brings in “20 to 25 extra students who normally wouldn’t have looked at Jamestown College” each year.
The Secular Student Alliance has announced its annual awards for the best atheist clubs at North American colleges and universities. The awards are granted in the categories Best Service Project, Best Media Appearance, Best New Affiliate, Best Website, and Best Overall Affiliate, and come with cash prizes of $300 to $500.
This year’s honorees include the Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers of the University of Illinois, who conducted a joint relief-work trip to New Orleans with members of that college’s Campus Crusade for Christ.
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