| March, 2000. Volume 42, No. 20 | News |
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Wendy Mesley addressed the
public and aspiring writers at the 20th Minifie lecture
Through a bout of the sniffles, the occasional cough, and a good hair day Wendy Mesley, the darling of the CBC, gave the twentieth Minifie Lecture Tuesday night at the Education Auditorium.
Mesley, the host of CBC¹s UNDERcurrents, entitled her lecture "My Life as a Dinosaur". She spoke at length at how public relations personnel are the low lifes of the occupational world and how journalists have become desensitized to what PR people hand out as information.
Racism is real
Last Tuesday, March 21, was the 35th annual International Day for the Elimination of Racism. While there was little to mark the day in Regina, racism as an issue facing society has been front and centre in the provincial dialogue in the first half of 2000.
From Saskatoon-Humboldt Reform MP Jim Pankiw¹s criticism of employment initiatives at the University of Saskatchewan to allegations of Saskatoon police officers murdering two aboriginal men, Saskatchewan¹s race relations issues have become frequent national headlines.
Academic misconduct at the U of R
Academic misconduct. What is it? According to the current University of Regina General Calendar it "includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, disruption of instructional activities, and damage to property and assaults on individuals."
In a case where a student is accused of misconduct usually the matter is worked out within the faculty. However, if the case cannot be resolved, then it would move onto the Council Discipline Committee.
This committee is made up of three professors and three students.
Student societies suffer break-ins
Administration students had nearly $1,000 stolen from their lounge last weekend.
Luckily, the $12,000 raised in the annual fundraiser Kegarama had already been deposited in the bank. The remaining $900 had been intended to cover expenses like pizza and the wind-up cabaret, says Admin. Student Society President Robert Lark.
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