News - January 23, 1997

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Sask. universities to talk

MacKay report recommends communication

by Hannah Scissons
Provincial Bureau

Saskatchewan's two universities will be communicating formally with the government starting next month, following one of the recommendations in the MacKat report released in September.

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Memorial prof's work stalled by fees

University shop fees could be the end of energy project

by David Cochrane
The Muse

ST. JOHNS'S (CUP) - An engineering professor says his work researching alternative energy sources is in limbo because Memorial University changed the rules halfway through the project by imposing a new technical assistance fee.

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Student loans getting tougher to keep

by Lucy Falastein
News staff

Now if you want a sttudent loan, the federal government is making you prove yourself.

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Business students bare all

Montreal students using wet T-shirt contests for fundraising

The Link

MONTREAL (CUP) - Business students from across the country showed their commitment to academic excellence by shaking their wet breasts and damp penises in front of a crowded Montreal bar last weekend.

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Student advocacy groups join forces

Usual rivals CFS and CASA appeal to federal government together

by Samer Muscati
Ottawa Bureau Chief

OTTAWA (CUP) - An unlikely coalition of university administrators, professors and students have put aside their past differences and asked the federal government to revamp its delivery of student aid.

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Dark walks a worry to some women

by Eileen Wadel
News Staff

According to some women on the University of Regina campus, walking alone here at night can be frightening, especially without a security guard around.

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Computer controversy

Lawsuit threatened over software plan

by Brian Kidney & Sean Ryan
The Muse

ST JOHN'S (CUP) - Memorial University will go ahead with a new computer science honors program, specializing in software engineering, despite legal threats from two professional engineering associations.

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