Victoria Alarcon — Excalibur (York University) TORONTO (CUP) — It’s 2 a.m. and Sarah Alyana is receiving her fourth text of the night as she quietly moves to grab her phone. It’s getting later into the night, but just as quickly as she’s ready to go to bed, another text appears and sleep becomes the [...]
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Technology affects sleep: expert
Posted in Canadian University Press, News on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Paracanoeing joins Rio 2016 Paralympic program
Posted in Canadian University Press, Sports, tagged 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, CanoeKayak Canada, International Canoe Federation’s Canoeing for All Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Own the Podium, paracanoe, paratriathlon, Summer Sports on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
CanoeKayak Canada thrilled at the prospect of the sport’s debut Karol Kudyba — The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan) SASKATOON (CUP) — The International Paralympic Committee has added the dynamic sport of paracanoeing to its program, and it is expected to make its debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paracanoeing, which [...]
New website sells class notes
Posted in Canadian University Press, News, Views, tagged Academic Integrity Council Committee, intellectual property, Notewagon.com, ryerson university, Studymonkey.ca, The Eyeopener on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Note-taking businesses raise concern over ‘intellectual property:’ prof Jeff Lagerquist — The Eyeopener (Ryerson University) TORONTO (CUP) — Students who want to sleep through early morning lectures can now pay someone to sit in class for them. Waterloo upstarts Notewagon.com and Studymonkey.ca provide an online market place where students can buy and sell the notes [...]
International students struggle with staggering education costs
Posted in Canadian University Press on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CFS campaign aims to reduce tuition for all students Kenny Sharpe — The Muse (Memorial University of Newfoundland) ST. JOHN’S (CUP) — “If I am from this province, it does not make any sense if I am taking first-year English and I am paying $255 for the course and then somebody sitting along side of [...]
Personality profiling can help predict cheating: study
Posted in Canadian University Press on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cheating students believe they’re not doing wrong, are entitled to good grades Alexandra Posadzki — CUP Ontario Bureau Chief TORONTO (CUP) — Chad* said he started cheating on tests because he was too lazy to put in the hours studying and wasn’t interested in the course material. “I didn’t feel guilty because I felt that [...]
Realistic Facebook RSVPs
Posted in Canadian University Press on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you could say what you really meant John Morrison III — Humour Bureau Chief BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — Facebook options you wish you had.
Peer-to-Peer Sharing Comes to Textbooks
Posted in Canadian University Press, tagged Peertexts.com, RBC Innovators Challenge, Textbooks.com on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ryerson-developed website catches on throughout Southern Ontario Jeff Lagerquist — The Eyeopener (Ryerson University) TORONTO (CUP) — Peer-to-peer could change the way many students get their textbooks, even if no downloading or piracy is involved. Three ambitious students from Toronto’s Ryerson University are hoping their new site, Peertexts.com, might have what it takes to make [...]
Over six months needed to start exercise habit
Posted in Canadian University Press, tagged lack of motivation, student workout plans on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New exercisers must keep with it longer to build motivation Hayley Dunning — The Gateway (University of Alberta) EDMONTON (CUP) — Wendy Rodgers has discovered that it takes more than six months to get into exercising. Rodgers, a physical education professor at the University of Alberta, conducted a series of studies ranking participants motivations for [...]
The unparalleled nonsense of astrology
Posted in Canadian University Press, tagged astrology, Astrology.com, Georgia Nicols, Globe and Mail, horoscope, national post, Toronto Star on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An alarming one in four Canadians believes in the power of horoscopes Ishmael N. Daro — CUP Opinions Bureau Chief SASKATOON (CUP) — One recent Friday, I checked my horoscope to read that I should probably stay home and avoid people for a while. “Spend some time alone today and get your thoughts in order,” [...]
