It’s been a while since we’ve seen any pranks around the University. I think the last one was the huge ERTW in the EITC atrium. Well, Thursday morning, those that looked up at the CWB Grain Storage Research Centre had a little surprise. The Engineering Underground, an unknown group of students, made their point clear about the proposed tuition fee surcharge (see www.saveengineering.ca for the details).

“RAISE OUR FEES, WE WANT DEGREES”

It is interesting to note that the University administration seems to be quite slow at removing this prank. As of Friday evening, it was still in place. Maybe they don’t actually mind this one .

Note: I was not involved in any way with this prank or any prank. I simply brought my camera Friday morning to take pictures after seeing it Thursday.

…and Save Engineering! That’s right, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba is running low on funds. In fact, they’ve been running a deficit for the past seven years. I’m not going to reiterate everything here, so I would suggest you go to our campaign website at www.saveengineering.ca to get informed.

Along the campaign trail, there has been some questionable messages from the No side. Evan Thompson does a good analysis in his post titled “What they say, what they mean, and why I’m better at math” on the Heck Yes! website.

And finally (before I get back to thesis writing…), check out our Get A Mac parody on YouTube or the SaveEngineering.ca website.

See RED, vote YES! on March 6 & 7

If you’ve read the Winnipeg Free Press lately or The Globe and Mail, you’d know that the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba is considering a tuition increase to offset its deficit and help it’s underfunded programs. While UMES Student Council prepares to put forward a referendum to engineering students, student politics on campus are heating up. I think Joey Coleman says it best. Read his blog post here. There will be more to come…

Finished off the last exam today. Feels great to be done. So now I have a quick turn around before I start my summer with Manitoba Hydro Tuesday. There is lots to do and little time to do it. Biggest thing on the to do list: get ready for South Africa. That’s right, I’ll be on a photo safari this June, which should be a lot of fun. I can’t wait, but I still have a lot to read, learn, and do before going…guess I had better get started!