Living in a Political World

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Acadia University has received funding once again to run a Young Professional Internship programme for 2004-2005. Most of these internship will be in the Balkans this year. Details and an application form can be found at: http://ace.acadiau.ca/YIIP/dfaitypi04/index.html. Additional information can be obtained from Dr. Marshall Conley at: conley@acadiau.ca.
6:27:22 PM

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we are offering a 10 day workshop for non-business students (that have recently graduated or are about to graduate) in the Fundamentals of Business. The workshop will offer participants an "EDGE" in the job market, rounding out the education they have received in their undergraduate degree. An example of some of the focus areas are Accounting for the Non-Accountant, Essentials of Finance, Marketing, Strategic Management, Career Management etc...

Our hope is to prepare undergrads for the business environment that they will be working in, therefore making them more attractive to potential employers.

The workshop begins April 26th and continues until May 7th, with no weekend classes. The cost for the 10 day workshop, which includes catered lunches, refreshments, workshop materials and a certificate of completion from the Centre for Executive Education at the University of Windsor is $2000 + GST. An early registration discount of $200 is also offered.

For more information on the workshop go to www.uwindsor.ca/theedge
5:10:52 PM

VARIOUS PEOPLE seem to be portraying controls on broadcast indecency as some sort of Republican plot. This story would seem to offer a corrective: Senate Panel Votes to Raise Indecency Fine, Put Limits on Violence: The Senate Commerce Committee voted 23-0 today to approve legislation that would raise fines for... [Instapundit.com]
10:41:17 AM

Bush's Play For Hispanic Votes Fizzles. President Bush's "guestworker-visa initiative lies buried on Capitol Hill with little chance of ever progressing, perhaps dashing hopes for Hispanic votes," the Wall Street Journal reports. "The plan has become a lightning rod both for conservative Republicans, who lament that it would reward lawbreaking foreigners, and for Democrats, who complain... [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]
10:38:26 AM

Let 14 Year Olds Vote?. "Weary of diminishing voter participation in state elections, a group of lawmakers proposed a radical solution: Let Californians between the ages of 14 and 17 cast votes in state and local elections, with their ballots counting as half a vote," the Sacramento Bee reports.... [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]
10:35:35 AM