From: Lorna Marsden, President & Vice-Chancellor Date: 28 February 2005Subject: Toronto Star Campaign re: York Many of you will have seen the recent campaign being run by the Toronto Star with regard to land developments on the York campus. The agreement for this development was concluded back in March of 2002. We have answered the […]
York student’s research offers rare glimpse into shoppers' minds
TORONTO, February 25, 2005 -- York University student Erin Hawkins turned a part-time job into an obsession and an obsession into unconventional research that offers a rare look into the inner workings of the consumer mind. Hawkins, a third-year English Literature major and self-described “junkie for the printed word,” started collecting discarded shopping lists […]
York U experts ready to comment on Federal Budget
TORONTO, February 23, 2005 -- Prime Minister Paul Martin’s government presents its first budget today to a minority Parliament and an expectant public eager to hear how Finance Minister Goodale will respond to a welter of competing demands. Will he exercise fiscal caution or open the spending taps? How will he reconcile the calls for […]
York Prof says “It’s a good year for Canada at the Oscars”
Two Canadian films up for Academy Awards TORONTO, February 22, 2005 -- York University Film and Video Professor Seth Feldman says Canadian film enthusiasts should cheer at having two Canadian films nominated for Academy Awards this year. “Canadians should be pleased at having two home-grown productions in Oscar contention: Ryan and Hardwood,” says Feldman. “Although feature […]
York U’s Glendon College hosts seminar on Ontario-Quebec relations
TORONTO, February 22, 2005 -- As part of its new focus on Quebec-Ontario relations, York University’s Glendon College will host a seminar February 23 - 25 to explore the unique relationship between two of Canada’s founding provinces. Entitled “Ontario-Quebec Relations: New Realities – New Challenges,” the three-day event brings together prominent Québec and Ontario public leaders […]
York U researcher says NHL owners engaging in league’s ‘creative destruction’
As many as a dozen franchises could go TORONTO, February 17, 2005 -- Want to know the real reason the NHL season’s over? More than a decade of lavish spending by NHL owners on players’ salaries has forced the league to consider shedding its unprofitable franchises, according to York University researcher Julian Ammirante. “The NHL […]
York Prof says increased commitment to ‘green’ transit needed to bolster Kyoto Protocol
Canada’s hosting of negotiations opportunity to take “leadership role” TORONTO, February 17, 2005 -- Our success in implementing the Kyoto Protocol will depend on public education and increased commitment to sustainable transit solutions in major urban centres such as the GTA, says York University professor Geoff Harris. "A renewed and increased commitment to public transit […]
