Occupying Karen Hitchcock’s Office

No Patriot Act Network
Interview Transcript with Amber Martin
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On November 26, 2007, Eric of the No Patriot Act Network caught up with Amber Martin, who was a graduate student at SUNY Albany under the principalship of Karen Hitchcock, and who in 1999 was involved in an occupation of the Principal’s [...]

Speaking Event on Surveillance at Queen’s University

On Wednesday, November 28th as part of the Surveillance Awareness Week, there will be a talk on “Privacy and Security: How is Queen’s Striking a Balance?” (if it is). Andrew Stevens will be speaking about the draft Student Code of Conduct and how this relates to surveillance. He will be also including in his discussion [...]

Arrests, Pepper Spray and Tasers employed by Police against Student Strikers in Quebec

Quebec students to continue fight against tuition hike
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
CBC News
Students in Quebec say they’ll continue to protest tuition fee increases despite what they call unprecedented police repression.
Pepper spray and Taser guns won’t stop students from fighting the province’s $50-a-semester tuition fee hike, said the association representing college and university students [...]

Senate Meeting: November 15th

The University Senate (who will be making the final decision on this in February) will be meeting on November 15th, 2007. On the agenda is an informal discussion regarding specific questions surrounding the draft code of conduct. If you want to attend and/or make a statement, which would be really helpful, the University requires that [...]

No Patriot Act Network Meeting

NO PATRIOT ACT NETWORK MEETING
Friday, November 16th, 2007
3:00pm – Co-op Space (397 Brock St.)
Anyone and everyone who shares the position of the network is welcome to come to this assembly of the No Patriot Act Network. The meeting will include updates on the current situation with the Code, plans for future actions, general strategy, and [...]

Federal Court Strikes Down University’s Civility Policy as Basis for Discipline

California State University cannot use its civility policy to investigate or discipline students, a federal magistrate ruled last week.
The case stemmed from an incident in which members of the College Republicans at San Francisco State University stomped on flags representing Hamas and Hezbollah during an anti-terrorism rally in October 2006. Later, another student complained to [...]

Scores of High School Students Face Expusion After Anti-War Sit-In

Scores of Students Face Expulsion Due to Sit-in
Berwyn, IL
Over 70 students participated in a sit-in against the Iraq War on All Saint’s Day, Thursday, November 1st. It began third hour when dozens of student gathered quietly in the lunchroom at Morton West High School and refused to leave. Administrators and police became involved immediately [...]