futurepediatric Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 So apparently people voted in favor of a strike! It was on the "Bird Courses at YorkU" Facebook page. This is absolutely ridiculous. I know so many people who want the strike purely b/c of their exams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I guess we find out on Monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 They tried to do that in 2009. Three months later no negotiation was reached and the government had to force them back to work. Clearly the union did not learn their lesson. But yeah, I'm not sure why grad students seem to think they are entitled to more money. I would think that they'd have full profs running them. What? We'd still have exams? So how would it affect us then? lol I guess we find out on Monday morning. As in tomorrow?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I read it on the website of cupe provided by someone on last page also cptn crunch, I don't think its just TAs that are part of the union. Its also the contract faculty that teach a lot more courses than the faculty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I read it on the website of cupe provided by someone on last page also cptn crunch, I don't think its just TAs that are part of the union. Its also the contract faculty that teach a lot more courses than the faculty. No real shock there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 No real shock there well someone was asking why the union is demanding for more money.. and this could be the potential answer. because the contract faculties make a living on teaching afew courses a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 well someone was asking why the union is demanding for more money..and this could be the potential answer. because the contract faculties make a living on teaching afew courses a year? Last time, they wanted york to automatically transfer them to a tenure position. And the reason is because if they were running for these positions with other competitive applicants, they would lose... since they've been part time for years. Its kind of their fault because they are ruining their own careers by working part time and not participating in research etc etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 strike seems more and more likely everyday lol does anyone know what would likely happen with exams/marks for this strike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 strike seems more and more likely everyday loldoes anyone know what would likely happen with exams/marks for this strike? why does it seem more likely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 why does it seem more likely? Ummm.... b/c everyone keeps talking about it and it was voted in favour for? haha no actual stats or facts on my end here, jw about exams, sorry lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Ummm.... b/c everyone keeps talking about it and it was voted in favour for? haha no actual stats or facts on my end here, jw about exams, sorry lol I don't know... I don't think its going to happen... there was one just three years ago... it just feels a bit too early for a strike lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I don't know... I don't think its going to happen... there was one just three years ago... it just feels a bit too early for a strike lol. 3 years arounds about right for the education industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Charmer Any advice or study tips for the biomechanics final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 you know you got to York when: - You cannot walk through Vari Hall without being bombarded by religious/cultural/political groups/surveys/questionnares, etc. lol - You wonder why Blueberry Hill is being closed meanwhile Mangia Mangia, which was caught with a dead rat (ew!) is still open - Coming to school is more like coming to a construction zone - Every other seat in Curtis lecture hall has a broken chair, broken desk, is dirty or all the above lol - Crimes are no longer shocking (desensitization haha) feel free to add/critique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axialpac Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 you know you got to York when: - You cannot walk through Vari Hall without being bombarded by religious/cultural/political groups/surveys/questionnares, etc. lol - You wonder why Blueberry Hill is being closed meanwhile Mangia Mangia, which was caught with a dead rat (ew!) is still open - Coming to school is more like coming to a construction zone - Every other seat in Curtis lecture hall has a broken chair, broken desk, is dirty or all the above lol - Crimes are no longer shocking (desensitization haha) feel free to add/critique What kind of university is this? ..... O__O I think (actually I know) I would fear for my safety if I ever attended York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 What kind of university is this? ..... O__OI think (actually I know) I would fear for my safety if I ever attended York. seriously! amethystdoc, come on FC if you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 What kind of university is this? ..... O__OI think (actually I know) I would fear for my safety if I ever attended York. I fear my for my safety every day at York. especially with all the late buses I take.. I feel like someone's watching or following as I walk by the Go bus stops.. Constantly watching my back at around 9pm-10pm time on my usual route.. Though people get robbed at ~5 to 7 pm.. so its like Im just asking for it when I leave to take a bus that late, lol and Im being serious.. no sarcasm in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bored Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Wow, for some reason I'm not afraid at all and I'm usually at york for at least 2 days until 10:00 pm. But i don't think robbers would stalk people around the bus stops, they'd usually be in another area on campus. There are always a bunch of people at the bus stops. I donno man,... I have read news of people getting robbed at like 5 pm.. in open places like Scott library or a parking lot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curi0user Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 you guys, I fear for my life when my exams end at 10pm at rexall lmao. Even if you do finish early, you don't want to go alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I donno man,... I have read news of people getting robbed at like 5 pm.. in open places like Scott library or a parking lot.. I would LOVE for one of these punks to try this with me. York wonders why it has the rep that it does. It has little (these days) to do with the quality of education and more to do with security and environment. But they don't really have to do much about it because they have a captive audience in students who: A) need to stay close to come because they can't afford going elsewhere; or/and don't have the marks coming out of high school to get into other schools thus need to go to York. If I had a child entering University and especially if it were a girl, I would do everything I could to not have her go to York just for the security and environment reasons alone OR she'd be a blackbelt in every martial art discipline going plus carry mace and a taser lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I've spoken with the people in charge of York Security. With their population (similar in size to that of Aurora), crime is inevitable. Even then, the incidence rate at York is SEVEN times less than that of Toronto as a whole. That's not to say that crime doesn't occur, of course it does, but you have to put it in perspective. Also, I think a lot of the things you may hear about in the surrounding area of York (not necessarily at York) is associated with the university because it is a huge landmark in that area. On the plus side, York has had some 300+ improvements that they have been given by a third-party security consulting company and they've (as of October) followed through on 152 of them so far and are implementing a whole host more. This includes those Blue emergency station things, more CCTV (600 on campus now) and increased authority of security officers. Just thought I'd play devil's advocate and provide some info I know ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I've spoken with the people in charge of York Security. With their population (similar in size to that of Aurora), crime is inevitable. Even then, the incidence rate at York is SEVEN times less than that of Toronto as a whole. That's not to say that crime doesn't occur, of course it does, but you have to put it in perspective. Also, I think a lot of the things you may hear about in the surrounding area of York (not necessarily at York) is associated with the university because it is a huge landmark in that area. On the plus side, York has had some 300+ improvements that they have been given by a third-party security consulting company and they've (as of October) followed through on 152 of them so far and are implementing a whole host more. This includes those Blue emergency station things, more CCTV (600 on campus now) and increased authority of security officers. Just thought I'd play devil's advocate and provide some info I know ... +1 Just cuz york decides to let its students know of every single crime that happens in the area, doesn't mean that other universities don't have crime happening? Also when crime happens in the area surrounding york, the media will report it as a crime that happened AT york university however if the crime happened at uoft, the media will report that it happened in downtown toronto (the york president made this point once). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peef Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 lol......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 If you can hold a fork, you can go to york. lol this bot gets activated wheneven someone mentions something bad about uoft in a post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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