The Insiders
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Jul
16
Debt-Restricted, Campuses Seek Private Investment for New Housing
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | July 16, 2010 | 5 Comments
Universities are strapped for cash. Being debt-restricted by recession-paranoid governments, many schools are looking to alternative delivery models to meet the demand for housing stock across the country. At the University of Toronto, housing stocks are low, and plans are underway to build a tower of a tower. Thirty-plus stories of student housing. Typically, more […]
Jul
14
AMS Budget 2010/11 In Depth: Executive Cash Grab
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 14, 2010 | 12 Comments
The AMS’s 2010-11 budget is coming up for approval tonight, and it’s something councilors should be looking at very closely, as there are some concerning things in there. First of all, the format used makes it difficult to figure out exactly what’s going on sometimes. There are no actual totals from last year included, and […]
Jul
12
AMS Council Agenda: July 14, 2010
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 12, 2010 | 2 Comments
First meeting in a month, but a relatively light agenda. Here’s a rundown of what’s coming up. Presentations Strategic Plan – Bijan Ahmadian Budget Committee – Elin Tayyar/Ben Cappellacci Vague titles, but you can guess what sorts of things will be in them. The presentation arising from the Final Report on Systemic Discrimination in the […]
