Jan. 19th, 2007

danaeris: (Default)
So, a bit of background:
Michael Coren is an excessively right wing (by Canadian standards) pundit/columnist/talk show host who works for a variety of major news outlets in Canada.

I'm wondering
(1) If anyone on here is familiar with this Dispatches programme and if so, what your impression of them is? Are they normally relatively left wing, and relatively respected and accurate in their reporting? Are they a reliable news outlet?
(2) If anyone has seen this Undercover Mosque program, and if so, what did you think of it?

The article:

From the mouth of mullahs
MICHAEL COREN, National Post
Published: Friday, January 19, 2007
The timing could not be more apposite. After the humorless banalities of the CBC's
Little Mosque on the Prairie come the grotesque realities of Channel 4's Undercover
Mosque in the U.K.

Journalists from Channel 4's Dispatches programme conducted a 10-month undercover
assignment in several of Britain's leading mosques. The resulting segment,
Undercover Mosque, was aired on Jan. 15.

the rest of the article )
danaeris: (Default)
A follow up to the previous post...

Right wing folks and I suppose this program that Michael Coren watched are trying to argue that there is a militant islamic 'problem' that needs to be 'dealt with.'

And what if it's true?

IF we continue to hold the values of free speech and freedom of religion as near and dear, there's nothing we can do about it.

Unless anyone has any bright ideas.
danaeris: (angst kitten)
Ryerson
3. To be eligible for a scholarship, an entering master’s candidate will normally require a minimum grade point average of at least 3.67 (or A- equivalent) in their last two years of study. Renewal will require a minimum first year grade point average of 3.67, with no grade below 2.67.

Criteria Weighting
Transcript 40-50%
Reference Letters 20-25%
Statement of Interest 10-15%
Awards & Achievements 5-10%
Program-Specific Factors 0-5%
=100%


Emphasis is mine. To me, putting "normally" in there implies that there IS some flexibility on this matter.

Truth is I haven't the foggiest idea what my GPA would be if I calculated it for just the last two years... and I don't have a copy of my transcript. I'd have to order ANOTHER from MIT, for another $15 USD, in order to find out. Bah. However, I do know that I have one grade in my 3rd year that was a C-. I was going through a divorce, though, so there's a good reason for that. I spent an entire month of that term homeless, sleeping on the floor of a friend's dorm room, scared to attend classes because my ex might decide to 'show up.'

Still, it doesn't look good for me. Perhaps I SHOULD make an appointment to speak with someone involved with the program. When I'm not being so fucking emotional.

Carleton

1.4) What grades are required?

To be eligible to apply, a student must have at least a B- average overall and a B+ in the major discipline in each of the last two years of study. The competition for spaces is stiff, however, and most successful applicants have grades that significantly exceed the minimum.


That's about plain ole' admission. The information on scholarships just vaguely says that they are based on academic merit. When I write up this application, I'd best make it quite clear what my situation was in my Junior year.

Western
These scholarships seem to want a minimum 80% admission average. Not sure how that translates into GPAs, let alone MIT's weird ass GPA system. I think I probably qualify, though.

Profile

danaeris: (Default)
danaeris

August 2022

S M T W T F S
 123456
78910111213
14 151617181920
21222324252627
28293031   

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jan. 21st, 2026 11:10 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios