Pro-life students are taking the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Student Association to court for discrimination. The pro-life group says it's been denied the right to exist on campus after being told the campus is pro-choice. Lawyer John Carpay is representing the pro-life group and says it comes down to freedom of speech.... "so if you're a pro … [Read more...]
Evacuation at Kwantlen
September 17, 2012 by
Parts of Kwantlen University's Surrey campus are evacuated this hour, after reports of a suspicious object. The school says the "Birch" building and parts of the "Cedar" building are blocked-off. Reports say the object may have been found in a nearby parking lot. Karen Jouhal photo CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Ex-members sue Kwantlen student association
January 16, 2012 by
Two ex-leaders of Kwantlen University College’s student association who were among 12 impeached last fall are now suing the student group. Nina Kaur and Gary Dhaliwal have filed a notice of claim that says the special meeting in which they were unanimously ousted was not called as required under the Society Act. Lawyer Johnathan Tweedale says … [Read more...]
Investigation planned for Kwantlen unpleasantness
December 7, 2011 by
Kwantlen University will investigate the months of turmoil at its student association. Allegations of conflict of interest made against some of the student group's directors resulted in a vote two weeks ago that ousted 13 of them. Those students were later suspended. That vote, however, was disrupted by students being pepper sprayed and evacuated … [Read more...]
More drama today at Kwantlen after voting out KSA directors.
December 1, 2011 by
A day after a unanimous vote to oust the directors on their student association there was more drama on the Kwantlen campus today. Jeff Groat with the student newspaper The Runner says it started with the ousted ex-directors showing up. He says "So Nina Sandhu, Bobby Padda, Jaspinder Ghuman, Nipun Pandey, Tarun Takhar were all waiting … [Read more...]
Kwantlen Students Moving to Impeach their Student Association Directors
November 28, 2011 by
Calling their student association unaccountable and secretive, a group of Kwantlen students is taking matters into their own hands. The group is making a bid to impeach thirteen current k-s-a directors at a special general meeting on Wednesday. It comes after the discovery several current directors and their proxies are related or connected … [Read more...]
A member of the Kwantlen Student Association speaks!!
September 2, 2011 by
The Kwantlen Student Association has broken their silence. In the first interview given by a member of the KSA executive, Director of Finance Nina Kaur says the association has hired the firm Deloitte to review current council operations. Kaur says the review will help ensure "sound governance going … [Read more...]
Kwantlen Student Association being sued by former GM
August 31, 2011 by
The Kwantlen Student Association is being sued by their former general manager for wrongful dismissal and defamation.In a writ filed in BC Supreme Court, Desmond Rodenbour says he was fired in a callous and insensitive manner, without cause and reasonable notice.Rodenbour also says public attacks about him and his employment were made at … [Read more...]
Kwantlen Student Association cuts funding for student paper
August 24, 2011 by
Just weeks after exposing a major scandal involving the Kwantlen Student Association, the student newspaper has had their funding cut. The Runner's Editor Jeff Groat says the move by the KSA to withhold student fees earmarked for the paper feels like revenge. The student association has already banned recording of their meetings, and … [Read more...]
