No Confidence Interviews

The piece published on Wednesday about the symbolic vote of no confidence that involved the Mount Allison Faculty Council combined separate interviews with VP Administration David Stewart and Drs. Mike Fox, Fiona Black, and Andrew Irwin. Here are the compete interviews published separately:

(Photo of the Faculty Council Session on April 3rd – photo taken from The Argosy)

 

No Confidence: A Story of Turmoil At Mount Allison

Boardwalk Radio discussed the story of the April 3rd events at (or after) the Faculty Council meeting. The Faculty Council is a group of faculty, administrators, and students that functions in an advisory capacity to Senate. After a motion for a vote of no confidence in the Drs. Robert Campbell (President) and Karen Grant (Provost), Dr. Campbell adjourned the meeting as chair of the Faculty Council. Faculty stayed behind and held a symbolic vote.

Boardwalk met with Drs. Andrew Irwin, Mike Fox, and Fiona Black representing faculty and Vice-President Administration  David Stewart representing administration. Each side was asked similar questions, and the combined interview is below. Some topics discussed are: What was the proposed motion? Was it defamatory? Is there an issue of transparency regarding daily governance at Mount Allison? Is daily governance discussed at binding arbitration? How can Mount Allison move forward? To hear answers to these questions and more, listen below:

Pictured Above: VP David Stewart (Left) and Dr. Mike Fox (Right)

Sex and Sexuality: A Workshop on Pornography

I spoke with Psychology department lecturers Lisa Dawn Hamilton and Sarah Vannier about their research. They specialize in human sexuality, gender, and the role of pornography in the lives of men and women. They will present a workshop on April 9th on the topic of pornography addiction and positive sex education. To listen to them speak about their work, research, and the workshop, listen to this interview:

 

Blues in Sackville: Guy Davis

Mark your calenders busy for this Friday, April 11th. Acoustic blues legend Guy Davis will perform in Sackville at George’s Roadhouse for the Blues Society. For information about the show, acoustic blues in general, and the Blues Society, listen to this interview:

 

Cara Mumford: Metis Activism in Film

Cara Mumford spoke at Mount Allison on the topic of film activism. One of the highlights was the power of dance, which Cara uses as a key theme in her messages. I spoke with Dr. Roberts of the sociology department about the lecture before it took place, which audio you can find here: https://boardwalkradiochma.wordpress.com/?s=cara+mumford . Listen to Cara discussing her film here:

Healthy and Active Living in Sackville

Be the News investigated how Sackville citizens can have a healthy and active life. Who has access to which facilities? How can you stay active seasonally? How do high school students stay active? Find all this info in the interviews below:

Pierre Arsenault – the Mount Allison director of athletics – discusses opportunities for students to stay active and community access to Mount Allison facilities:

Tantramar Regional High School students discuss how they stay active:

Groups Around Sackville – Get Involved

Sackville is a crazy and happening place. There are several groups flourishing around town, such as Tinker Studio, Bagtown Babblers Toastmasters’ Club, and the Art Association. Tinker Studio offers fun and creative extra-curricular activities to children in Sackville. The Toastmasters’ Club will improve your public speaking, and the Art Association offers members the opportunity to improve one’s art skills through a variety of classes and workshops! Find out about each below:

 

ACORN in 2013: A Year in One Audio Clip

Did you miss ACORN’s AGM? Have no fear! Boardwalk recorded the AGM, particularly as related to the year 2013 in review. If you’re interested in ACORN or agriculture in the Maritimes in general, make sure you listen to what happened in this clip:

 

Art in Sackville: Kyle Whitehead

Kyle Whitehead is the new artist in residence at Struts’ Gallery. He stopped by CHMA to discuss his plans for the residency and his upcoming artist talk. Kyle’s lifetime project involves double exposure on film, where two unrelated films are exposed to each other. This project will take much of his time in Sackville, and he wants you to stop in and help out! Stop by Struts to get involved. For now, listen to this interview to learn about the residency:

Cross-Canada Activists Unite: Peoples’ Social Forum

There is a meeting this Wednesday at 7 PM at the Black Duck Inn, in which Darius Mirshahi will explain the Peoples’ Social Forum and how Sackville folks can get involved in cross-Canada activist networking. This event will take place August 21st-24th in Ottawa, and the Social Forum wants Sackville to get involved. Listen to an interview about the Social Forum below: