BladeOfJustice7 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Posted May 23, 2012 M-han, the poster is looking good so far, but I have a few personal suggestions that I think would be easier to explain in person, let me know the next time you're headed to foonzo. Pedro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQcOyn5v_Dw&feature=g-all-u
M-Han Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 M-han, the poster is looking good so far, but I have a few personal suggestions that I think would be easier to explain in person, let me know the next time you're headed to foonzo. Alright. I'll drop by this thurday at around 7h for a short while.
kirbster Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Dat Mu o__O Also Blade, your classes must be over now right? Or are you taking summer classes?
BladeOfJustice7 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Posted May 23, 2012 Alright. I'll drop by this thurday at around 7h for a short while. Alright I'll try to be there for thursday. Dat Mu o__O Also Blade, your classes must be over now right? Or are you taking summer classes? Yea the only person who posed a chance was takosu, but other than that a true ocv. Yea I'm taking summer classes, and just dealing with life stuff as welll. Who is Blade, never seen this guy. lolhipsters.
LiveWireX Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Who is Blade, never seen this guy. Are you getting old already, Bibi?
Bibiquadium Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 It's not about getting old, it's about the master of dodging.
St1ckBuG Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 So did Brice 720 the government yet? You guys are getting more coverage down here. There are also a bunch of warnings if you plan on traveling to Montreal. Ya'll niggas are crazy or somethin'. Is there a good synopsis of exactly what is going on up there and why? Maybe a website or something? I don't trust the news, as they tend to focus on stuff that is irrelevant. I remember talking about it a little bit with Brice, and he made it sound like you guys are just pretty much getting bent over and you want to stop it. When they mean "raising tuition" does that mean they're raising the tuition per credit? Tuition per semester for a full-time student? Tuition per year for a full-time student?
St1ckBuG Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 So that would mean the dollar amount would change between schools. What's the average tuition in Montreal?
pochp Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) So did Brice 720 the government yet? It whiffed. Inb4 brice disagrees with everything I'm posting, and I seriously hope it doesn't start a debate in this thread, I'm trying to stay neutral here. Is there a good synopsis of exactly what is going on up there and why? Maybe a website or something? I don't trust the news, as they tend to focus on stuff that is irrelevant. Basically there are a bunch of student strikes, every night until the situation gets fixed, and sometimes bigger ones, this week on Tuesday afternoon 250k-ish people participated in a protest. There was a new law last week that requires any protest to announce it's itinerary and obtain approval from the police for groups of 50 or more people. It's pretty much an attempt to make protesting illegal. This law also forced students to return to class at some point in August, which wasn't really coordinated with schools, and we don't know how they're all going to deal with this. News and facebook everywhere are going to be biased and manipulative so don't trust what isn't a fact. What happens is that there are people in these protest that call themselves the black block and they just want to break stuff and cause chaos. The police try to keep them in check, but they also do a lot of stuff against passive protesters, like arresting over 100 in last night's protest. The police also do stuff like "block a bridge before the students do it" "break glass in shops near protests and make it look like they were investigating something" "shoot rubber bullets and smoke grenades at crowds". So yeah, it's pretty hard for the police to keep things under control, but they're also doing a lot of "wrong" stuff. Seriously, there's videos of this stuff. One of them showed police just invading a bar because a few clients outside shouted stuff at the officers in the street. Broke a lot of stuff, the owner said everyone left without paying, he just lost a ton of money there. I remember talking about it a little bit with Brice, and he made it sound like you guys are just pretty much getting bent over and you want to stop it. When they mean "raising tuition" does that mean they're raising the tuition per credit? Tuition per semester for a full-time student? Tuition per year for a full-time student? what bibi said is kinda correct. they've done a few offers, like have it over a longer period of time, etc. So that would mean the dollar amount would change between schools. What's the average tuition in Montreal? average tuition is like 2500 per year for a full time student. yes you read that right. 2500. yes we're complaining that they want to increase it. the issue is that the majority of students need some kind of loan to pay these costs anyways, so increasing the amount will only make their debts bigger. The increase in funds the universities get is going to be combined with a reduction of what the government is currently giving them, so they aren't getting that much more. How the universities spend the money is currently a really important part of the debate because there have been many cases of big wastes of funds recently. People say that if the universities spent the money better they wouldn't need to increase tuition fees. edit: it's hard to stay neutral lolol Edited May 24, 2012 by pochp
Sophisticat Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Must... Resist... Debating... [/Failure] I think this issue goes beyond mere tuition fees, though. There's a lot of shit that's wrong with Quebec, and these protests are bringing them out in the light. Anyway, so I don't TL;DR, I'll just say Qc needs to: - Inject loads of Capitalism into its system - Strip pension funds/entitlements/social welfare stuff to a minimum - Kick the union's collective arses for having too much power. - Lower taxes (50 frikkin' %, are you frikkin' kidding me?) - Clean up the corruption in various industries - Re-evaluate the current state of the "free" educational and medical systems. Seriously reconsider their benefits ----- I, for one, would love to get my grubby mits on (non-rigged) financial statements as to the state of the gov't's, the Universities', and other public/private bodies involved in gov't dealings. You can make much more informed decisions once you know the proper numbers, because I'm not sure anyone here really knows what they are.
Brice Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 ok. let me write what i know and see. coming soon, the difference between quebec and syria : we don't shoot protesters with live ammunition... yet!. jokes aside, i'll post what is happening in quebec from the standpoint of a student going to protests and following the information going around as much as i can. get hype.
BladeOfJustice7 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 GGs everyone I had a lot of fun, good to see ntype levelling up while we were playing. Shoutouts to kirsbter's shouting during our matches lol.
Bibiquadium Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 I'm the king of BeerBlue, get at me Who are you, you're nothing more than a peasant in BeerBlue.
magus704 Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Hey, are any of you guys thinking about reaching for Summer Jam? http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads%2Faug-25-2012-summer-jam-6-path-of-the-storm-8-25-8-26-philadelphia-pa-no-philadelphia-pa.160922%2F#post-7008326 There's gonna be BB and GG there. I'm considering going and just want to start seeing if any other people from the Canadian BB/GG scene are going.
pochp Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Considering going. Depends on a few things like, money, transport, hurricanes, etc. I'm guessing it'll have p4u as well. Pedro, how can you stay neutral? When I want information on something I don't know enough to have an opinion, I don't want it to be biased, and I'm assuming that's the case for a lot of people.
AirMaster Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Already got something planned that week-end sadly... Maybe another time.
unsanctifier Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 When I want information on something I don't know enough to have an opinion, I don't want it to be biased, and I'm assuming that's the case for a lot of people. LOL that is far from how a lot people are
BladeOfJustice7 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 LOL that is far from how a lot people are This is why not everyone is made to be a leader. And we can see that with the way pedro has been leading, managing, and organizing the community this past year and a half.
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