June 14, 2012 show: Guest host Hickey interviews Carleton U student councillor Benjamin Dias

On June 14, 2012, CHUO 89.1 FM The Train's guest host Joseph Hickey interviewed Carleton University Student Council member Benjamin Dias, about various campus issues that have put the student council in the news this last year. (Hickey's first Train hosting, Denis Rancourt on the technical controls.)

April 26, 2012 show: Joseph Hickey on his University of Ottawa Senate experience

On April 26, 2012, CHUO 89.1 FM The Train's Denis Rancourt interviewed University of Ottawa Senate member Joseph Hickey about his two consecutive yearly terms on Senate, about his Senate experience, about Senate misbehaviour, about his Senate activism from within. President Allan Rock runs a tight ship... but Senator Hickey was able to expose much of the institution's machinations. See Senator Hickey's senate blog: "A Studen's-Eye View".

Campus News!

On June 3, 2010 undergraduate student Liam Kennedy-Slaney and graduate student Joseph Hickey joined Denis Rancourt in studio to go over University of Ottawa campus news. Both Liam and Joseph witnessed President Allan Rock's town hall meeting held earlier that week to address the already passed budged which implemented the controversial resource optimization plan.



Thanks for holding a town hall to address controversial issues after decisions are made Allan!

Related blog report:
Hickey publicly calls out Rock on abuse of funds and students

.

Full Time Graduate Student Barred from Campus for Political Reasons!

On December 17 Joseph Hickey joined us in studio. His coming to campus to attend the radio station was in itself an action of defiance of the Trespass to Property Act notice that currently bars him from all University of Ottawa property.

Hickey is a full time graduate student with research obligations and a teaching assistant contract with the University. He was served with a trespass notice following his involvement in an action that took place at the 'student walls' (listen to the Dec. 10th show for more background).

The use of trespass laws as a way of 'getting rid' of activist students dates back to the 60's when students were barred from campus for political expression, giving rise to the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.