Festival of Excellence, Permiso, LGTBQ, Flat Fees

June 4th, 2009
Guests on the show:

1. Carl Georgevski, Varsity Blues Track & Field Head Coach

The lead guest on this edition of Beyond the Classroom was Varsity Blues Track & Field Head Coach Carl Georgevski. Carl spoke about the upcoming Festival of Excellence which will be held at the newly renovated Varsity stadium where Usain Bolt and other Olympic track and field athletes will compete.

http://www.festivalofexcellence.ca/

2. Ronna Bloom, University of Toronto's Poet in Community

Also on the show we featured Ronna Bloom, the Poet in Community for Hart House and other U of T deptartments who performed a selection of readings from her recently released book Permiso.

http://www.ronnabloom.com

3. Jude Tate, Coordinator of LGBTQ Resources and Programs at the University of Toronto

At half past the hour Darcy was joined by Jude Tate, Coordinator of LGBTQ Resources and Programs at the University of Toronto. Jude informed us about LGBTQ alumni events and how alumni can get involved with the organization beyond monetary donations. Jude also touched on the planning for the upcoming school year's queer orientation and where one can go for more information.

http://www.lgbtq.utoronto.ca/

4. Gavin Nowlan, ASSU President

For the show's final interview Kimberly Stemshorn sat down with ASSU President Gavin Nowlan. Gavin spoke about the recent final passing vote on Flat Fees and how this vote will affect students in the fall 2009 school year.

http://assu.ca/