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Not-so-barrier-free AGM (cover story)

Government members reconcile after SBFA meeting goes haywire

Usually the biggest problem at a campus group’s annual general meeting is acute boredom. Not so at last week’s Students for Barrier-Free Access (SBFA) AGM, which was replete with shouting matches and the threat of legal action.

SBFA is a student group that advocates for disabled students, working closely with U of T’s accessibility services. A main agenda item at last Thursday’s meeting was the election of a new executive.

“There were two opposing slates,” said Sam Rahimi, chair of SBFA before and after the AGM. “The slate that won the elections brought about 30 people out with them to make sure they would win, and they did.”

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Life in the bike lane

The Bike Chain opens amid fanfare

A party of music, food, and bike races on the SAC lawn yesterday launched The Bike Chain, a student-run bicycle repair shop that will operate out of OISE’s underground parking lot.

“The barriers to bicycle commuting at U of T and in Toronto are enormous,” said one of the coordinators, Carlene Martin, in a press release.

The Bike Chain will aim to break down those barriers with workshops on bicycle maintenance and repair. Experienced mechanics will be on standby with tools every weekday afternoon to teach students and faculty, and do repairs with bike parts sold at cost.

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